Volkmar S.-Mechatronics. Technology. Foresight.

Design of an HMI interface for process visualization of plastic extruders

• Graphic and program design in Siemens TIA V21 for controlling an extrusion plant according to current technical and design requirements for multi-stage screw extruders.

Tools: Siemens TIA

Manufacturing Engineer Electrical Systems

Project: Completion of the M/Y Shakleton

• Electrical engineering coordinator
• Coordination and interface management between the parties involved in the project, the contractors and the shipyard's engineering department
• Preparation for meetings, interface lists and implementation activities in cooperation with the relevant partner companies, as well as monitoring compliance with the specifications for the electrical engineering assembly.
• Reporting and coordination with the project team regarding parallel work by other trades
• Ongoing monitoring/documentation of work items to be implemented internally and externally with regard to quality, adherence to deadlines and budget.

Tools: Plan Radar

HVAC Commissioning Coordinator

Project: Completion of the Disney Adventure

• Coordination of upstream and downstream departments and subcontractors (UAN)
• Coordination with the shipyard and the schedule, identification of deviations, and interdisciplinary response to deviations from the target
• Rescheduling workflows and personnel assignments to drive prioritized goals forward
• Independently implementing solutions on board the ship
• Checking compliance with occupational safety requirements, especially PTW procedures for electrical work

Work Preparation Engineer & Deputy Site Manager

Project: Dismantling of Furnace 5, thyssenkrupp Duisburg site

• Planning the deployment of construction machinery, equipment, tools, and personnel
• Preparing and monitoring schedules
• Daily construction meetings and coordination with the client, the client’s departments, and contractors
• Weekly reports and site tours on safety topics
• Coordinating dismantling measures in the field of heavy construction and civil engineering
• Documenting construction progress
• Calculating additional orders during construction progress
• Requesting and monitoring inspection certificates and approval documents
• Carrying out interim and final inspections
• Handling general site correspondence and material documents
• Assisting with the operation of construction machinery and cutting equipment

Design Engineer / Sub-Project Manager

• Establishing the electrical engineering department, including planning, ordering, installation, and inventory management
• Renewing electrical equipment at the shipyard
• Designing and ordering electrical engineering components and systems
• Installing and commissioning electrical systems on inland vessels and launches
• Designing shipbuilding modifications to shaft and machinery systems
• Customer consulting
• Designing and developing a workboat

Tools: Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical, Inventor

Quality Inspector

• Requested initial samples and initial sample inspection reports
• Coordinated with suppliers regarding quality, sampling, orders, processing, etc.
• Reviewed sample reports according to DIN ISO 9102
• Prepared initial sample inspection reports
• Ensured quality and quantity together with PM and EK
• Filed quality documents in the systems
• Assessed various components in terms of appearance, function and dimensional accuracy

Tools: ERP ZIM Warenwirtschaftssystem, CDB, ZIM Dokumentenverwaltung, MS-Office

Maintenance Technician

Project: Major overhaul 2017

• Coordinated the overhaul at the Wedel power plant
• Contact person for external companies on site
• Carried out maintenance and construction supervision, including quality assurance
• Conducted reception meetings with external companies and provided occupational safety instructions
• Maintained the quality management system (forms, documentation for e.g. access, approvals, occupational safety inspections)
• Scheduled maintenance activities

HVAC Site Coordinator for River Cruise Ships

Project: MV Mozart, construction site in Austria

• Site coordination and management
• Allocation of work for electrical, piping, ventilation, insulation, commissioning, and material procurement
• Conducting site meetings
• Monitoring the piping and ventilation trades, technical calculations
• Adapting the plans to the conditions on site
• Short-term claim management with the parties involved on site
• Processing warranty work from other subcontractors
• Carrying out commissioning
• Supporting pipefitters and electricians
• Coordination with the owner's representative regarding piping and ventilation routes and preparations
• Procurement of materials and approvals
• Reporting (site/Drews logbook)
• English translator
• Office work
• Handover of individual subsystems to the owner's representative

Assembly of Optoelectronic Control Units for Defence Technology

• Assembly of complex mechanical and electronic modules in precision instrument manufacturing
• Assembly of optical systems
• Pressure testing and nitrogen filling
• Carrying out final inspections
• Preparing documentation

Deputy Project Manager, HVAC for River Cruise Ships

Project: Construction of the Viking Long Ships

Project Management:

• Coordination with upstream and downstream departments
• Coordination of schedules with the customer
• Setting deadlines for suppliers and deliveries
• Monitoring construction progress in cooperation with the foremen
• Planning the implementation of subsequent orders
• Preparing minutes and coordinating with the owner's representative

Commissioning:

• Tracking completion and commissioning progress
• Commissioning and coordination with UL for the commissioning of individual systems
• Short-term procurement of materials
• Demonstrating system functionality
• Handover of completed subsystems with documentation
• Presentation and demonstration of completed systems in German and English, instructing the engineers
• Guiding electricians/commissioning engineers in prioritizing their work
• Presentation and explanation of the heating system, hot-water system, chiller, provision refrigeration, waste cooling, and air-conditioning units
• Demonstration of the automation of the overall system

Tools: Wago Tools

Designer and work preparer

Completion of Werner Möbius

Design:

• Implementation of design tasks and clarification of details for suction dredger ship 1306
• Spare parts for dredging equipment and various piping systems
• Revision and maintenance of existing drawings, including inspection and coordination during installation and/or pre-assembly in the workshop and dock
• Processing of detail clarifications for construction vessel 1221
• Modeling of 3D shipbuilding components
• Checking and correcting drawings of the deckhouse
• Finding solutions for double-bottom support systems

Work preparation:

• Preparation of work packages
• Maintenance of the filing system on electronic media
• Documentation of document handovers
• Compliance with forecast deadlines to ensure the timely completion of sections and blocks

Tools: Autodesk AutoCAD, Inventor, Nupas Cadmatic

• Mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, design, circuit construction, pneumatics, PLC
• Preparation of a technical paper on the topic: Development of a cleaning device for cascading elements
• Development, design, PLC programming, installation of the control cabinet

• Testing devices (BGV A3)
• Carrying out electrical installation work
• Repairing small devices
• Installing emergency power supplies