Vita

04/2022 – 05/2024
Team Lead Process Development
Oerlikon AM Europe GmbH in Barleben, Germany
• leadership and support to team members, including performance reviews and competency development.
• Contribute to defining the strategy for process development and identifying new technologies and materials.
• Establishing and maintaining connections with external engineering offices, academia, and partnerships, while fostering internal collaboration.
• Oversee operational activities and advise on manufacturing process-related matters.
• Participate in project approval and ensure adherence to process development cycles.
• Represent the business unit internally and externally on application and process development topics.

01/2017 – 04/2022
Application Engineer for Additive Manufacturing
Oerlikon AM Europe GmbH in Barleben, Germany
• Leading successful development projects through adept project management skills in coordinating schedules, resources, and teams.
• Facilitated effective communication and understanding of project requirements through technical customer interface, essential for R&D endeavors.
• Serve as a key interface between R&D, Engineering and Production within the organization.
• Demonstrate proficiency in meticulous documentation, including technical and experimental results/data as well as process specifications.
• Exhibit crucial skills in project management and R&D in a dynamic environment.

10/2009 – 09/2010

Cutting Machine Technician for large and heavy machining
ABS Apparate- und Behälterbau GmbH Staßfurt
• Operating conventional metal cutting machines for large and heavy machining
• Creating work plans independently for production according to technical drawings
• Setting up turning and milling machines for machining small series (quantities 1 - 10)
• Manufacturing of product-specific production aids

during Education

10/2015 – 12/2016
Student Assistant
citim GmbH in Barleben, Germany | citim GmbH, member of the Oerlikon Group
• supporting material laboratory for investigation of additively manufactured material and its properties regarding material density and Tensile strength characteristics

• Supporting material laboratory by characterization of Metal Powders used for Metal-LPBF (Particle Size Distribution, Apparent Density, Flow rate, Flowability, etc.)
• Creation of support structures and processing of production data as part of data reparation for Metal-LPBF using appropriate Software such as Materialize Magics, EOS PRINT, EOS State, Trumpf TruTops Print Build Processor, SLM Build Processor, etc.

10/2014 – 09/2015
Scientific Assistant
Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Management (IFQ) at the Otto-von-Guericke-University
• Modeling and simulation of a milling process on thin-walled component structures as part of the European funded project “INTEFIX”

12/2013 – 09/2014
Student Assistant
citim GmbH in Barleben, Germany
• supporting material laboratory for investigation of additively manufactured material and its properties regarding material density and Tensile strength characteristics
• Creation of support structures and processing of production data as part of data preparation for Metal-LPBF using appropriate Software such as Materialize Magics, EOS PRINT, EOS State, SLM Build Processor, etc.
• Computer aided Design of demonstrator parts for technology fairs and customer acquisition

12/2011 – 9/2013
Scientific Assistant
Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Management (IFQ) at the Otto-von-Guericke-University
• Supervision of student projects to determine the wear behavior of cutting materials in the machining of medical technology materials
• CNC programming and operation of turning and milling centers

Education

2014 - 2016
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg
• specialization for Materials and Production Technology

2010 – 2013
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg
• specialization for Materials and Production Technology

09/2007 – 06/2010
Vocational Training as Cutting Machine Technician
BBS Aschersleben and ABS Apparate- und Behälterbau GmbH Staßfurt
• specialization and degree in milling technology

08/2001 – 07/2007
Dr. - Frank - Gymnasium in Staßfurt, with Abitur degree