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Melbourne, VIC, AU

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Erkelenz. Germany

GT – Engineering Services is a Consultancy founded by a former colleague from Toyota Motorsport and me. Target customers are companies that, based on their size, can’t effort a simulation department but want to implement CAE and Flow Testing into their development process. Project management, resource planning and program delivery are among additional.

Geelong, Victoria, Australien

• Responsible for all Thermal & Heat Management related Systems Engineering Activity’s within Ford’s Asia-Pacific Region.Achievements:
• Successfully delivered multiple Vehicle, mid-size SUV and Pick-Up Truck Programs, leading a Team of 7 Engineers.
• Delivered Vehicle Development Programs in time and on budget
• Delivered Prototype Planning which met and exceeded Efficiency Targets by 20%
• Optimized Thermal Wind Tunnel and International On-Road Sign-Off Testing to shorten Development Time
• Implemented improved Solutions based on Test Data Analysis

Melbourne, Victoria, Australien

• Interim Lead for all Thermal & Aerodynamic Systems Engineering Development on multiple Vehicle Programs, leading a Team of 15 Engineers.Achievements:
• Integrated the TASE Team into new Department Organisation Structure
• Member of Ford’s Global Methods Development Group to develop Best Practice for the TASE Teams
• Optimised Workflow, implemented Standard Development Processes

Melbourne / Australia

• Responsible for all aerodynamic Development and 3D-Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation for Aerodynamics, Powertrain, Cooling and Climate. Managerial responsibility for Chassis and Powertrain related FEA simulations.
• Hired Engineers to establish a Team for Aerodynamics and Flow Simulation
• Development Processes for more efficient use of Software Capabilities
• Planed Prototypes and Executed Aerodynamics Wind Tunnel Tests
• Developed new Ford Ranger with Best-In-Class Aerodynamics and presented Process and Results on a CFD Conference

Ruesseleheim / Germany

• Setup of the newly established Powertrain Simulation Team for 1D- & 3D-CFD, DoE and Flow Bench activities as a Group Leader of 6 employees and students.Achievements:
• Hired and Trained Junior Engineers in Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Purchased, Installed and Operated a AVL-Tipplemann Flow Bench for Cylinder Head Testing
• Work Coordinator between European and Korean Simulation Teams

Cologne / Germany

• Project responsibility for air box, exhaust system, intake and exhaust port and cooling jacket devel¬opment using Computational Fluid Dynamics and Testing.Achievements:
• Selected most suitable Software Tools for the new Powertrain Simulation Group
• Developed 1D/3D CFD Software coupling Process and presented results on several Conferences
• On-Track Test Data Analysis

Aaachen / Germany

Thermodynamic simulation of engine gas exchange (1D CFD), theo¬retical design of engine valve train, valve timing, gas exchange and turbo charging.

Melbourne / Australia

Reconditioning and servicing heavy fuel engine components in the company's workshop and on board ships

Master'S Degree (Dipl.-Ing.), Combustion Engines, Science Of Materials, Fluid Dynamics, 2.1

Abitur, English, Geography, Mathematics, Music, 2.3