Tayfun Ergün - Project: Wien Computer Expert GmbH

Q: Where is Tayfun based?

Tayfun is based in Hamburg, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Tayfun speak?

Tayfun speaks the following languages: German (Native), Turkish (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Tayfun have?

Tayfun has at least 29 years of experience. During this time, Tayfun has worked in at least 32 different roles and for 4 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months . Note that Tayfun may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Tayfun's latest experience?

Tayfun's most recent position is Project: Wien Computer Expert GmbH at TE Change Management .

Q: What companies has Tayfun worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Tayfun has worked for TE Change Management and Caterpillar Motoren GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Tayfun most experienced in?

Tayfun is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing , Professional Services , and Food and Beverage . Tayfun also has some experience in Aerospace and Defense , Information Technology , and Energy .

Q: Which business areas is Tayfun most experienced in?

Tayfun is most experienced in business areas like Operations , Quality Assurance , and Production . Tayfun also has some experience in Project Management , Strategy , and Human Resources .

Q: Which industries has Tayfun worked in recently?

Tayfun has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing , Professional Services , and Information Technology .

Q: Which business areas has Tayfun worked in recently?

Tayfun has recently worked in business areas like Quality Assurance , Operations , and Production .

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Hamburg, Germany

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Experience

Sep 2023 - Present

2 years 10 months

Project: Wien Computer Expert GmbH

TE Change Management

Offer optimization
Redesign of the offer process and the marketing process

Sep 2023 - Feb 2024

6 months

Project: Calibre Scientific/BIOZOL

TE Change Management

Transfer of production lines
OEE optimization
Quality management
Lean management

Mar 2022 - Nov 2022

9 months

Project: Superior Industries

TE Change Management

Restructuring project
Strategy, restructuring, profitability, leadership, SFM

Sep 2021 - Present

4 years 10 months

Project: Wien Computer Expert GmbH

TE Change Management

Preparing and increasing the company's value for a potential sale

Sep 2021 - Oct 2022

1 year 2 months

Project: TIMOCOM

TE Change Management

Development of an M&A strategy for startups and evaluation of startups

Sep 2021 - Mar 2022

7 months

Project: Siemens Energy AG

TE Change Management

Optimization of the development process
Lean, development process, tool landscape (worldwide)

Oct 2020 - Present

5 years 9 months

Project: Norafin Industries (Germany) GmbH

TE Change Management

OEE optimization
Process and production optimization (Germany)

Oct 2018 - Dec 2019

1 year 3 months

Project: Deutsche Bahn AG

TE Change Management

Transport/logistics/production (maintenance)
Process and production optimization (Germany)

Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

7 months

Project: Norddeutsche Kaffeewerke GmbH

TE Change Management

Process and production optimization (Germany)

May 2018 - Sep 2019

1 year 5 months

Project: ETO Magnetics GmbH

TE Change Management

Process and production optimization (Germany)

Jul 2017 - Dec 2018

1 year 6 months

Project: Deutsche Windtechnik AG

TE Change Management

Optimization of overhead costs (Germany)

May 2017 - May 2018

1 year 1 month

Project: Göbber GmbH

TE Change Management

Lean Six Sigma and TPM rollout (Germany)

Sep 2015 - May 2016

9 months

Project: CeramTec

TE Change Management

Training and coaching of Lean Six Sigma Black Belts (Germany)

Apr 2015 - Aug 2018

3 years 5 months

Project: Vattenfall GmbH (now LEAG)

TE Change Management

Continuous Improvement Program
Training and coaching of Lean, Six Sigma, TPM Black Belts and Green Belts
Project coaching

Jan 2015 - May 2016

1 year 5 months

Project: BASF

TE Change Management

Training and coaching of Lean Six Sigma Black Belts and Green Belts (Ludwigshafen, Germany)

May 2014 - Dec 2015

1 year 8 months

Project: Anheuser Busch Inbev

TE Change Management

Training and coaching of Lean Six Sigma Black Belts & Green Belts (worldwide)

Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

4 months

Project: Magna

TE Change Management

Line optimization & balancing
Logistics optimization
TPM (Straubing, Germany)

Oct 2013 - Present

12 years 9 months

Managing Partner

TE Change Management

Projects in: Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma, Change Management, Strategy Consulting, Training & Coaching, TPM, TWI, OPEX
Clients: Siemens Energy, Deutsche Bahn AG, Norddeutsche Kaffeewerke, ETO Magnetics GmbH, Deutsche Windtechnik, Göbber GmbH, CeramTec, BASF, Kraftfoods, Gopher Resource, AB InBeV, Semperit, Magna, Axa Winterthur, Terra Oceanis Verlag, Vodafone Germany, Airbus, Bursa Cimento

Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

4 months

Project: Bursa Cimento

TE Change Management

TPM and performance improvement through production line optimization (Bursa, Turkey)

Jan 2013 - Jul 2018

5 years 7 months

Project: Airbus Group

TE Change Management

Trainer & coach for Lean, Supply Chain Management, Procurement process, Quality standards, APQP, Supplier development, Airbus Operating System
About 350 trainings delivered

Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

8 months

Project: Gopher Resource

TE Change Management

TPM/Lean project to increase lead production from 130 to 380 tons/day
Result after 8 months: 395 tons/day

Apr 2011 - May 2012

1 year 2 months

Project: Kraftfoods Asia Pacific Rollout

TE Change Management

Lead MBB and client partner in the Asia Pacific Lean Six Sigma rollout at Kraftfoods
USD 40 million savings, 12 Black Belts trained for Wave 2

Apr 2011 - Oct 2011

7 months

Project: Kraftfoods Asia Pacific Wave 1

TE Change Management

USD 100 million savings, 24 Black Belts trained (China, Indonesia, India)

Sep 2010 - Apr 2011

8 months

Project: Kraftfoods Europe

TE Change Management

Coach for Black Belts and management in the European Lean Six Sigma rollout at Kraftfoods
USD 4 million savings, 25 Black Belts trained

Jan 2010 - Sep 2010

9 months

Vevey, Switzerland

Corporate Focus Improvement Support Leader

Nestlé S. A.

Responsible for the global rollout of TPM in operations for Food & Beverage (500 plants in 80 markets)
Senior consultant and coach for country-level managers
Coach and trainer for zero-defect thinking, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, SMED, loss tree analysis, and goal cascading

Feb 2008 - Jul 2009

1 year 6 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Program Manager

Celerant Consulting GmbH

Responsible for the Lean Six Sigma rollout at T-Systems clients
Coaching of champions (management board), MBBs, BBs
Training of champions, MBBs, BBs, GBs, champions (20 MBBs, 50 BBs, 200 GBs, 60 champions)

May 2007 - Present

19 years 2 months

Kiel, Germany

Caterpillar Motoren GmbH

Sold marine engines to European customers (annual sales approx. €100 million)
Managed projects and orders for the European market

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Professional Services, Food and Beverage, Aerospace and Defense, Information Technology, and Energy.

Manufacturing

Professional Services

Food and Beverage

Aerospace and Defense

Information Technology

Energy

Business Area Experience

See which departments and functions this freelancer has contributed to most.

Experienced in Operations, Quality Assurance, Production, Project Management, Strategy, and Human Resources.

Operations

Quality Assurance

Production

Project Management

Strategy

Human Resources

Skills

21 Years Of Consulting Experience As A Senior Consultant, Specifically For Senior Executives
Experienced Trainer For Lean 6 Sigma Awareness (Special Training For Ec And Mc Board Members)
Experienced Coach For Lean 6 Sigma, Soft Skills, Zero-Defect Thinking, Management Control And Reporting Systems (For Ec And Mc Board Members)
Experienced Trainer In 6 Sigma Dmaic And Dfss Methodology For Gbs, Bbs, Mbbs, Champions (Management Members)
Global Responsibility For Implementing Tpm At The World'S Largest Food And Beverage Company (Nestlé)
Experienced Coach In 6 Sigma Dmaic And Dfss Methods For Gbs, Bbs, Mbbs, Champions (Trained And Coached Over 500 Mbbs, Bbs, Gbs, Ybs In Their Projects)
Experienced Trainer In Lean 6 Sigma
Experienced Coach In Lean 6 Sigma Projects
Excellent Experience With General Consulting Tools
Excellent Experience In Change Management
Excellent Experience In The Food And Beverage Industry
Excellent Experience In The Automotive Industry
Excellent Experience In The Pharmaceutical Industry
Excellent Experience In Heavy Industry
Excellent Experience In It Companies
Global Project Manager And Project Leader
Experience In Sales Of Marine Propulsion Systems
Global Experience As Technical System Manager And Project Leader For Evaluating Marine Propulsion Systems
Excellent Experience In Global Supplier Development, Supplier Sourcing, And Supply Chain Management
15 Years Of Experience With Asian (Particularly Chinese) Customers And Suppliers
Process Optimization Expert (Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt) With Strong Manufacturing Background
Led Over 50 Lean Six Sigma Bb Projects And Contributed To Several Lean Gb Projects, Successfully Achieving Targets
Implemented A Supplier Measurement And Control Tool (Qcldm: Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, Management) With Consistent, Substantial Process And Cultural Changes
Excellent Cross-Functional Experience In Product Development, Process Development, Lean Development, Supply Chain Development
Excellent Strong-Man Management, Communication, And Presentation Skills
Excellent Quantitative And Qualitative Analytical Skills
Experienced Trainer In Advanced Product Quality Planning (Apqp) And Production Part Approval Process (Ppap)
Excellent Experience In The Non Corrective Material Process (Ncm)
Excellent Experience With Qs9000/Iso9000, Ts16949

Software

Excellent Ms Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Word, Project)
Trainer For Minitab (Statistical Analysis Software)
Minitab Workspace (Project Management Software)
Visio & Process Model (Process Analysis), Power Bi, Ms Project
Qm Software, Erp Systems (Sap, Navision, Pro Alpha, Etc.), Aps Systems, Bde & Mde Systems

Some Examples Of Tool Expertise And Usage

Lean Tools

5+1s Workshops
One Piece Flow
Oee Analysis
Poka Yoke
Layout Management
Smed
Kaizen
Pull Systems
Quick Change-Over
Safety Kaizen
Supermarket Systems
Visual Management
Jit
Tpm
Value Stream Mapping
Cip
Process Analysis
Value Stream Analysis
Kanban Systems
Process Optimization
Scm

Languages

German

Native

Turkish

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1991 - Jun 1996

University of Applied Sciences Kiel

Diploma in Engineering · Mechanical Engineering, Production Technology · Kiel, Germany

Oct 1990 - Jun 1991

Technical Secondary School Kiel

Technical college entrance qualification · Technology · Kiel, Germany

Oct 1987 - Jun 1990

Krupp MaK

Industrial Mechanic Journeyman · Industrial Mechanic · Kiel, Germany

Certifications & licenses

6S TWI Facilitator Training

GPS & MESC

L6S TPM Facilitator Training

GPS & MESC

6 Sigma Master Black Belt

CAT

Lean 6 Sigma Master Black Belt

CAT

6 Sigma Black Belt

CAT

APQP Trainer (Advanced Product Quality Planning)

CAT

FMEA Trainer

CAT

Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt

CAT

Lean Sigma Trainer

CAT

PPAP Trainer (Production Parts Approval Process)

CAT

6 Sigma Green Belt

CAT

8D Method, NCM

CAT

Auditor Qualification

DGQ

Internal Auditor

DGQ

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 33

Experience in Manufacturing 28.5 y

Avg length 3 y

Longest experience 19 y 5 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Switzerland)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Project: Wien Computer Expert GmbH, Project: Calibre Scientific/BIOZOL, Project: Superior Industries

Main industries Manufacturing, Professional Services, Food and Beverage

Main business areas Operations, Quality Assurance, Production

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Certifications earned 14

Profile

Created

November 2024

Last Update

June 2026

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Where is Tayfun based?

Tayfun is based in Hamburg, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Tayfun speak?

Tayfun speaks the following languages: German (Native), Turkish (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Tayfun have?

Tayfun has at least 29 years of experience. During this time, Tayfun has worked in at least 32 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months. Note that Tayfun may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Tayfun be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Tayfun would be well-suited for roles such as: Project: Wien Computer Expert GmbH, Project: Calibre Scientific/BIOZOL, Project: Superior Industries.

What is Tayfun's latest experience?

Tayfun's most recent position is Project: Wien Computer Expert GmbH at TE Change Management.

What companies has Tayfun worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Tayfun has worked for TE Change Management and Caterpillar Motoren GmbH.

Which industries is Tayfun most experienced in?

Tayfun is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Professional Services, and Food and Beverage. Tayfun also has some experience in Aerospace and Defense, Information Technology, and Energy.

Which business areas is Tayfun most experienced in?

Tayfun is most experienced in business areas like Operations, Quality Assurance, and Production. Tayfun also has some experience in Project Management, Strategy, and Human Resources.

Which industries has Tayfun worked in recently?

Tayfun has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing, Professional Services, and Information Technology.

Which business areas has Tayfun worked in recently?

Tayfun has recently worked in business areas like Quality Assurance, Operations, and Production.

What is Tayfun's education?

Tayfun holds a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, Production Technology from University of Applied Sciences Kiel.

Does Tayfun have any certificates?

Tayfun has 14 certificates. Among them, these include: 6S TWI Facilitator Training, L6S TPM Facilitator Training, and 6 Sigma Master Black Belt.

What is the availability of Tayfun?

Tayfun is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Tayfun?

Tayfun's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.