Curriculum Vitae
Professional Experience
April 2013 - present
HTWG Konstanz University of Applied Sciences, Konstanz, Germany
Position: Position: Professor of Business Administration and International Management
Responsibilities: Teaching in Bachelor and Master program, Research, Industrial Projects
September 2014 - August 2023
HTWG Konstanz University of Applied Sciences, Konstanz, Germany
Position: Program Director
Responsibilities: Organization and Supervision of the Bachelor Program 'Business Administration' and Master Program 'Corporate Management'
January 2011 - March 2013
SAINT-GOBAIN SOLAR GLASS, Wilsdruff, Germany
Position: Director of Operations Nordeuropa
Responsibilities: 4 production sites, ~180 employees, turnover ~100 Million €
October 2009 – March 2013
SAINT-GOBAIN SOLAR GLASS, Wilsdruff, Germany
Position: Managing Director of Kinon Spiegel Wilsdruff GmbH
Responsibilities: 75 employees, turnover ~15 Million €
August 2008 – September 2009
SAINT-GOBAIN PHOTOVOLTAIC GLASS, Mannheim, Germany
Position: Branch Manager of the Mannheim production site
Responsibilities: ~60 employees, turnover ~50 Million €
October 2005 – September 2009
SAINT-GOBAIN PHOTOVOLTAIC GLASS, Mannheim
Position: Sales Manager Northern Europe
Responsibilities: Key Account Management for Solar Module Manufacturers
5 direct and 4 international indirect reports, turnover ~90 Million €
March 2004 – September 2005
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS France, Paris, France
Position: Assistant to the European Sales and Marketing Manager
Responsibilities: Reporting of monthly and annual results, Budgeting, Project Work, Presentations
March 2003 – February 2004
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS Deutschland GmbH, Aachen, Germany
Position: Assistant to the CEO
Responsibilities: Reporting, Budgeting, Project Work, Presentations
March 2001 – February 2002
Institute for Supply Chain Management, WWU Münster, Münster, Germany
Director: Prof. Dr. Ulrich W. Thonemann
Position: Research and Teaching Assistant
Responsibilities: Class Preparation, Teaching, Research, Project Work
April 2001 – October 2001
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
Position: Operative Project Manager
Project Work: Analysis of the Supply Chain for Printed Circuit Boards, Procurement Strategy Development
May 1998 – February 2001
Institute of Industrial and Hospital Management, WWU Münster, Münster, Germany
Director: Prof. Dr. Dietrich Adam
Position: Research and Teaching Assistant
Responsibilities: Class Preparation, Teaching, Research, Publication
September 1997 – January 1998
i + o Industrieplanung + Organisation GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany
Position: Diploma Student
Title of thesis: Planning of Multi-Echelon Distribution Networks: Models and Solutions
August 1994 – October 1994
Brødrene Dahl AS, Oslo, Norway
Position: Business Trainee
Responsibilities: International Customer Relationship Management, Order Processing
Education
May 1998 – November 2002
Institute of Industrial and Hospital Management, WWU Münster, Münster, Germany
Ph.D. Thesis Topic: 'Deterministic Demand Fluctuations in Supply Chains'
Ph.D. Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dietrich Adam
Degree: Doctor rerum politicarum (Dr. rer. pol.), summa cum laude
Oktober 1990 – April 1998
Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
Industrial Management with a specialization in Mechanical Engineering
Degree: Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur
September 1993 – July 1994
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Study of Control Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Operations Research
September 1987 – June 1988
Clackamas High School, Clackamas, OR, USA
Degree: High School Diploma
September 1981 – April 1990
Gymnasium Broich, Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany
Degree: High School Diploma (Abitur)