Ivan Szabo, Mba, Pmp, Dipl.-Ing. Email & Phone Number

Hungary

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Planning and delivery of the next generation interior cabin design - ‘premium economy product seating’ for 17 aircraft (B777 & A340) with +80% revenues per seat and the introduction of next generation ‘First & Business Class’ products on the A330 fleet. Leading 7 project managers, 9 sub-projects with approx. 200 cross functional/integrated project staff. ► Phase I Premium Economy introduction currently 20% under budget for 2021 for 17 aircraft across Boeing 777 & Airbus A340 fleets.► Identified and rolled-out incremental revenue streams by adapting existing sales channels and developing IT tools to implement a Minimum Viable Product using agile methodologies.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Led the feasibility, approval and execution for the harmonization of pilot training across 13 airlines for the Group delivering a universal system for higher quality training, training standards and content while meeting safety standards. Leading instructor pilots and project management and developing a common roadmap:►Identified €10M in annual savings. ►Successfully delivered the pre-study, presented and obtained Group Board approval for the program and program implementation consisting of 7 projects and 29 sub-projects.►Consolidated 9 pilot training standards into a single harmonized pilot training course for A320 aircraft.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Led the introduction of a new manufacturer and flag ship – Boeing 777 transforming airline profitability. Achieved program approval and transferred to SWISS to lead the program delivery and in-service operations for the new fleet. Leading core project and 200 part-time project members, $xBN procurement spend, cabin interior category spend across aircraft specification & design, procurement, manufacturing, IT, flight operations, technical introduction, commercial operations (flight destinations to meet business case financial models), marketing, resource planning, regulatory, governance and risk management. ► Achieved best-in-class industry performance with on-time service ready delivery of the new flagship fleet, with minimum post-delivery modifications resulting in all aircraft being in full revenue service after 2 days and 10% under budget.► Led the marketing and communication project team across strategy and implementation for the new fleet introduction for global television, radio and press.►Successful leadership of procurement and negotiations for the purchase of 24 aircraft (Airbus ►Leadership of the program feasibility for the digitalization of back to birth records for aircraft phase-out achieving industry record breaking efficiencies and savings of +25% productivity, on-time delivery, zero penalties. ►Evaluation of processes for engine pooling and set-up of contractual lease and sharing agreements with LH Group subsidiaries using value stream mapping and Kaizen techniques.

Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany

Promoted to evaluate aircraft life cycle cost and develop fleet investment strategies by creating evaluation models to assess LH Group business requirements across new products and market developments as well as prepare strategic assessments, value analyses and investment appraisals for global product management initiatives for new aircraft engine and present to the Group Board. Working closely with global aircraft and engine OEMs, research institutes and industry focus groups:►Identified significant multimillion Euro savings by designing and implementing a fleet-planning tool for fleet strategy management. ►Represent ‘Voice of the Customer’ at OEM customer focus groups providing input on customer design requirements.►Evaluated growth strategies for LHT Budapest as part of an on-site consulting project using SWOT, PEST, Porter’s Five Forces, Value Chain, Key Success Factors analyses. Evaluated activity-based costing options using sensitivity analysis and Monte Carlo simulation.►For Austrian Airlines led the new cabin interior upgrade program for the long-haul fleet of 12 aircraft with lie-flat business seats and state of the art in-flight entertainment system including preparation and approval of the Business Case with all required board levels up to and including LH Group Supervisory Board.

Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany

For this leading MRO, leadership of teams of up to 30 engineers for customer engineering projects, value stream mapping for functional and costs improvements.► Reduced by 90% manual processing of data by creating streamlined analytical tools.► Developed and executed maintenance practices to reduce annual customer expenses by an average of 20% pivotal to business development.► Spearheaded global projects driving organizational productivity in Venezuela, USA, Italy, and United Kingdom, achieving goals within strict monetary and time-sensitive guidelines.

Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

Responsible for product structure configuration management. Directed development of configuration management database interface, coordinating across IT and engineering department to ensure optimal functionality.

Munich Area, Germany

Designed advanced aircraft / automobiles and components utilizing CAD 3D design program.Managed design and integration projects using 3D CAD design system CATIA.

Bremen Area, Germany

Low-speed aerodynamics and high-lift systems. Supervised and documented wind tunnel tests. Developed tools for assessment and charting; performed analysis of data to validate computational methods.

Executive Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And General Management

Attended as part of Lufthansa School of Business Management Development Program ▪ Final Project Thesis: Assessment of growth strategies.

Master’S Degree In Mechanical Engineering (Dipl.-Ing), Mechanical Engineering (Emphasis In Aeronautical Engineering)

Education record

ADDITIONAL TRAINING OFFERINGS INCLUDE: ▪ IATA Aircraft Acquisition & Financing ▪ Project Management Methods & Techniques ▪ Professional.