Professional / Industrial leadership
Experience in Industry
From mechanical engineering to international manufacturing projects and operational leadership - working where people, technology and industrial change meet.
Professional perspective
My professional career has been shaped by manufacturing environments in which technical expertise, organizational clarity and responsibility for people must come together. I have worked across mechanical engineering, production planning, international project management and plant operations.
These experiences have given me a practical perspective on the challenges facing industrial companies: increasing productivity, introducing technology, developing teams and making reliable decisions under changing economic conditions.
Career & experience
Plant / Operations Manager (Betriebsleiter)
EGE GmbH · Grimma Plant
Responsible for operational management, employees and organizational development at the Grimma production site. Areas of focus include production performance, process improvement, resource planning, budgets and safe, compliant operations.
Head of Production (Ressortleitung Produktion)
EGE GmbH · Grimma Plant
Production planning, coordination of resources, process improvement and operational reporting.
Project Manager
Neue ZWL Zahnradwerk Leipzig GmbH
Managed customer and production projects, improved manufacturing workflows and supported digital production initiatives, including machine-data acquisition and the development of an Industry 4.0 / IoT roadmap.
Project Manager - International Manufacturing
Neue ZWL Transmission Technology and Production (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
Contributed to establishing and developing a manufacturing site in Tianjin/China. Responsibilities included equipment procurement, production capacity and layout planning, process development, new-product introduction and building local project-management capabilities.
Production Engineer
Neue ZWL Zahnradwerk Leipzig GmbH
Production process planning and monitoring, customer-project implementation and quality in ongoing manufacturing operations.
Mechanical Engineer
PRÄWEMA Antriebstechnik GmbH
Engineering and coordination of machine-building projects, mechanical design, customer and supplier coordination and technical production documentation.
Areas of expertise
Industrial operations
Production management, capacity and resource planning, operational performance and continuous improvement.
Project & transformation management
New production systems, international manufacturing projects, process development and technology implementation.
Digital manufacturing
Industrial data capture, Industry 4.0, IoT-related initiatives and connecting technology with operational processes.
People & leadership
Team development, clear responsibilities, constructive collaboration and organizational change.
Leadership philosophy
I believe effective leadership combines a clear sense of direction with trust, respect and accountability. Strong processes and sound decisions matter, but so does an environment in which people understand their responsibilities, contribute ideas and continue to develop.
Working across different industrial and cultural contexts has reinforced my belief that sustainable progress requires both analytical thinking and an understanding of people.
Connecting practice and research
My experience in industry informs my broader interest in economics, labor markets and institutional transformation. It provides a practical perspective on questions of productivity, technological change and the ways organizations respond to uncertainty - topics I explore further through academic research and independent writing.
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