Robert A.-Trainer, Coach and Consultant
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Experience
Consultant and Trainer
Haufe Akademie
- Process management
- Process analysis
- Process design
- Process improvement
- Lean logistics
- Agile management
- Culture of learning from mistakes
Systemic Organizational Consultant | Lecturer
Business Trends Academy (BTA) GmbH
- Strategy development
- Employee empowerment
- Vision development
- Leadership principles
- Designing learning organizations
- Learning process design
- Culture of learning from mistakes in organizations
- Reorganization
Digital Business Models | Guest Lecturer
IUBH Internationale Hochschule
Fellowship
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Berlin
- Top 5 Lecturer for organic growth and lasting competitiveness
- Supporting leaders, teams and companies in continuously increasing efficiency, customer value and innovation
Patents:
Oil heating system for aircraft gas turbines
Device for the prevention of high oil tank pressures under negative G conditions
Centrifugal oil separator for an aircraft engine
Successfully leading and managing (agile) teams and projects, including remotely/online
Designing effective and transparent processes and structures
Guiding structured, low-risk innovation
Actively shaping and using change processes
Master Black Belt Assembly & Test
Rolls-Royce
- Supporting managers in defining and delivering improvement programs to support strategic goals
- Accrediting Black Belts
- Continuously analyzing the business to identify projects for standardizing and improving business processes
- Stabilizing and simplifying, and developing a framework for robust program and project management
- Engaging, coaching, mentoring and training employees, teams, Black Belts, project owners/sponsors and second-level managers
Process Management | Guest Lecturer
SRH Hochschule Berlin
- 2022–2023 Guest Lecturer "Process Management" Executive MBA
- 2019–2023 Guest Lecturer "Process Management" Master
- 2020–2021 Guest Lecturer "IT based process design" Master
- 2017–2019 Guest Lecturer "Decision making and complexity" MBA
Head Of Business Improvement
Rolls-Royce
- Designed and managed business-critical improvement projects and programs (e.g. 50 % reduction in assembly time), using both traditional and agile approaches
- Designed and implemented strategic improvement projects, e.g. activating Belt know-how
- Optimized processes using traditional and innovative methods
- Member of the Assembly & Test Business leadership team
- Remote coaching and accreditation of Black Belts
- Coached, mentored and trained employees, teams, Black Belts, managers and project clients/sponsors at the second management level
Business Improvement Team Lead
Rolls-Royce
- Led a local team of Black Belts
- Managed the team on site and remotely (UK)
- Developed employees and teams based on competency requirements
- Functionally led the global Business Improvement teams (up to 11 employees)
- Provided global support and coordination for business-critical improvement projects and programs (e.g. 33 % UK, 36 % D, 53 % SGP reduction in assembly time)
- Shared global best and worst practices
- Designed and facilitated workshops and Kaizen events with customers and suppliers
- Introduced and coached a production system in operational and office areas
- Remote coaching and accreditation of Green Belts
- Developed interactive training concepts
- Developed a global Business Improvement strategy, initiatives and KPIs
- Change management, e.g. coaching on change methodology, sustaining project results through risk management, targeted communication, employee empowerment, defining effective KPIs and governance
- Coached, mentored and trained employees, teams, Black Belts and managers
Business Improvement Manager
Rolls-Royce
- Supported business-critical improvement projects and programs (e.g. quality and logistics Black Belt project, benefit 1,75 Mio €)
- Identified and evaluated improvement projects
- Designed and facilitated workshops
- Trained employees in Lean Six Sigma tools and methods (e.g. statistical process control, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen)
- Coached and mentored Black and Green Belts
Fluid Systems Expert
Rolls-Royce
- Designed, modeled, tested and validated the TP400 engine oil and fuel system
- Coordinated research activities and partnerships (including KIT)
- Robust Design studies (benefit 2,8 Mio €)
- Method development: created numerical models to simulate complex physical effects
- Main contact for the oil system of V2500 engines
- Training on technical systems
- Strategically coordinated certification of the TP400 oil and fuel system with international partner companies
- Certified the TP400 engine
Freelance Research Associate at the Institute of Process Engineering
Technische Universität Berlin
- Writing a doctoral dissertation
- Publications in international journals and conference proceedings
- Preparing a third-party funding proposal and securing funding
Research Associate at the Institute of Process Engineering
Technische Universität Berlin
- Numerical and experimental research
- Developing new measurement technology
- Computer administration
- Teaching (CFD, mathematical solution methods, process engineering) and office hours
- 11 presentations at national and international conferences
- 15 publications in national and international journals and conference proceedings
- Industry collaborations (including Bayer AG, Schering AG)
- Coaching students working on project papers and diploma theses
Industry experience
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Experienced in Aerospace and Defense, Education, Professional Services, and Chemical.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Quality Assurance, Research and Development, Project Management, Operations, Product Development, and Logistics.
Summary
I help companies implement transformations effectively and measurably improve processes.
With a clear focus on Lean Management, Operational Excellence and leadership, I make sure that changes are not only planned but also become a lasting part of everyday work.
Typical results:
- 20–40 % increase in efficiency
- Faster, more stable processes
- More effective leadership and better collaboration
I combine consulting, training and coaching to deliver lasting results.
Skills
- Ms Teams, Zoom, Webex, Google Meet
- Miro (Trainer), Mural, Conceptboard
- Google Workspace
- Ms-Office, Libre Office
Languages
Education
TH Karlsruhe, TU Berlin
Studies, Dipl.-Ing. · Process Engineering · Berlin, Germany · sehr gut
TU Berlin
Doctorate, Dr.-Ing. · Process Engineering · Berlin, Germany · magna cum laude
Certifications & licenses
Agile Leader (Trainer)
Conflict Transformation
Design Sprint Facilitator
Design Thinking In Organizations
Process Excellence Leadership Academy
Systemischer Coach
Toyota Kata Coach
Statistics
Experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Frequently asked questions
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Robert is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Robert speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).
Robert has at least 26 years of experience. During this time, Robert has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 2 months. Note that Robert may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Robert would be well-suited for roles such as: Consultant and Trainer, Systemic Organizational Consultant | Lecturer, Digital Business Models | Guest Lecturer.
Robert's most recent position is Consultant and Trainer at Haufe Akademie.
In recent years, Robert has worked for Haufe Akademie, Business Trends Academy (BTA) GmbH, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Berlin, and SRH Hochschule Berlin.
Robert is most experienced in industries like Aerospace and Defense, Education, and Professional Services. Robert also has some experience in Chemical.
Robert is most experienced in business areas like Quality Assurance, Research and Development, and Project Management. Robert also has some experience in Product Development, Operations, and Logistics.
Robert has recently worked in industries like Education, Professional Services, and Aerospace and Defense.
Robert has recently worked in business areas like Operations, Product Development, and Project Management.
Robert holds a Doctorate in Process Engineering from TU Berlin and a Bachelor in Process Engineering from TH Karlsruhe, TU Berlin.
Robert has 10 certificates. Among them, these include: Agile Leader (Trainer), Conflict Transformation, and Design Sprint Facilitator.
Robert will be available part-time from April 2027.
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