Profile

Conscious management of changes and its design is a central element in my life.
Learning is a key element for me.

As an engineer with a PhD degree, I am interested in "bridge building" between people, I like joined-up thinking as well as target oriented, structured method of working. I want to support people and companies to achieve sustainable and effective goals through my personal and professional competences.

My professional and practical support is based on a solid foundation resulting from:

• long-term experience in an industrial, technical as well as international environment
• profound expert knowledge in Quality Management, Change Management and Process Management as well as Leadership, Project Management and intercultural Communication
• 20 years of leadership experience
• comprehensive theoretical knowledge
• my personality
  (optimistic, interested in people,  reliable, trustworthy, structured, committed, curious and eager to learn)

My professional experience in a nutshell

• Self-employed since 2015
  Focus: Change Management for companies and individuals
• 20 years of leadership experience in the Logistics Sector and Automation Industry in an international, technical environment
• Head of staff departments and development departments
• Worldwide responsibility for Quality and Process Management, Occupational Safety and Environmental Protection 
• Build-up and Management of international teams with members from Asia, Europe and North America
• Long-term management of company-internal improvement projects and programs based on ISO 9001 and CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration)
• Project Manager for customer projects
• Long-term experience as development engineer for Image Processing in small and mid-size companies in Germany and Switzerland

Further information concerning my CV can be found at LinkedIn (English) und Xing (German)

My further education and qualification

• Certified EOQ / DGQ Quality Manager ^*1)
• Certified Business Trainer
• Certified Business Coach and Personal Coach
• Further education for Management, Economics and Change Management at Institute of Management St. Gallen (SGMI), St. Gallen, Switzerland
• Several Training courses in Leadership, Communication, Quality Management, Process Management, Project Management, Occupational Safety and Environmental Protection
• Study of Geodesy (Dipl.-Ing.) including PhD (Dr.-Ing.) at Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms University in Bonn

            ^*1) EOQ = "The European Organization for Quality"; DGQ = "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Qualität" 


Memberships

• Member „Deutsche Gesellschaft für Qualität“ (DGQ)
• Member „Verein Deutscher Ingenieure“ (VDI)

Voluntary Activities

• Mentor at Spitzenfrauen Baden-Württemberg Program (see Spitzenfrauen Baden-Wuerttemberg)
• Mentor at VDI Mentoring Program (see VDI WoMentorING)
• Mentor at University of Konstanz (see Mentoring Program)
• Member of Audit Committee of Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) Hochrhein-Bodensee