Sector Experience

Manufacturing
Technology
Consumer Goods
Automotive
Industrials

Languages

English
German
24
years

Years of Experience

3/20

Member Since

Experience

 
LERNZONE GmbH Management Consulting
Founder and CEO
10/2013 - Present
09/2013
Leadership Coach and Lean Consultant supporting organizations and managers to successfully lead change and continuous improvement. Experience with 60+ companies from different industries as well as from services, public transport, logistics, and healthcare.
FESTOOL GmbH Operations
Plant Manager
09/2010 - 09/2013
Full responsibility for operating result.
Implementation of Toyota Kata Management System.
WHU/INSEAD industrial excellence award "Best Factory" in 2011.
FESTOOL GmbH Operations
Production Manager
09/2006 - 08/2010
Implementation of value stream oriented organization.
Implementation of JIT and 1x1 flow.
2008 A. T. Kearny lean manufacturing award "Factory of the Year".
FESTOOL Engineering Management Consulting
Senior Consultant / Project Manager
10/2003 - 09/2006
Project Manager and Team Leader for Kaizen and Lean Management consulting projects at multiple clients.
TPS implementation at Zeiss Hensold AG. Overall productivity +25%.
Carl Zeiss AG Other
Project Manager R&D
07/2000 - 09/2003
Project manager for specialized optical laser-measurement machines at OEM customers.