Flexmanager - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL SALES

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL SALES

Work Experience

2008 Munich, Germany / Bardejov, Slovak Republic
Consultant
• Business development:
Expansion of human resource services in Germany, installation of a German operation;

2008 Munich, Germany
Consultant
• Product development: Analysis and modeling of maintenance processes in an automated body-in-white production facility as part of a software development project;

2007 / 2008 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Consultant
• Analysis and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes in conjunction with NC-controlled production facilities;
• Implementation of a production planning and control system (AMS+);

1994-2008 Munich, Germany
Managing Director / Shareholder
• Establishment as supplier to the international automotive industry; Single-Source-Supplier to AUDI / BMW / DaimlerChrysler / Opel / VW;
• Project partner in innovative manufacturing concepts (body-in-white);
• Organization of an international sales and service network serving customers in 25 countries on 5 continents;
• Implementation of a supply chain management including foreign suppliers;
• Development and management of a product range of specialized machinery;
• Implementation of a PDM/PLM-System (ProfiDB), multilingual technical product documentation;
• Continuous improvement of business processes in particular with affiliated companies, implementation of an ERP-systems (AMS++) and CAD-systems (Solidworks, CATIA V5, FIDES, E-Plan);
• ISO9001 – certification;

2005 - 2008 Windsor ON, Canada
Managing Director / Shareholder
• Development and management of a country-specific range of products (UL/CSA approval);
• Single-Source-Supplier with DaimlerChrysler Corp., Vendor approval with GM / Ford / Honda;
• Installation of a second location in Hazel Park (Detroit), Michigan;
• Organization of a North American sales and service team;
• Location study and business start-up in Windsor, Ontario;

1998 - 2007 Guaramirim SC, Brazil
Consultant
• Personnel recruitment and training on site
• Development and management of a country-specific range of products;
• Vendor approval with GM / Ford / Volvo / VW do Brasil;

Education

1991 - 1998 Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Munich, Germany
Degree: Diplom-Kaufmann

Skills

Track record as entrepreneur (14 years)
Greenfield investment and business development
International sales and marketing
Supply chain management
Special competence in automated resistance welding, automation, robotics, body-in-white production, automotive industry;

Languages

• German native speaker
• English fluent (spoken and written)
• Slovak fluent
• Spanish working knowledge
• Russian basic knowledge

Other

• IT-applications
- MS-Office/MS-Project
- AMS+ (ERP/PPS-System)
- AutoCAD 2D/3D
- Solidworks / SolidCAM
- ProfiDB (PLM-System)

• Acquainted with project management, in particular well familiar with conventions in plant engineering and the automotive industry;
• Familiar with production facility relocation and greenfield development;
• Experienced in organization and workflow analysis, as well as ISO9001 implementation;
• Good knowledge of mechanics and electrics, in particular resistance welding, motor controls and industrial communication bus systems;
• Good knowledge of production process and FMEA analysis, CE-conformant technical documentation;