Responsibilities:• Instructor for engineering, program management, quality and international standards.• Auditor for ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3.• Consultant for Quality Management Systems as per ISO 9001 & IATF 16949.

Responsibilities:• Leadership of multi-site cross functional team for the launch of a new head light systems for VW316/6 NA A-SUV project for VW Chattanooga plant. • Industrialization of molding, metallization, hard/base coating & assembly processes.• Project budget management, project financial sanity and achievement of QCD objectives.Achievements:• EBITDA improvement (projects prevision) from 13.6% to 19.9%.• ATROS improvement (project prevision) from 5.86% to… Show more Responsibilities:• Leadership of multi-site cross functional team for the launch of a new head light systems for VW316/6 NA A-SUV project for VW Chattanooga plant. • Industrialization of molding, metallization, hard/base coating & assembly processes.• Project budget management, project financial sanity and achievement of QCD objectives.Achievements:• EBITDA improvement (projects prevision) from 13.6% to 19.9%.• ATROS improvement (project prevision) from 5.86% to 11.46%.• Material cost savings of 3.0Mio EUR by regionalization efforts for IMS and Stamping parts. Show less

Responsibilities:• Leadership of projects & manufacturing engineering teams (bumpers & structural parts).• Cost reduction & margin improvement projects.• Management of budget for projects & facilities.• Industrialization of stamping, welding & assembly processes.Achievements:• Simultaneous flawless launch of the two biggest programs in company’s history.• Kaizen projects implemented resulting in average 500k USD as yearly hard savings.• Overall manufacturing… Show more Responsibilities:• Leadership of projects & manufacturing engineering teams (bumpers & structural parts).• Cost reduction & margin improvement projects.• Management of budget for projects & facilities.• Industrialization of stamping, welding & assembly processes.Achievements:• Simultaneous flawless launch of the two biggest programs in company’s history.• Kaizen projects implemented resulting in average 500k USD as yearly hard savings.• Overall manufacturing cost reduction of -30% by labor & capacity improvement. Show less

Responsibilities:• Leadership of product, process and project engineers for steel casting products.• Scrap reduction & margin improvement programs.• Industrialization of injection molding, machining and heat treatment processes.Achievements:• Flawless launch of historically first program awarded by VW Group.• Full implementation of VDA specific requirements, process audit results A 92%.• Overall scrap cost reduction of -33% .• Overall gross margin Increase by… Show more Responsibilities:• Leadership of product, process and project engineers for steel casting products.• Scrap reduction & margin improvement programs.• Industrialization of injection molding, machining and heat treatment processes.Achievements:• Flawless launch of historically first program awarded by VW Group.• Full implementation of VDA specific requirements, process audit results A 92%.• Overall scrap cost reduction of -33% .• Overall gross margin Increase by +20%. Show less

Responsibilities:• Leadership of a project platform team for NPD/NPI (rear wiper systems).• Cost reduction & margin Improvement programs.• Quotation process for the acquisition of new potential businesses.Achievements:• Business award given by VW Group for the very first time for WS SLP.• Implementation of VDA quality management system requirements.• Overall material cost reduction of -20% by material localization & resourcing.

Responsibilities:• Leadership of supply chain wise projects for NPD/NPI (wheel speed sensors).• Cost negotiation & sourcing of plastic, rubber and micro-stamping parts. • Coordination with suppliers for PPAP documentation submission.Achievements:• Material cost reduction of -20% by localization or regionalization.• Second source development for key components (plastics, micro stamping, harnesses).

Responsibilities:• Leadership of a project team for new product launch in Mexico (pressure sensors).• Coordination of bi-directional communication with plant & customer.• Setup & management of MRP system (SAP).Achievements:• Production launch of pressure sensors for the very first time in Mexico.• Industrialization of four (4) assembly lines in a clean environment.• Successful transference of brand-new assembly lines from Germany.

Responsibilities:• Coordination of design validation (DV) & process validation (PV) testing plans.• Cost reduction programs for ECF & HVAC PDMC small motors.Achievements:• Reduction of copper wire usage by -20%.• 100% on-time execution of testing plans.

Responsibilities:• Development and implementation of a new procedures for the change of injection molds.• SMED for injection molds change.Achievements:• Reduction in idle time by 50% for mold changes.• Standardization of mold change procedure.