Flexmanager - Consultant, Interim Manager

Consultant, Interim Manager

Work Experience

Special knowledge, experience and skills:

- Project Management-International: machines and systems; P&L responsibility. Managed project teams.
- Investigation of commercial and technical deficiencies.
- Founding companies, subsidiaries and production facilities
- Subcontractor evaluation, supervision. Purchasing.
- Marketing and Sales strategic planning.
- New Market development. Introduction of new product lines.
- Knowledge of foreign markets.
- Translation service.

2002 - 2005: Consulting, technical translations, teaching specialty English.

2001 - 2002: Interim Manager: BMH Technologies GmbH, Buxtehude, a holding company for Babcock International Group plc, London Business Analysis of companies within the holding. International assignments. Company sold.
2001: Marketing study for Haver Filling Systems, Conyers,GA, USA: Packaging machines and systems.
1992 - 2000: moved to Germany to fight for the return of formerly confiscated property and to manage a flour mill.

1989 - 1991: Krupp Industries, Bridgeville, PA, USA
Senior Project Manager, Machines and Systems, mostly responsible for mining equipment. Sales and Marketing included.

1986 - 1989: Fuller Co. ( now FLS )Bethelehm, PA, USA
Project Manager, machines and systems. P&L repsonsibility US $27 mio. International assignments, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, South America. Had 49% of projects assigned, managed project teams. Fuller was my best customer for almost 9 years.

1985 - 1986 Consultant to establish new office in the US for a German specialist in sinter technology machinery. Made company a going concern.

1975 - 1984 Krupp International, Inc. Harrison, NY USA.
Director-Mechanical Systems Div. Responsible for Machines and Systems - Marketing and Project Management. Represented Krupp divisions and other firms in developing the US market for their machines and systems.

1968 -1974 Gries Reproducer Co., New Rochelle, NY USA
Assistent to the Director R & D. Manufacturer of small plastic parts and zinc diecastings. Development of a hot chamber aluminum die casting machine. Successfully brought plastic pen tip from prototype to production.
Statistic evaluations, Programming in Fortran IV, Machine development.

1967 - 1968 Kraus Periodicals, Mamaroneck, NY USA. Management Trainee. Specialist in publications for professional fields. Reprint division, to publish anew out-of-print publications. Research at Columbia University.

1963 - 1967: USAir Force. Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Honorable discharge. E-4. Ramp coordinator for MAC, acting immigration inspector for the military base. Took part in a simulated space flight of 43 days' duration at Brooks AFB, Texas.

1963 immigrated from Germany to the United States.

Education

Oberealschule Bad Tölz, Mittlere Reife.

Maschinenbau Praktikum, Dorst Keramikmaschinenbau, Kochel am See, Germany

1970 - 1975 BBA in Marketing, International Management, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY. MBA courses at the same institution.

Skills

Analytical, cool under stress. Normal computer skills.
Project management skills; intercultural, interdisziplinary
skills.

Languages

English, German. Not much left of my French

Other

US citizen, unrestricted visa for Germany.
Member American Chamber of Commerce in Germany
Pilot license PPL-A