Vita

24.12.1965, Nordenham (Niedersachsen),
married, one child

Education

1985 - 1987 Basic study course in Mechanical Engineering at the Technische Universität Braunschweig; degree: intermediate diploma

1987 - 1992 Main study course in Production Technology at the Technische Universität Berlin; degree: Graduate Engineer

2/2000 PhD for a doctorate in Engineering (Production Technology) at the Hamburg University of Technology

Professional career

1993 - 1997 Scientific employee in Production Technology I (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nedeß) of the Hamburg University of Technology; PhD topic: “ Investigation of continuous productivity changes in a new factory”

1998 - 2000 Project manager group work and assistant of the plant manager of Jungheinrich AG, Norderstedt; project coordinator for a restructuring project of Jungheinrich AG at the location Lüneburg

2000 - 2005 Technical Director, Zwilling J.A. Henckels Shanghai Ltd., responsible for production (production and installation), logistics, technical purchase and quality management, 700 MA

2006 - 2012 Professor for Production Technology and Production Management at the UAS Kiel

03/2008- 04/2012 Manager of the Institute for CIM Technology Transfer

2012 – 2016 President of the Vietnamese-German University in Saigon / Vietnam

ab 2017 Professor for Quality Management and Logistics at the UAS Kiel

Participation in Committees and Organisations

Member of the Senate of the UAS Kiel (2008-2010, 2010-2012, 2018-2020)

Member of the Convent of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (2006-2008, 2010-2012, 2018-2020)

Spokesman for the Mittelstand 4.0 (SMEs) of the Competence Centre Kiel since 07/2018

Board member of the German Business Association in Vietnam (2014-2016)

Language skills

English Good knowledge

French Good knowledge

Chinese Basic knowledge

Hobbies

Jogging, Triathlon, Skiing