Project management, on-site support worldwide, start-up coordination, quality, supplier management, series production, development, sheet metal proce

Project management (international), Change management, PMO, On-site-support ramp-up series production. Series production complete seat, front and rear. (JIT) (Launch project, new production plant, approx.. 28.000m² prod. Area)

• Organisation and status tracking of the change management.
• Evaluation of change requests (AEWU, AEKO).
• Coordination and documentation of the tasks and results.
• Cost calculation of changes (JIT).
• Representing manufacturing plant interests in development and customer meetings.
• Support of the project-, development- and production teams.
• Organizational support of the programs in the ramp-up phases VFF, PV, PVS, 0-series and series

Kind of project:

green field, International, >100 Million € turnover

Project management (international). Series production plastic injection molding

• Coordination of all matters with customers and suppliers.
• Team leader of the interdisciplinary project teams.
• Budget and cost responsibility for the projects.
• Appointment, task and deliverables planning and coordination.
• Milestone planning.
• Project documentation, status reporting.
• Lead, moderate and document approval meetings for releases of the series production in house and at external suppliers.
• Wrap-up of the projects and support for the production teams in the start-up phase of the series production.
• Support of the quality department in the complaint management

Kind of project:

International, >1 Mio. € turnover

Project management (international), ramp-up support, logistics management, special processes, on-site-support, Series production of fully electric powered seat structures 2nd and 3rd row.

• Green Field project, new production plant (53.000m² prod. area).
• Support in the installation of a temporary alternative production plant in Germany. (5.000m², approx.150 employees).
• Support, coordination, and execution of all transports / relocations for production facilities, tools, fixtures, quality gauges, components and finished products from Europe, Asia, North America and Mexico, from and to the plant Querétaro, temporary alternative production plant in Germany, facility suppliers, and customers.
• Development and installation of special processes for faster and safer handling of all transports / relocations.
• Coordination of all logistics issues with customers, suppliers, logistic partners, custom authorities, and the members of the interdisciplinary project teams.
• Support of the supplier management in logistics and quality issues.
• Time planning and status tracking of all shipments.
• Quantity planning and stock control of all materials (> 1,300 components).
• Documentation and status reporting to the plant management and project management.
• Development and installation of special processes to optimize the change management.
• Support of the production engineers in the progresses to reach and approve the production readiness of the production facilities at the facility manufacturers.
• Support of the incoming goods inspection for the quality assurance and acceptance of the delivered components.
• Support in the complaint management.
• Organizational support of the project-, development- and production teams.

Kind of project:

International, >1 Billion € turnover

• Overall responsibility for the technical development of the complete seats 2nd and 3rd row.
• Team leader of the international development team (Located in Germany, India, China, Mexico and the Czech Republic)
• Coordination of all technical requirements, development steps and development contents with the customer and it’s specialized departments.
• Moderation and documentation of customer and development meetings.
• Status reporting to the client, chief engineer and the interdisciplinary project team

Kind of project:

International, >100 Million € turnover

Project management (international), ramp-up support, logistics management, special processes, on-site-support, Series production seat structures for front seats.

• On-site support for a relocation project. (Change of the suppliers for stamping parts of seat pans and assembly components of side panels including relocation of the cataphoretic painting, in quantity of > 40.000 units / week, during ongoing series production)
• Development and installation of the special processes for the relocation.
• Coordination and built up of the buffer quantities for the changeover.
• Support of the approval of the production processes at the new suppliers.
• Coordination of the ramp-up of the external production and cataphoretic coating.
• Planning and monitoring of the demands and circulation quantities.
• Coordination of the packaging and shipping of the components and empties. (turnover of about 2,600 pallets / week)
• Quality management for the new components.
• Installation of the new logistics network for 7 locations in 4 countries on 2 continents.

Kind of project:

International, >100 Million € turnover

Project management (international), ramp-up support, quality management, logistics management, special processes, on-site-support. Series production seat structures 1st, 2nd and 3rd row.

• Compensation of deviations in the overall project mile stone plan, prevention of an SOP shift.
• Development and installation of the required special processes for the handling, the quality assurance, and the insert/ replacement control in the series production, for the faster available components out of alternative production processes.
• Coordination of the processes and procedures with the customer, the suppliers, and the interdisciplinary project and production teams.
• Supporting the suppliers in the installation for the quality checks in the production of the components out of alternative processes according series quality standards.
• Support of the quality management in the approval of the production processes at the suppliers.
• Coordination and supervision of the change management.
• Coordination of the production and shipments with the suppliers in quantity, timing and availability.
• Assistance in the production of the test samples for the validation of the seat structures with implemented changes.

Kind of project:

International, >100 Million € turnover

Project management (international), optimization of the production processes, improvement of the quality, termination of Q-gates, sorting- and rework actions, reduction of the costs for quality measures. Series production, multiple function rear seat structure

• Analysis and Identification of the claimed quality deviations.
• Examination of the entitlement of the complaints according agreed specifications, changes made, and as well as accepted master components and approved processes.
• Development and implementation of countermeasures to correct deviations in legitimate complaints.
• Adjustment of the quality plans.
• Evidence for unjustified complaints.
• Coordination and negotiation with the customers on how to proceed, installing appropriate countermeasures, terms and conditions for closure of external quality gates and dealing with mutual recourse claims.
• Implementation of countermeasures on basis of product changes with additional costs for the customers.
• Documentation and status reporting to customers, plant-, project-, and production management.

Kind of project:

International, >100 Million € turnover

Project management, project management assistance (international). Development and series production of passenger seats for aircrafts

• Coordination of all matters with customers, aircraft manufacturers and suppliers.
• Team leader of the interdisciplinary project teams.
• Budget and cost responsibility for the overall projects.
• Management and moderation of customer- and development meetings. (Jour Fix, ITCM, CDR, PDR, FAI, etc.)
• Appointment, task and deliverables planning and coordination.
• Milestone planning.
• Project documentation, status reporting to the customers, aircraft manufacturers head of project management and board of management.
• Lead, moderate and document acceptance meetings.
• Moderate and document handover meetings to serial production.
• Wrap-up of the projects, and support for the production teams in the start-up phase of the production.

Kind of project:

International, >100 Million € turnover

Key projects:

• Prototype- and small series parts for seat structures, made of high strength sheet metal and aluminum sheet metal. Projects A3301SRS, R60, A3470, E84, A240, Delta II, C344, C346, Peugeot B7 / B8, Lightweight Hybrid (aluminum-steel-combination)
• Heavy armored VW Tuareg, Safety class VR6, 48 vehicles, including certification and homologation.
• Heavy armored Rolls Royce Phantom IV, Safety class VR7+, 8 vehicles, including certification and homologation.
• Heavy armored Audi A8L, Safety class BR6/PM6, 12 vehicles, including certification and homologation.
• Heavy armored limousines for individual customers, safety class BR6/PM6. Maybach 62, Rolls Royce Ghost, Porsche Cayenne Turbo, Audi A8L Security +500mm extension (VR7), Mercedes S-Guard Pullmann, BMW 7 series +500mm extension

• 3 units of 5-Axis-Laser-portal
• 2 units of CAD/CAM programming workplace
• Fixture construction / manufacturing

Employees:

17

• Construction Engineer for laser fixtures

• 1 unit of 5-Axis-Laser-portal
• 2 units of CAD/CAM programming workplace
• Fixture construction / manufacturing

Employees:

8

• 1 unit 5-Axis-laser-portal
• Fixture construction / manufacturing