Education

• 1979-1985
  
  
  
  • Studied mechanical engineering at the University of Hanover, specialising in machine elements, design engineering and safety engineering (diploma)
  
  
  
  

Professional stations

• 1985-1991
  
  
  
  • Research Associate and Academic Councillor at the Institute for Machine Elements, Design Engineering and Safety Technology at the University of Hanover
  
  
  • Working on an industry-funded research project (FVA) and teaching in the field of machine elements and design methodology
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• 1991-1999 Baker Hughes Inteq
  
  
  
  • Development and production of underground drives, directional drilling control systems and measuring systems for use when drilling deep boreholes
  
  
  • Head of the drive technology development division and project manager (1991-1994)
  
  
  • Head of Production Engineering in the USA (1994-1996)
  
  
  • Production Manager (1996-1999)
  
  
  • Responsible for production engineering, design, work preparation and production
  
  
  
  


• 1999-2001 Baker Process (environmental technology for separation and filtration)
  
  
  
  • Technical Manager: Responsible for the production, supply chain and design of filter presses and industrial centrifuges
  
  
  
  


• 2001-2010 Nordson Engineering GmbH
  
  
  
  • Development, manufacture and sale of specialised systems for the application of adhesives and sealants as well as surface coating systems
  
  
  • Operations Manager and Site Manager as well as European Development Manager (2004-2010)
  
  
  • Responsible for the entire value stream from technical offer to delivery, product design, definition, development and realisation
  
  
  • Customised individual and small series production
  
  
  
  


• 2010-2013 IMA KLessmann GmbH
  
  
  
  • Manufacturer and system provider of production systems for the manufacture of furniture parts: processing centres, storage and sorting technology, transport and handling solutions as well as machine lines for edge and drilling processing for series and "batch size 1" production
  
  
  • Technical Managing Director
  
  
  
  


• Self-employed since 2013
  
  
  
  • Interim management, process analysis and optimisation, product development, lean production, value analysis, project support, employee development ...
  
  
  
  


• 2013 and 2014 Lecturer at the FH Bielefeld
  
  
  
  • Technical Mechanics/Strength of Materials in the joint degree programme
  
  
  
  


• 2014-2015 SMA Solar Technology AG
  
  
  
  • Director Mechanical Development
  
  
  • Responsible for the mechanical development of inverters and systems for photovoltaic power plants
  
  
  • Contact for production, purchasing, quality assurance and development partners
  
  
  
  

Dissertation

"Investigations into the frictional behaviour of axial rolling bearings"

University of Hanover - today Leibniz Universität Hannover (1985 - 1990)



This study examines the frictional behaviour of various axial bearing designs as a function of load, speed, lubricant viscosity, lubrication type, lubricant quantity and bore diameter, with the aim of verifying the applicability of the method for determining reference speeds and permissible speeds to axial rolling bearings and thus enabling this method to be standardised for all rolling bearing designs.

Work at the Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences

since 04/2015