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Switzerland

Be the go-to Passenger & Cargo GSA in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific and South Africa

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Transforming the aviation businesses by delivering next-level sales, marketing and operations performance through a user-centric, data-driven approach to digital technology and organizational strategies.Global Executive Accountability• Managing Director EMEA• Finance• Operations• Product Development (SaaS)• Digital Marketing Capabilities• Strategy• HR / Organizational Development• LegalIndustry / Function - Aviation, Travel, GSA, ConsultingGeography - USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and Europe

New York / Los Angeles

Achievements• Full restructure of the North American business within 8 months of taking over.• Divestment of non-profitable and non-strategic parts of the US business unit. • Secured biggest Middle Eastern LLC as a client for both the USA and Canadian business units. Industry / Function - Aviation, Travel, GSAGeography - USA and Canada

Switzerland

BIOS collects and uses data to monitor crucial health parameters, detect diseases and complications early, inform diagnostics and therapeutic decisions as well as predict and prevent pathologies, to improve human life.

Based on the outstanding performance of Coligne's ostaPek® cages and plates during the past 30 years in Europe, Spine Nuances focus is to establish the ostaPek® material as well as all Coligne products in the North American market as one of the leading brands for spine fusion.

Wien

Maximum Nutrition with Minimum Effort. Saturo is Europe’s first complete meal in a bottle and the perfect combination of convenience food and balanced nutrition.

Winterthur Area, Switzerland

Highlight – Successful development and global deployment of multiple new-to-world manufacturing technology platforms in the area of on demand product customizationResponsibilities and achievements• Headed a globally distributed cross-functional R&D organization (>35 FTEs)• Directed program management for mfg technology development projects (>$15M/a)• Setup of a new product qualification facility in Tunisia (8 FTEs)• Directed the pilot plant for new product introductions• OpEx (>$10M) and CapEx (>$20M/a) budget responsibility• Owned the product and technology innovation funnel• Lead new business development customized packaging and 3D printing• Performed due diligence assessments of potential acquisition targets• Global coach for effective problem solving and decision makingIndustry / Function – FMCG; mass customization / R&D; material, process, technology and product innovation and deployment; program management; manufacturing operations; M&A; training and coaching Geographical areas – Central Europe, North America, Northern Africa, Asia and Australia

Winterthur Area, Switzerland

Highlight – Grown and managed a high-performance cross-functional engineering organization, e.g. mech & elec HW, SW, process and analytics from start-up within 3 years (>30 FTEs)Responsibilities and achievements• Managed new-to-world mfg platform development program (>$10M/a)• Managed development of a modular line control architecture for mfg platforms• Setup a global 24/7 support organization for proprietary mfg technology• Modelled unit costs for ramp-up & steady state of mfg technologies• Developed strategic technology and materials supplier partnerships• Lead mfg outsourcing of proprietary fluids through contract manufacturers• Defined and negotiated service level agreements (SLAs)• Trained and coached for negotiation and cross-cultural collaborationIndustry / Function – FMCG; mass customization / material, process and technology development; program management; service and support strategy; FP&A; strategic supplier management; training and coachingGeographical areas – Central Europe and North America

Winterthur Area, Switzerland

Highlight – Successful introduction of 3D printing technology as a new-to-business manufacturing process to reduce turn-around times between prototype iterationsResponsibilities and achievements• Recruited and managed a team of HW and SW engineers (6 FTEs)• Lead proprietary mass customization technology development projects• Managed integration of 3rd party printing, decoration and handling equipment• Steered evaluation and global deployment of a PC-based PLC system• Designed and implemented LEAN layouts incl. product, material and people flow optimization• Authored Tech Briefs and Whitepapers on potential mfg technology initiatives• Scouted technology innovations and industry trends in mass customization Industry / Function – FMCG; mass customization / material, process and technology development; project management; inkjet and 3D printing; PLC technology; lean manufacturing; innovation scoutingGeographical areas – Central Europe and North America

Stralsund Area, Germany

Highlight – Successful setup of a global production network of turnkey tooling suppliers for composite parts in the aerospace sectorResponsibilities and achievements• Managed the business unit aerospace incl. P&L responsibility• Lead business development activities for the aerospace sector• Steered green field facility development for in-sourcing of milling and heat treatment• Supported implementation of project-based organizational structureIndustry / Function – Aerospace; composite tooling; precision machine tools; ship building; wind energy / business development; manufacturing process innovation; green field facility setup; sales; managementGeographical areas – Western Europe and North America

Nürnberg Area, Germany

Highlight – Successful proof of concept for automated non-contact 3D quality assurance measurements on solid carbide toolingResponsibilities and achievements• Managed process and manufacturing automation program for 15 European plants• Evaluated capital equipment, capacity, resource requirements for automation initiatives • Automated end-to-end inline pre-processing of solid carbide drill insert blanks • Supported evaluation of water-based cooling fluid for solid carbide drill insert productionIndustry / Function – Precision machining tools; manufacturing automation / process, assembly and quality assurance automation; solid carbide machining; project managementGeographical areas – Central Europe

Russia, Mongolia, China, South-East Asia And India

Highlight – Crossing the Gobi Desert in Mongolia on horseback and trekking the Himalaya

Davos, Switzerland

Highlight – Mentally challenging part-time job while being able to pursue my passion of back-country powder skiing on a daily basis for one complete winter seasonResponsibilities and achievements• Concept development and implementation of a testing unit for bone fracture experiments• Testing of anatomical specimens according to ASTM & GLPIndustry / Function – Medical / mechatronics; bio-medical engineering and testing; project management

Hamburg Area, Germany

Highlight – Successful proof of concept and industrial implementation of a flexible, automated manufacturing cell for the assembly of fuselage sections for the Long- and Short-Range familiesResponsibilities and achievements• Lead proof of concept feasibility study on a scaled prototype setup• Evaluated serial and parallel kinematics cooperating robot systems• Programmed iteratively converging position and orientation algorithm• Supported industrial implementation together with a system supplier• Supported development of cabin modularization in the final assembly lineIndustry / Function – Aeropace / innovation; R&D; assembly automation; robotics; laser measurements systems; elasto-mechanics; project management

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Global Management, With Distinction

Activities and Societies: Beta, Gamma, Sigma

Executive Certificate, International Economic Relations, A

Global Political Economy Contemporary Business in Europe, Asia and the Americas International Law & Dispute Resolution

Phd, Aerospace, Robotics And Manufacturing Automation, A

Responsibilities and achievements • Successful proof of concept of a flexible, automated manufacturing process for the assembly.

Bachelor And Master Of Science, Engineering Technology, General, A