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Apr 2026 - Aug 2026

Plan & Code Automation UG

Position summary
Industries
Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
  • Operations and rehabilitation
  • During this time, development of:
  • Websites zentivo-holding.com zyntra3d.com plancodeautomation.com
  • Stock trading software
  • Automated trading of all financial instruments listed on the stock exchange, with AI integration
  • Project management software
  • Automated project administration and project management with automated creation of material lists, electrical schematics, PLC programs, HMI programs, AI functions in control technology, project schedules and cost calculations, as well as quotation preparation and cost tracking.
  • AI integration
  • 3D printing management
  • Various methods for creating 3D models from photos, videos or drawings.
  • Creation of files suitable for 3D printing, 3D printer management via API.
  • AI integration

Tools: Visual Studio, Codex and Cursor, HTML, Java, Python, PHP, C#, Python, SQL, Jason Script.

Feb 2026 - Mar 2026

Wirtz Automation GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Production
  • Programming and commissioning of a new tool in a decorative trim processing system

Tools: S7 classic

Oct 2025 - Mar 2026

ABInBev

Position summary
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Programming and commissioning of an ABER yeast measuring station at the Diebels Alt brewery

Tools: S7 classic

Jan 2025 - Sep 2025

QCS Labautomation GmbH

Position summary
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Reprogramming and commissioning of a laboratory automation system with a new HMI configuration, integration of a milling machine, a Fanuc robot, a storage rack, a camera system and a spectrometer.

Tools: TIA Portal V18, Visual Studio V2022, VB.net, XML, SQL database

Nov 2024 - Dec 2024

QCS Labautomation GmbH

Position summary
Business areas
Production
  • Commissioning of a sample milling machine.

Tools: TIA Portal V17

Oct 2024 - Oct 2024

QCS Labautomation GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Quality Assurance
  • Commissioning of a spectro-analysis device for cast parts at Siempelkamp

Tools: Visual Studio 2019

May 2024 - Sep 2024

Nagel GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Production
  • Commissioning of grinding and coating machines for brake discs in Poland

Tools: TIA Portal V16

May 2024 - Sep 2024

Topometric GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Programming and commissioning of a test bench at BMW

Tools: TIA Portal V16

Feb 2024 - Mar 2024

Alfing GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Operations
Production
  • Commissioning of a rear axle assembly line for electric cars at Daimler

Tools: TIA Portal V16

Oct 2023 - Jun 2024

Eclipse Automation Germany GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Production
  • Programming and commissioning of an assembly line for manufacturing valves

Tools: TIA Portal V17

Oct 2023 - Dec 2023

Körber Supply Chain Automation Eisenberg GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Operations
Production
  • Commissioning of a palletizing system and packaging system at Burger Maultaschen
Sep 2023 - Oct 2023
Bonn, Germany

HELL GmbH & Co. KG

Position summary
Industries
Government and Administration
  • Electrical design for
  • LVR Bonn
  • Viersen District Administration
  • MSR Kleinkomm

Tools: EPLAN V2.9

Jul 2023 - Aug 2023

SVQ GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Production
  • Commissioning of two welding cells

Tools: TIA Portal V16

Jul 2023 - Jul 2023

ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
  • Electrical design for various welding systems

Tools: EPLAN V2.9

May 2023 - May 2023

Wekal Maschinenbau GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
  • Electrical design for an assembly line for Daimler according to Daimler Standard

Tools: EPLAN V2.9

Apr 2023 - Jun 2023

GWT Capital GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Programming, commissioning and electrical design for various winding machines

Tools: EPLAN V2.9, TIA Portal V16

Feb 2023 - Jan 2024
Berlin, Germany

Engie GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Construction
  • Planning and revision of the office building at Potsdamer Platz, Berlin.
  • Power distribution, ventilation, lighting, fire alarm systems, exhaust air and supply air.

Tools: EPLAN V2.9

Jan 2023 - Jan 2023

Hüttenwerk Krupp Mannesmann

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Metals and Mining
Business areas
Information Technology
Production
  • Programming and commissioning of a steel cutting machine

Tools: TIA Portal V16

Oct 2022 - Dec 2022

Werner Bayer

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
  • Electrical design of an assembly line for Daimler according to Daimler standards

Tools: EPLAN 2022

Sep 2022 - Jan 2023

Voestalpine

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Metals and Mining
Business areas
Product Development
  • Introduction of Eplan P8
  • Transfer of circuit diagrams to Eplan
  • Creation of the article database
  • Creation of macros

Tools: EPLAN 2022

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

DUMA-Bandzink

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Metals and Mining
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Programming and commissioning of various oiling systems for zinc sheets

Tools: TIA Portal V17

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

Dematic

Position summary
Industries
Transportation
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Programming and commissioning of high-bay warehouse shuttles

Tools: TIA Portal V17

Aug 2022 - Aug 2022
Ankara, Turkey

Dürr

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Operations
  • Commissioning of an air purification system in Ankara

Tools: TIA Portal V17

May 2022 - Nov 2022

DESMA

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
  • Introduction of EPLAN and takeover of old plans

Tools: EPLAN 2022

Mar 2022 - May 2022

Alstom

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Quality Assurance
  • Carrying out inspection planning for rail vehicles

Tools: Other

Jan 2022 - Mar 2022

Stürtz GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
  • Interim Head of Electrical Design Department
  • Migration from Aucotec Engineering Base to Eplan 2022, providing technical support to employees in ongoing projects

Tools: EPLAN 2022

Dec 2021 - Mar 2022

Wystrach GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Software development for gas filling stations and storage facilities

Tools: TIA V16/V17

Oct 2021 - Feb 2022

Mühlbauer GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
  • Eplan development and implementation of EPLAN based on a battery assembly system
  • Creation of an article database and various macros

Tools: EPLAN V2.9

Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

Carbotech Gas Systems

Position summary
Industries
Energy
Business areas
Product Development
  • Electrical design of a biogas purification system

Tools: EPLAN V2.9

May 2021 - Dec 2021

Andritz Küsters

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Development of standard modules for the TIA Portal environment for calender controls

Tools: TIA V16

May 2021 - Jul 2021

HuDe GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
  • Electrical design for coke processing machines

Tools: EPLAN P8 V2.9

Mar 2021 - Jun 2021

Reifenhäuser Reicofil

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Support with the introduction of EPLAN
  • Macro creation

Tools: EPLAN P8 V2.9

Nov 2020 - Apr 2021

Andritz Küsters

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Development of standard modules for the TIA Portal environment for calender controls

Tools: S7 Classic, WinCC flex, TIA V15.1/V16

Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

Part-time Lecturer in EPLAN Electrical Design

IBB

Position summary
Part-time Lecturer in EPLAN Electrical Design at IBB
  • Preparation of learning content and materials for the beginner and advanced courses

Tools: EPLAN P8 V2.9

Jun 2020 - Present

Plan & Code Automation UG

Position summary
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Automated EPLAN editing
  • Reinstallation of article databases
  • Creation of automated page and window macros
  • Programming of a schematic and PLC generator

Tools: EPLAN P8 V2.6/V2.7/ V2.8/V2.9, C#, TIA V14/15/16

Apr 2020 - May 2020

Eplan Schulungen

Position summary
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Refresher course Eplan P8 V2.9
  • Eplan Scripting
  • Eplan macro and device engineering
Dec 2019 - Mar 2020

Hirata

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Reprogramming of existing plant software according to Daimler Standard PowerTrain.
  • Team leadership (15 employees)
  • Restructuring of existing Eplan drawings according to Daimler Standard PowerTrain and redesign of the electrical connections and devices.

Tools: TIA V14, EPLAN P8 V2.6, PowerTrain

Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

BCE Brinkmann

Position summary
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Programming and commissioning of burner controls

Tools: TIA V14, TIA V15, S7 classic

Apr 2019 - Nov 2019
Hamburg, Germany

AAT

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Logistics
  • Programming and commissioning of parts of a conveyor system and warehouse management system for gearbox production
  • Set-up of cell system communication with multiple ports at Daimler in Hamburg

Tools: TIA V14, Daimler Standard

Sep 2018 - Oct 2018

ATW

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Programming of a battery assembly line for Daimler
  • Various tasks in electrical design

Tools: TIA V14, EPLAN P8, Transline

Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

GET Elektrotechnik

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Programming of a mixer for adhesives

Tools: TIA V14

Apr 2018 - Sep 2018

Globus Gummiwerke

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Project management for retrofit, programming, and electrical design for systems used to manufacture rubber seals

Tools: TIA V14, EPLAN P8

Apr 2018 - May 2018

Baade M2M

Position summary
Industries
Utilities
Business areas
Product Development
  • Development of standards in TIA Portal for wastewater treatment plant controls and commissioning of wastewater treatment plants

Tools: TIA V14

Mar 2018 - Apr 2018

KSV

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Programming of special-purpose machines for manufacturing shock absorbers at Stabilus GmbH

Tools: TIA V13, S7 Classic, S5, Protool

Jan 2018 - Mar 2018
Sachsenheim, Germany

Aberle Steuerungstechnik

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Transportation
Business areas
Logistics
Operations
Production
  • Porsche logistics center in Sachsenheim
  • Commissioning and production support for a picking system

Tools: TIA V14

Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

Krauss Maffei

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Programming of cutting machines for the automotive supplier industry
  • Development of standards for TIA

Tools: S7, TIA V13/14, PnozMulti

Aug 2017 - Oct 2017

CMWTEC GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
  • Development of standards for TIA and ePLAN for battery filling systems and battery testing systems

Tools: EPLAN P8, TIA V14

Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

Bilfinger Berger

Position summary
Industries
Energy
Utilities
  • Design of a gas supply station

Tools: EPLAN P8

Apr 2017 - Jun 2017

Schmid Maschinenbau

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Programming of a transmission assembly line for Daimler

Tools: S7-Classic, Transline

Feb 2017 - Apr 2017

Project A & E

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Production
  • Design of the conversion of a shrink-wrapping system for bottle packaging

Tools: EPLAN P8, S7-Classic, TIA Portal, SEW, DP/PN

Sep 2016 - Jan 2017

Benteler Maschinenbau

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Production
  • Programming and commissioning of robotic welding cells

Tools: TIA Portal

Mar 2016 - Sep 2016

Dürr Systems

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Information Technology
Quality Assurance
  • Development and programming of a quality management system for the paint shops at VW Polen

Tools: S7

Jan 2016 - Feb 2016

Homag

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Production
  • Commissioning of woodworking machines

Tools: TIA Portal

Aug 2015 - Mar 2016

Dürr Systems

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Programming and conversion of the standard S7 blocks to TIA Portal

Tools: S7, TIA Portal

Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
Prague, Czech Republic

Dematic

Position summary
Industries
Transportation
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Programming and commissioning of the safety controller for the Amazon Prag 2 distribution center

Tools: S7 Safety, creation of safety matrix

Mar 2015 - Jun 2015

Trapp Elektroanlagenbau

Position summary
Industries
Utilities
Business areas
Project Management
  • Design of a waterworks

Tools: EPLAN P8, Elektrocad 9.0

Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

FAS

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Programming of a palletizer and depalletizer with conveyor technology
  • Project management for software development

Tools: S7, WinCCflex, Profibus, ASI Bus, SEW / Danfoss

Nov 2014 - Dec 2014

FAS

Position summary
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Programming of a palletizer and depalletizer with conveyor technology
  • Project management for software development

Tools: S7, WinCCflex, Profibus, SEW

Sep 2014 - Dec 2014

FLSmidth

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Metals and Mining
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Programming of pneumatic tube systems and measurement containers

Tools: S7, CoDeSys, TIA Portal, ABB Roboter, SEW/ Indramat

Aug 2014 - Aug 2014

Sturm Gruppe

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Production
  • Commissioning of a handling system with a lift for BMW

Tools: S7, Zenon, S7 Safety, Profinet, SEW

Jun 2014 - Oct 2014

Voith GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Programming and commissioning of a workpiece storage system with lift, roller conveyors, transfer carriage and repair station for Audi
  • Project management for software development

Tools: S7, WinCC flex, S7 Safety, Profinet, SEW

Jun 2014 - Jun 2014

Ohrmann Montagetechnik

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Production
  • Programming and commissioning of an assembly line for Festo valves

Tools: S7, WinCC flex, S7 Safety, Profinet,Simotion

Feb 2014 - Feb 2014
Leipzig, Germany

Voith GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Production
  • Optimization of S7 software at Porsche Leipzig to shorten production times

Tools: S7, WinCC flex, S7 Safety, Profinet, SEW

Oct 2013 - Apr 2014

Rheinkalk

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Project Management
  • Energy monitoring of rotary kilns
  • Project management

Tools: EPLAN P8, Excell

Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

Nidec-ASI

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Metals and Mining
Business areas
Production
Project Management
  • Control cabinet assemblies (250 cabinets) for the AcelorMittal raw wire line
  • Project management for electrical design

Tools: EPLAN P8, ABB inverters

Aug 2013 - Aug 2013

ATN Hölzel

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Production
  • Commissioning of the safety systems on the Audi NSU PVC line

Tools: S7, WinCC flex, S7 Safety, Profinet, SEW

Jul 2013 - Jul 2013

Moventas

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Preparation of documentation for gearbox monitoring
  • Development of a circuit diagram generator

Tools: EPLAN P8, Excel

Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

Executive Board Member

EnGeno eG

Position summary
Executive Board Member at EnGeno eG
Industries
Energy
Business areas
Strategy
Oct 2012 - Nov 2012

HGH SAT GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Programming of an industrial ultrasonic cleaning system

Tools: S7, WinCC flex, Simotion

Sep 2012 - Aug 2013

REpower

Position summary
Industries
Energy
Business areas
Product Development
  • Basic and detailed engineering for offshore wind power plants

Tools: EPLAN P8

Aug 2012 - Nov 2012

Beckhoff Automation GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Chemical
  • Creation of circuit diagrams and revisions for systems in the automotive and chemical industries

Tools: EPLAN 5.70, EPLAN P8

Mar 2012 - Jun 2013

LEA Automation GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Production
  • Programming of a paint processing line for Audi

Tools: S7, WinCC flex, S7 Safety, Profinet, SEW

Feb 2012 - Jul 2012

Zerust Automation GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
  • Creation of circuit diagrams for industrial furnaces

Tools: EPLAN P8, WSCAD 5.5

Aug 2011 - Nov 2011

Siemens

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Metals and Mining
Business areas
Operations
Production
Quality Assurance
  • Partial commissioning of a steel mill
  • Control cabinet testing at control cabinet manufacturer FEAG
  • Partial programming of the main drive of the push strip
  • Partial commissioning manager for a group of 4 people for the main drive of the push strip

Tools: S7, WinCC flex, EPLAN 5.70, ABB

May 2011 - Jun 2011

Z&J Technologies

Position summary
Industries
Metals and Mining
  • Creation of PIDs for blast furnace dosing systems

Tools: EPLAN P8

Mar 2011 - May 2011
Saransk, Russian Federation

Pillard GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Operations
  • Commissioning of 3 surface firing systems in Saransk, Russia

Tools: S7, WinCC flex

Feb 2011 - Mar 2011

ABP Induction GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
  • Revision of circuit diagrams for an induction furnace system for Daimler

Tools: EPLAN P8

Feb 2011 - Feb 2011
Turkey

Pillard GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Energy
Business areas
Operations
  • Commissioning of a coal-fired system in Turkey

Tools: S7, WinCC flex

Nov 2010 - Feb 2011
Stuttgart, Germany

Aberle Automation GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
  • PLC programming and visualization of a crankshaft packing system at Daimler in Untertürkheim

Tools: S7, S7-Graph, WinCC flexible, Transline, SEW

Jul 2010 - Sep 2010
Landshut, Germany

Becker Automatisierungstechnik

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Electrical design, PLC programming, visualization, and commissioning of a robot handling system for injection molding machines at BMW Landshut
  • Migration from ePLAN 5.70 to ePLAN P8

Tools: S7, S7-Graph, Zenon, EPLAN P8, SEW

May 2010 - Jul 2010

GoGaS

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Electrical design of industrial heating systems, their programming and visualization
  • Conversion from ePLAN 5.70 to ePLAN P8

Tools: S7, WinCC flex, EPLAN P8

Sep 2009 - Jan 2010
Changchun, China

VW-Changchun China

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Production
  • Modification of an elevator for changing floors in the production hall

Tools: S7, SEW

Mar 2009 - Aug 2009

Instructor for ePLAN P8 and PLC S7

alfatraining Bildungszentrum

Position summary
Instructor for ePLAN P8 and PLC S7 at alfatraining Bildungszentrum

Tools: S7, WinCC, EPLAN P8

Jan 2009 - Feb 2009

Hirschmann Automation & Control GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
  • Electrical design of length and angle encoders for cranes

Tools: EPLAN P8

Nov 2008 - Nov 2008

Vario Pack

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Adaptation of S7 software to changed conditions in a pipe and boiler cleaning system
  • Project management

Tools: EPLAN P8

Oct 2008 - Nov 2008

Reis Robotics GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Electrical design and PLC programming, as well as visualization of various system components for glass transport and the production of solar cells

Tools: EPLAN 5.70, S7 + S7F-Safety, WinCC flexible

Aug 2008 - Feb 2009

Grenzebach Maschinenbau GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Electrical design and PLC programming, as well as visualization of various system components for glass transport and the production of solar cells

Tools: EPLAN 5.70, S7 + S7F-Safety, MovieCon

Aug 2008 - Oct 2008

KMW

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Electrical design, programming, and commissioning of a punching machine for radiator grilles for Daimler

Tools: EPLAN 5.70, easySoft

Mar 2008 - Aug 2008

Megtec

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
  • Design of special systems for air purification

Tools: Step 7, WinCC, ECSCAD, Logix 500 Rockwell

Feb 2008 - Feb 2008

Kiekert AG

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
  • Design of special machines for testing car locks
  • Sick leave replacement

Tools: EPLAN electric P8

Aug 2007 - Oct 2007

PTR Präzisionstechnik

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
  • Design and commissioning of electron beam welding systems and handling systems

Tools: EPLAN 5.70, Step 7, WinCC

Jul 2007 - Aug 2007

Dietz & Shell

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
  • Design of fiber winding systems

Tools: EPLAN 5.70

Jun 2007 - Jul 2007

Bilfinger u. Berger Industrieservice

Position summary
Industries
Chemical
Business areas
Project Management
  • Design of a chemical production plant

Tools: EPLAN 5.70

Feb 2007 - Jun 2007

AVL

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
  • Creation of documentation for emission measuring devices

Tools: EPLAN electrical P8

Dec 2006 - Jan 2007

APE

Position summary
Industries
Energy
  • Survey of part of a gas processing plant

Tools: EPLAN 5.70

Jun 2006 - Oct 2006

Technogerma Systems GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Product Development
  • Revision of circuit diagrams for engine test stands and conversion to EPLAN 5.20
  • Implementation with VNS interface

Tools: EPLAN 5.70, EPLAN 5.20

Apr 2006 - May 2006

Wampfler Weil am Rhein

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
  • Electrical design for container cranes

Tools: WS-CAD

Feb 2005 - Mar 2005

Fiedler Automationssoftware Eltville

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
  • Design of a printing line for Tetra Pak

Tools: EPLAN 5.60

Dec 2004 - Dec 2004

Harzwasserwerke Hildesheim

Position summary
Industries
Utilities
Business areas
Project Management
  • Design of a waterworks

Tools: Elcad 7.1

Sep 2004 - Nov 2004

Fleissner GmbH Egelsbach

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Project Management
  • Design of systems for fiber production

Tools: EPLAN 5.60

Jun 2004 - Aug 2004

Wild GmbH & Co.KG Heidelberg

Position summary
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Project Management
  • Project planning of systems in fruit preparation

Tools: S7, Protool, Intouch, Inbatch, EPLAN, Visio

Apr 2004 - May 2004

Reimelt

Position summary
Industries
Food and Beverage
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
  • Electrical design of industrial baking systems

Tools: Elcad

Feb 2004 - Mar 2004

Instron

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Product Development
  • Electrical design of test benches in the automotive industry

Tools: Elcad

Dec 2003 - Jan 2004

Hörmann Industrietechnik

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Operations
Production
  • Commissioning and production support for a rear axle wheel alignment and camber adjustment system, as well as a shock absorber screw fastening system

Tools: S7, Interbus

Aug 2003 - Nov 2003
Wolfsburg, Germany

RESA GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Production
  • S7 programming and commissioning of part of a palletizing conveyor system at VW Wolfsburg

Tools: S7, Interbus, Ethernet

Jun 2003 - Jul 2003
Heilbronn, Germany

autoSOFT GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Production
  • Modifications at ThyssenKrupp Drauz in Heilbronn for a riveting and screwdriving cell, as well as a sheet-metal welding system, S7 programming
  • S7 programming with ASI bus for 2 conveyor technology systems for Hyundai

Tools: S7, Interbus, ASI bus

Feb 2003 - May 2003
Vienna, Austria

Gesat GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Utilities
  • Planning of the electrical control technology for the Vienna sewage treatment plants using EPLAN 5.40

Tools: EPLAN 5.40

Dec 2002 - Feb 2003

Fiedler Automationssoftware GmbH

Position summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Production
  • Commissioning of a robotic deburring cell, programming: S7, at LUK

Tools: S7, Interbus

Aug 2002 - Nov 2002

Emde Industrietechnik

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • S7 programming and EPLAN/ESP design of various special-purpose machinery systems

Tools: S7, ESP, EPLAN 5.30

Oct 2001 - Jul 2002

Dienst Verpackungstechnik

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • S7 programming and EPLAN design of various special-purpose machinery systems

Tools: S7

Sep 2001 - Jan 2010

Koenigsdorf Oberflächentechnik

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Conversion of the existing production systems to VIPA controls, including integration of a central computer with visualization and connection to the existing SQL database
  • Project management

Tools: S7, MovieCon, EPLAN P8

Mar 2001 - Sep 2001

MAN

Position summary
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
  • Planning of the rocket launch platform for Ariane – rocket

Tools: AutoCad

Sep 2000 - Mar 2001

FLG-Automation

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
  • S5/S7 programming with integration of Profibus and Lauer operator terminals for various special-purpose machinery systems

Tools: S5 and S7, Profibus

Jul 2000 - Sep 2000

Ing.-Büro Ferchau

Position summary
Industries
Utilities
  • Worked for Ing.-Büro Ferchau at Taunus-Elektro-Bau GmbH
  • Area: Control and energy supply for district heating systems

Tools: Elcad

Feb 2000 - Jun 2000

Edeleanu

Position summary
Industries
Chemical
Business areas
Project Management
  • Area: Instrumentation of a petrochemical plant for lubricant production, project planning and pricing

Tools: Office Excel

Jul 1999 - May 2000

Ing.-Büro Ferchau

Position summary
Industries
Chemical
Energy
  • Worked for Ing.-Büro Ferchau at Bartec GmbH and ABB Lumus Global GmbH
  • Area: Control and power supply for a petrochemical plant. Planning the power supply for motors and valves, designing the MCC

Tools: Aucoplan, Access

Nov 1998 - Jun 1999
Stuttgart, Germany

Ing.-Büro Küpper und Müller

Position summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Worked on assignment at Bosch GmbH in Stuttgart.
  • Responsibilities: Project planning and programming of control systems for mechanical engineering

Tools:

Jul 1998 - Sep 1998

Electrical Installer

Elektroinstallationsfirma Ströhlein und Dankl

Position summary
Electrical Installer at Elektroinstallationsfirma Ströhlein und Dankl
Industries
Construction
  • Worked as an electrical installer in Berchtesgaden
Jan 1998 - Jun 1998
Piding, Germany

Broker

Primus Consulting GmbH

Position summary
Broker at Primus Consulting GmbH
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Investments and M&A
  • Worked as a broker at Primus Consulting GmbH in Piding
Dec 1989 - Sep 1997

Eigenes Ingenieurbüro für Mess-, Steuer- und Regelungstechnik, sowie elektrische Gebäudetechnik

Position summary
Industries
Construction
Oct 1988 - Sep 1989

Energy Systems Electronics Technician

Walter Klein

Position summary
Energy Systems Electronics Technician at Walter Klein
Business areas
Operations
  • Department: Maintenance of machinery and buildings
  • Head of the Maintenance Department from 01.04.1989

Location: Wuppertal, Germany

Jan 1988 - Oct 1988

Energy Systems Electronics Technician

Kabelwerke Reinshagen

Position summary
Energy Systems Electronics Technician at Kabelwerke Reinshagen
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Operations
  • Department: Maintenance of machinery and buildings

Location: Wuppertal, Germany

Jan 1983 - Aug 1983
Wuppertal, Germany

Energy Systems Electronics Technician

Wuppertaler Stadtwerke AG

Position summary
Energy Systems Electronics Technician at Wuppertaler Stadtwerke AG
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Department: Tram overhead lines, switch and signal control
  • Area of activity: Development and conversion of switch and signal control to a computer-assisted system.
  • Departments: Tram

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Construction, Automotive, Information Technology, Energy, and Chemical.

Manufacturing
Construction
Automotive
Information Technology
Energy
Chemical
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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management, Production, Operations, and Strategy.

Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
Production
Operations
Strategy
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Summary

Graduate electrical engineer specializing in automation technology, with many years of experience in electrical design, PLC and HMI programming, commissioning, retrofits, standardization, and technical project management. Projects include mechanical and plant engineering, the automotive industry, logistics, process industries, energy and building technology, laboratory automation, and digital solutions supported by AI.

Skills

  • Electrical Design And Revisions

  • Plc And Safety Programming

  • Visualization

  • Commissioning And Production Support

  • Development Of Technical Standards And Generators

  • Project And Team Management

  • Training

  • Eplan 5 And P8 Up To 2022

  • Siemens S5 And S7

  • Tia Portal V13 To V18

  • Wincc And Wincc Flexible

  • S7 Safety

  • Protool

  • Zenon

  • Codesys

  • Visual Studio

  • C#

  • Vb.Net

  • Python

  • Php

  • Java

  • Sql

  • Xml

  • Autocad

  • Elcad

  • Wscad

  • Ecscad

  • Aucoplan

  • Abb

  • Sew

  • Industrial Bus Systems

  • Programming Experience With Siemens S5/S7, Abb, Moeller, Telemequanique, Mitsubishi, Omron And Bosch

  • Cad Programs: Autocad, Autosketch, Eplan, Elpro, Aucoplan And Elcad

  • Databases: Access, Excel And Dbase

  • Electrical Building Technology

  • Building Management Systems

  • Fire Protection And Fire Alarm Systems

  • Ventilation Technology

  • Substations

  • Emergency Power Supply

  • Sales: Omron Representative For The Berchtesgadener Land Region

Languages

German
Advanced
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1984 - Dec 1987

Bergisches Land Wuppertal Comprehensive University

Diplom-Ingenieur · Automation technology · Wuppertal, Germany

Aug 1983 - Jun 1984

Vocational Schools II

Electrical engineering · Wuppertal, Germany · 2,1

Aug 1979 - Jan 1983

Wuppertaler Stadtwerke AG

Training as an energy systems electronics technician · Wuppertal, Germany · 1,5

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Experience

Total positions 123
Experience in Manufacturing 21.5 y
Avg length 5 m
Longest experience 8 y 4 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 6 (Germany, Turkey, Czech Republic, Russian Federation, China, +1)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Part-time Lecturer in EPLAN Electrical Design, Executive Board Member, Instructor for ePLAN P8 and PLC S7
Main industries Manufacturing, Construction, Automotive
Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

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Frank is based in Krefeld, Germany.

Frank speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced).

Frank has at least 37 years of experience. During this time, Frank has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 113 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 months. Note that Frank may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Frank would be well-suited for roles such as: Part-time Lecturer in EPLAN Electrical Design, Executive Board Member, Instructor for ePLAN P8 and PLC S7.

In recent years, Frank has worked for Plan & Code Automation UG, Wirtz Automation GmbH, ABInBev, QCS Labautomation GmbH, and Nagel GmbH.

Frank is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Construction, and Automotive. Frank also has some experience in Information Technology, Energy, and Chemical.

Frank is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management. Frank also has some experience in Production, Operations, and Strategy.

Frank has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Construction.

Frank has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Production.

Frank holds a Master in Automation technology from Bergisches Land Wuppertal Comprehensive University.

Frank is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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