Wilhelm Appenzeller - Head of Electrical Design and Founder

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Uedem, Germany

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Experience

Oct 2008 - Present

17 years 11 months

Founder

Appenzeller Engineering

Programming and commissioning of systems and machines

Mar 2005 - Sep 2008

3 years 7 months

Kranenburg, Germany

Head of Electrical Design

Project Automation & Engineering GmbH

Coordination with mechanical department
Project management and support
Establishment of required project workflows
Personnel management and training
Technical consulting for sales department on special solutions

Aug 1998 - Feb 2005

6 years 7 months

Head of Electrical Design

Wolf GmbH

Apr 1997 - Jul 1998

1 year 4 months

Electrical engineer

Gretag Imaging Deutschland GmbH

New development of photographic paper development machines in the photo industry
Based on Simatic S7 control

Jan 1996 - Mar 1997

1 year 3 months

PLC Programmer

Wolf GmbH

Mar 1992 - Dec 1995

3 years 10 months

Electrical Designer

MSK

Oct 1986 - Dec 1991

5 years 3 months

Krefeld, Germany

Tutor in the ESN Electrical Engineering Lab

Fachhochschule Krefeld

Jul 1986 - Sep 1986

3 months

Uedem, Germany

Employee

Fa. Horlemann Elektrobau

Apr 1983 - Aug 1983

5 months

Uedem, Germany

Electrician

Fa. Heiming

Jan 1982 - Mar 1983

1 year 3 months

Germany

Basic Military Service

Bundeswehr

Feb 1981 - Dec 1981

11 months

Uedem, Germany

Electrician

Fa. Heiming

Aug 1977 - Jan 1981

3 years 6 months

Uedem, Germany

Apprentice Electrician

Fa. Heiming

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Energy, Education, Construction, Professional Services, and Aerospace and Defense.

Manufacturing

Energy

Education

Construction

Professional Services

Aerospace and Defense

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Operations, Research and Development, Human Resources, Project Management, and Information Technology.

Product Development

Operations

Research and Development

Human Resources

Project Management

Information Technology

Languages

German

Advanced

English

Elementary

Education

Oct 1986 - Dec 1991

FH Krefeld

Diploma in Engineering · Electrical Engineering · Krefeld, Germany · good

Aug 1985 - Jul 1986

FOS 12 in Technology

Technology · Kleve, Germany

Aug 1983 - Jan 1985

Vocational School for Technology

Technology · Kleve, Germany

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 12

Experience in Manufacturing 31 y

Avg length 3 y 9 m

Longest experience 17 y 10 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Founder, Head of Electrical Design, Electrical engineer

Main industries Manufacturing, Energy, Education

Main business areas Product Development, Operations, Research and Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Profile

Created

June 2025

Last Update

June 2026

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

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

Wilhelm has at least 46 years of experience. During this time, Wilhelm has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 10 months. Note that Wilhelm may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Wilhelm would be well-suited for roles such as: Founder, Head of Electrical Design, Electrical engineer.

Wilhelm's most recent position is Founder at Appenzeller Engineering.

In recent years, Wilhelm has worked for Appenzeller Engineering.

Wilhelm is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Energy, and Education. Wilhelm also has some experience in Construction, Professional Services, and Aerospace and Defense.

Wilhelm is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Operations, and Research and Development. Wilhelm also has some experience in Human Resources, Project Management, and Information Technology.

Wilhelm has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing.

Wilhelm has recently worked in business areas like Operations and Product Development.

Wilhelm holds a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from FH Krefeld.

Wilhelm is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

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