• Coordinated cross-functional internal project teams for mechanical and optical development activities, ensuring effective collaboration, task alignment, and timely execution throughout all project phases. Acted as the central interface between engineering disciplines, manufacturing, quality, and program management to support successful product development and industrialization.
• Managed and maintained a strong customer interface with major automotive OEMs including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, Audi, and Volvo Cars. Led technical discussions, aligned customer expectations with internal capabilities, and ensured smooth communication regarding design status, risks, timing, and validation activities.
• Negotiated technical requirements and engineering solutions with customers to achieve the optimum balance between design performance, manufacturability, quality, and cost efficiency. Provided continuous customer support through requirement clarification, engineering change discussions, problem-solving activities, and implementation of robust technical solutions.
• Defined and monitored detailed project timing plans, ensuring development milestones and deliverables were achieved according to agreed schedules and customer requirements. Closely followed development gates, coordinated escalation topics, and ensured alignment between engineering maturity, validation status, and project targets.
• Led design review activities and change management processes, including technical evaluation of engineering changes, impact assessments, risk analysis, and implementation tracking. Proposed and coordinated design improvements, corrective actions, and countermeasure solutions to enhance product robustness, performance, and reliability.
• Performed and coordinated risk assessment activities including DFMEA and validation planning. Defined, negotiated, and followed-up validation strategies with customers and suppliers to ensure compliance with technical specifications, automotive standards, and project quality targets.
• Identified and implemented cost reduction opportunities through design optimization, material improvements, and manufacturing feasibility analysis while maintaining product functionality and customer requirements.
• Created and updated technical product drawings and engineering documentation using CATIA and Siemens NX, supporting both development and production release activities.
• Performed optical reflection simulations and analysis using Autodesk 3ds Max and Zemax OpticStudio to support optical performance evaluations, design optimization, and issue investigation activities.

Key Achievements:

• VAVE Activity Lead ? Reduced paint cost by 50% through direct negotiation with customer and supplier; updated technicalspecifications to reflect improvement status and performed full risk assessment prior to release.
• Reduced overall validation test budget by 35% through structured negotiation with customer, optimized internal planning, and carry-over of validation agreements from similar projects, resulting in improved tailored validation alignments.
• Led cross-functional mechanical, optical and production site development teams for German OEM Head-Up Display projects(Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Audi and Volvo).
• Coordinated development phases, VAVE, FMEA, validation plans, risk assessments and design reviews across international teams.
• Task force manager for escalated project topics.

• Worked within the R&D department as Design and Industrial Engineering responsible for plastic injection molding components, supporting the full life cycle of new product development, industrialization, and serial production implementation.
• Led product design guidance and optimization activities to ensure manufacturability, process stability, quality compliance, and efficient transition from development phase into serial production. Collaborated closely with design, tooling, production, and quality teams to identify and implement robust technical solutions for injection molded components.
• Defined mold design concepts and technical requirements based on product specifications, production targets, material behavior, cycle time expectations, and quality standards. Coordinated closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to ensure tooling concepts met both technical and commercial objectives.
• Managed supplier selection activities for tooling and related technologies, evaluating suppliers based on technical capability, project requirements, delivery performance, and cost effectiveness. Performed mold design reviews and approvals for both internal and external suppliers, ensuring compliance with engineering standards, manufacturing feasibility, and product quality expectations.
• Supported the integration of new manufacturing technologies and process innovations into the production environment, contributing to increased efficiency, automation, process repeatability, and product quality improvement.
• Prepared investment proposals and performed amortization cost calculations for new equipment, tooling, and manufacturing technologies. Contributed to business case evaluations and decision-making processes regarding production capacity expansion and process optimization initiatives.
• Drove continuous improvement and cost efficiency activities through process optimization, tooling enhancements, scrap reduction initiatives, cycle time improvements, and implementation of standardized manufacturing practices.
• Defined and optimized injection molding process parameters to achieve stable production conditions, high product quality, and productivity targets. Coordinated tooling optimization activities to improve process capability, reduce defects, and increase manufacturing efficiency.
• Managed project-related technical documentation, engineering updates, and change notification activities, ensuring traceability, alignment between departments, and compliance with internal and customer requirements.
• Contributed to the automation and standardization of injection molding processes, supporting improved operational efficiency, reduced variability, and enhanced production monitoring capabilities.
• Acted as Project Manager for the digitization of the molding production area through the implementation of ARBURG ALS, coordinating deployment activities, process integration, stakeholder alignment, and production data management improvements.

• Coordinated the Injection Molding Production Department, overseeing a complex manufacturing organization structured into four independent production groups. Each group included cross-functional operational teams consisting of team leaders, process engineers, quality engineers, production planners, shift leaders, setters, quality technicians, logistics coordinators, and production operators.
• Responsible for defining, implementing, and continuously optimizing the department reorganization concept in alignment with production needs, business growth, operational efficiency targets, and manufacturing trends. Managed organizational structure implementation, role definition, resource allocation, and associated cost approvals to support a scalable and performance-oriented production environment.
• Oversaw production operations for approximately 25 injection molding machines within each production group, organized according to machine tonnage, production complexity, and manufacturing capacity requirements. Ensured balanced workload distribution, optimized machine utilization, and stable production flow across the department.
• Led training, mentoring, monitoring, and performance evaluation activities for department personnel, supporting competency development, process ownership, operational discipline, and continuous improvement culture across all organizational levels.
• Defined, implemented, and monitored action plans to achieve aligned operational KPI targets related to productivity, quality, scrap reduction, OEE, downtime, delivery performance, and cost efficiency. Ensured proactive escalation management and effective cross-functional coordination to resolve production-related issues.
• Applied daily PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) methodologies to manage open production topics, process deviations, quality concerns, resource constraints, and continuous improvement activities. Promoted structured problem-solving approaches and data-driven decision-making throughout the department.
• Responsible for the implementation and industrialization follow-up of new production projects, ensuring smooth integration into serial manufacturing while meeting timing, quality, process capability, and customer requirements.
• Coordinated the implementation of new manufacturing technologies and process innovations within the injection molding department, supporting increased automation, operational efficiency, process standardization, and production performance improvement initiatives.
• Actively contributed to the department development strategy by supporting long-term capacity planning, organizational optimization, technology investments, process modernization, and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with company objectives.
• Participated in multiple internal and international workshops focused on improving global injection molding process efficiency, manufacturing best practices, process optimization methodologies, and operational excellence strategies.
• Ensured effective interface and operational alignment between the injection molding department and other key functions including assembly, electronics, painting, development engineering, tool shop, maintenance, raw material supply, logistics, and quality departments to support stable production flow and successful project implementation.