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Robert Leikauf-Managing Director

Robert Leikauf
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Bamberg, Germany

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Experience

Sep 1992 - Present
Bamberg, Germany

Managing Director

Leikauf Engineering

Position summary
Managing Director at Leikauf Engineering
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Product Development
Project Management
  • Planning and subproject management in all areas of electrical engineering
Jan 1988 - Aug 1992
Hallstadt, Germany

Shareholder and Head of CAE

CADraw GmbH

Position summary
Shareholder and Head of CAE at CADraw GmbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Operations
Project Management
  • Planning and subproject management in the area of plant engineering
  • Leading up to 35 employees
  • Budget responsibility up to DM 850,000
Apr 1987 - Dec 1987
Kirchehrenbach, Germany

Administrator CAE system EPLAN

ZBS

Position summary
Administrator CAE system EPLAN at ZBS
Industries
Metals and Mining
Business areas
Product Development
  • Involved in the planning of the control systems for a blast furnace for ThyssenKrupp
Jan 1987 - Mar 1987
Herzogenaurach, Germany

Planning of machines for automotive engineering

INA Schaeffler KG

Position summary
Planning of machines for automotive engineering at INA Schaeffler KG
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Product Development
  • Planning of machines in the area of special machine construction
  • Preparation of electrical engineering documents
Jan 1982 - Dec 1986
Bamberg, Germany

Planning and maintenance of wastewater systems with EPLAN

Robert Bosch GmbH

Position summary
Planning and maintenance of wastewater systems with EPLAN at Robert Bosch GmbH
Industries
Utilities
Business areas
Operations
Product Development
Project Management
  • Support in the planning and monitoring of new builds and conversions in plant engineering (mainly wastewater systems)
  • Creation of PLC programs
Jan 1979 - Dec 1981
Nuremberg, Germany

Apprenticeship as Technical Draftsman, specializing in Electrical Engineering

Karl Dehn

Position summary
Apprenticeship as Technical Draftsman, specializing in Electrical Engineering at Karl Dehn
Industries
Construction
Business areas
Operations
Product Development
  • Assisted with preparing quotations
  • Site supervision
  • Tendering
  • Measurements
  • Preparation of projects in the field of building services engineering and lightning protection

Industry experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Utilities, Construction, and Metals and Mining.

Manufacturing
Utilities
Construction
Metals and Mining
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Project Management, Product Development, and Operations.

Project Management
Product Development
Operations
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Skills

  • Planning And Design In Plant And Mechanical Engineering

  • Engineering Of High, Medium, And Low-Voltage Switchgear Systems

  • Implementation Of Customer Requirements

  • Staff Management Of Up To 35 Employees

  • Subproject Management In The Areas Of Plant Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Power Generation, Power Distribution, And Technical Building Services

  • Cae Documentation With Eplan, Elcad, Engineering Base, Ruplan, Sigraph-Et/Cae, Wscad

  • Cad Documentation With Autocad

  • Planning And Program Development With Simatic S5 And S7

  • Cae Data Conversions

  • Cae Training

  • Program Development For In-House Use (Administration, Tools, Cae Scripts)

  • Computer Technology, Networks, Internet, Operating Systems

  • Engineering / Electrical Engineering

  • Plant Engineering Water Treatment, Gas Supply, Steel Production, Building Materials, Logistics

  • Mechanical Engineering Automotive Supply, Medical Technology, Food Industry, It

  • Vehicle Construction Rail Vehicles

  • Power Generation Chp Plants, Generator Protection, Emergency Power Supply

  • Power Transmission Grid Protection, Transformer Control

  • Power Distribution Low-, Medium-, And High-Voltage Switchgear Systems Incl. Secondary Systems And Auxiliary Power, Busbar Protection, Railway Electrification, Control Systems

  • Building Services Lighting And Power Distribution, Fire Protection, Emergency Power, Control Systems

  • Ms Windows

  • Linux

  • Ms Office

  • Openoffice

  • Sap

  • Apache

  • Mysql

  • Cae Elcad / Eplan / Ruplan / Engineering Base / Sigraph-Cae / Wscad

  • Cad Autocad

  • Business Software

  • C++

  • Caebasic

  • Step 7

  • Html

  • Xml

  • Php

  • Sql

  • Java

  • Javascript

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Elementary
French
Elementary
Italian
Elementary

Education

Jan 1979 - Dec 1981

Karl Dehn

Training as a technical draftsman, specialization in electrical engineering · Nuremberg, Germany

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 6
Experience in Manufacturing 38.5 y
Avg length 7 y 11 m
Longest experience 34 y

Global experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Managing Director, Shareholder and Head of CAE, Administrator CAE system EPLAN
Main industries Manufacturing, Utilities, Construction
Main business areas Project Management, Product Development, Operations

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Robert is based in Bamberg, Germany.

Robert speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary), Italian (Elementary).

Robert has at least 48 years of experience. During this time, Robert has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 8 years and 11 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: Managing Director, Shareholder and Head of CAE, Administrator CAE system EPLAN.

Robert's most recent position is Managing Director at Leikauf Engineering.

In recent years, Robert has worked for Leikauf Engineering.

Robert is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Utilities, and Construction. Robert also has some experience in Metals and Mining and Automotive.

Robert is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Product Development, and Operations.

Robert has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing.

Robert has recently worked in business areas like Product Development and Project Management.

Robert attended Karl Dehn for Training as a technical draftsman, specialization in electrical engineering.

The availability of Robert needs to be confirmed.

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