About me
Generalist and specialist
EXPERIENCE FOCUS
My experience for safely treading successful paths in new, difficult terrain
I am a generalist with a broad, interdisciplinary education as Master of Engineering Management as well as many years of interdisciplinary professional and management experience in industry combined with very good analytical skills, strategic instinct, creative drive, perseverance, reliability and precision.
At the same time, I am a pronounced specialist with in-depth, comprehensive expertise and experience in the diverse fields of sales, project and product management as well as product and market strategy.
»Take my word for it - I am talking about the things I know and can judge.«
- 30 years of professional experience with customers from the automotive and other industrial sectors with very different, complex products that are in need of explanation.
- 30 years of very successful sales activities across all hierarchical levels, with extensive knowledge of all sales tasks and processes as well as the requirements of the associated departments and customers (learned from the scratch)
- Very experienced, successful project manager of highly profitable projects
- Successful product manager with global responsibility for the product strategy and the Center of Competence of a world market-leading product line
- 20 years of leadership experience in the above-mentioned areas, including functions as division leader, deputy managing director and member of the executive board
- 30 years of extensive experience in business development and the initiation of cooperation with China, Asia and other emerging markets, including 6 years of experience abroad as an expatriate in China
No-Rocket-Science ...
about dealing with crises
My namesake, the astronaut and Apollo commander Walter Schirra said about crises:
»... Levity is the lubricant of a crisis...«. To cover it up, »we resort to jokes, pranks and … kidding to relieve tension, stress and boredom“!« ...!«
This is exactly what we observe every day in a crisis, such as the corona lockdown, which causes us problems and leads us even deeper into the crisis!
Something like this is also symptomatic of crises in companies. I have had to deal with such crisis situations and challenges many times during my career.
I support you in bringing more clarity into the future! With my neutral external perspective and experience, I will help you master your challenges and deal with crisis situations.
My approach for this is:
No-Rocket-Science Consulting
My offer for this need: Well-founded services »from practice, for practice«, because: Companies in times of crisis, turbulence or with personnel bottlenecks need fast, pragmatic support and no detached, rocket-science-solutions that unnecessarily complicate the situation!
Vita
since 2020
INTERIM EXECUTIVE.
CONSULTANT.
INTERCULTURAL COACH WITH A FOCUS ON ASIA.
Primary and Further Education
- Agile Scrum Master & Foundation Certificates
- Intercultural trainings China / Asia (IFIM, CDC, DIHK)
- Chinese crash course (LSI-Sinicum Bochum, 3 weeks)
- Training "Introduction into injection molding technology"
- Sales: Gustav Käser-Training Sales
- Leadership: Gustav Käser Training Management
- Graduated as Master of Engineering Management with a technical study emphasis on mechanical engineering
- REFA certificate - basic certificate for work studies
- Various other training courses, conferences, webinars and specialist literature
»I offer my clients a coherent overall package as an interdisciplinary generalist and at the same time as a pronounced specialist with in-depth, comprehensive expertise and experience that is reflected in my very successful professional vita.«