More than 19 years of professional experience in leading engineering firms such as Rheinmetall, Management Engineers and Plato. Functional expertise in component & module sourcing, systems & process optimization, as well as ‘make or buy’ strategy assessments and segmentation and reorganisation based on production units. He has specific project experience in automotive assembly process reengineering (e.g. logistic, production). Holds a PhD in Engineering from RWTH Aachen, Germany