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As a CEO of Meta Engineering:
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2011 till now
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Consulting for premium automotive manufacturers
in Gothenburg, Turin, Rüsselsheim, Whitley, Stuttgart
Analysis of Diesel and Petrol engines in development phases |
- Cost analysis of the technical concepts
- Analysis/calculation of component costs
- Development of technical ideas/cost optimization measures
- Implementation of workshops for presentation and discussion of
relevant approaches
- Initiation of a cost tracking procedure
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Cost effective technical improvements |
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09/2011 – 06/2012 |
Customer quality optimization of a convertible soft top
for a Bavarian premium car company |
- Weak point analysis of the production in Poland and the assembly in GB
- Recommendation and implementation of a QFD procedure
- Conceptual reorganization of the development, production and assembly
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06/2010 – 05/2011 |
Structuring the development work of a piston
manufacturer in China
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- Introducing CAE
- Introducing component test machines
- Representation towards customers
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Upgrading to Tier-1 |
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02/2010 – 12/2012 |
Development of the engine development business division
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- For a renowned engineering company in Munich
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Sustainable growth with motor vehicle manufacturers |
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01/2009 – 12/2009
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Project consulting of two Tier-2 suppliers
near São Paulo
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- New development of a high pressure aluminum pump body
- Dimensioning with FE, test execution, release
- Cost-tracking and technical cost controlling
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Controlling the sub-suppliers
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Offer price reduced by over 50% |
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As a BMW Group employee:
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05/2004 – 12/2008
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Planning and Construction of a cost program for the reduction of the costs of parts in the development
of BMW engines
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- Planning the Cost-tracking in cooperation with BMW-PSA for the development
of small engines
- Technical controlling
- Controlling the development in line with the parameters of Function, Quality
and in particular Costs
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An engine generation with many awards for function and quality |
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04/2000 – 04/2004
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Planning and implementation of the contract award for
the BMW-X3 to Magna Steyr AG & Co KG in Graz, Austria
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- Planning the concept development for body, chassis
and driveline for BMW
- Planning the development for Magna
- Calculating the development and production costs and fixing
the target costs
- Negotiating the prices for the automotive development for Magna
- Drafting the development and supply contract
- Continuously controlling the cooperation
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Successful integration of the development philosophy of both companies.
Excellent and sustainable product performance |
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01/1990 - 03/2000
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Process-oriented design of engine parts among
the SE-Team of the BMW Group |
- piston rod
- crank case
- crank shaft
- cylinder head
- oil pump
- con-rod
- brackets
- etc.
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Significant improvement of component weights, failure rates and costs |
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