Services

At all stages of the business / product life cycle

  • Startup (greenfield, brownfield, legal issues, infrastructure, HR)
  • Introduction (development, time to market, regulatories, launch)
  • Growth / Expansion (exploit existent / open up new markets)
  • Maturity (supply chain, reduction of cost)
  • Decline (warehouse, HR, cost control, liquidity)
  • Turnaround (with existant / new products, marketing, cost, liquidity)
  • Discontinuation / Closure (liquidity, HR, suppliers, legal issues)

Experience in the industries / special processes

  • Medical Devices
    • Dental Implants
    • Dental Brackets
    • Robotic-assisted gait therapy device
  • Mechanical Engineering Components manufacturing
    • Surface finishing and assembly operations
    • Extruders / Extrusion lines
    • Narrow fabrics weaving and knitting machines and equipment
    • Narrow fabrics dyeing, finishing and coating machines
  • Sheet metal transformation and Toolmaking (stamping, fine blanking, bending, etc…, progressive tool systems)
    • Sheet metal processing
    • Plastics Mouldmaking
    • Injection moulding
    • Ultrasonic welding
    • Pad printing
    • Assembly of complete products
  • Jewelry manufacturing and Product development
    • Wax model 3D printing
    • Lost wax casting (Gold, Silver, Platinum)
    • Diamond setting
    • Finishing and assembly
    • Rhodium plating
  • Textile Yarns and Elastic Yarn (Spandex)
    • Low cost items (FMCG) / Durable consumer goodsPromotional items
    • Construction goods (Flooring, plumbing, faucets, etc.)

Activities / Projects / Tasks

  • Interim Management
    • Line Function (Department, Division, Business Unit, General Manager, also with P/L-responsibility)
    • Staff position / supporting Functions
    • Special projects for Board of Directors
  • Project Management
    • Any tasks where either additional resources or special expertise is required, see also below
  • Strategies / Business plans
    • Manufacturing (Industrie 4.0 / Automation / Digitalisation)
    • Marketing & Sales (especially for Far East / South East Asia)
    • Establishing Business plans
  • Marketing & Sales
    • Market studies, especially Far East / South East Asia (potential customers, competitors)
    • Greenfield setup subsidiary company for sales and service
    • Inquiry, evaluation and implementation distributors
    • Follow-up sales & service organisations
    • Troubleshooting / Turnaround Sales & Service organisations
    • CRM-Systems
  • Analysis actual situations, goal setting, develop strategies and action plans, implementation, contribution to and follow-up defined actions
    • Development components / products
    • Re-engineering components / products
    • Components manufacturing
    • Components procurement
    • Heat treatment / Hardening
    • Surface treatment and finishing
    • Assembly
    • Testing
    • Supply chain
    • Spare parts support
    • Service support
    • Quality Management Systems
    • ERP-Systems
  • Especially for Medical Devices
    • Product development
    • Supplier Management
    • Quality Management System according ISO 13485
    • Regulatory Affairs
  • Finance & Accounting
    • Manufacturing and overhead cost control
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Technical evaluation of companies (especially manufacturing)
  • Reporting Systems
    • Establish efficient Reporting Systems (time shall be spent for corrective actions NOT to establish reports…)

How I am working

  • Transparent and according a clear plan
  • Target- and solution-oriented
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Responsible
  • Team oriented, social skills
  • Always with full motivation and engagement