Manufacturing Execution System Expert in Germany

• Project management for software projects in the brake control unit area with a focus on deadlines, costs, and quality.
• Planning, control, and reporting of project progress, risks, dependencies, and work packages.
• Planning and tracking of work packages using PTC Integrity.
• Organizing and moderating customer meetings as well as coordination with internal departments, external suppliers, and third parties.
• Creating and maintaining project documentation according to Automotive SPICE requirements as well as management reporting.

• Supported an integration project between SAP S/4HANA and a MES / Siemens Opcenter system via Azure Middleware.
• Responsible for SAP-side analysis, mapping and provisioning of relevant data objects such as material master data, production orders and process orders using SAP standard APIs and OData services.
• SAP-side mapping for Material Master, Production Orders and Process Orders
• Usage of API_PRODUCT, API_PRODUCTION_ORDER_2_SRV and API_PROCESS_ORDER_2_SRV
• Consideration of SAP S/4HANA Advanced Available-to-Promise for order confirmation, production availability and downstream MES execution
• Support for SAP Gateway and OData service topics
• Interface coordination between SAP S/4HANA, Azure Middleware and MES / Siemens Opcenter
• Support for testing, monitoring and error analysis
• Worked with BTC Cockpit and Deloitte ASADEV Tool

The consultant's responsibilities/actions are:

• Consulting on the migration of material master & PP Master data
• Prepare Article List template for Cutover Phase
• Implementation of data cleansing measures using individual and bulk changes
• SAP all mandatory fields data extraction regarding Business needed
• SAP migration, Cutover, Testing, BAT, UAT
• Align with the multiple Stakeholders regarding Data from Legacy and SAP System
• Deployed SAP MM best practice (guided configurations, active methodologies and road map for project initiation)

SAP ERP | SAP GEMINI | SAP Fields Coordination | Documentation | SAP IDoc | SAP Integration | SAP End-to-End Process | SAP MM (Material Management) | SAP Functional Consultant | SAP Gap analysis | SAP MDM (Master Data Management) | Data Migration & Management

• Functional responsibility for the SAP PP stream within an S/4HANA Global Template rollout in PP/QM/ePPDS
• Leading fit-gap workshops with Production, Supply Chain, and Quality Management
• Master data migration in PP & QM (routing, bills of material, work centers, production versions, capacities, inspection plans)
• Work center - shift group integration in capacity planning
• PP- EWM, MES(BDE) & IBP integration
• Responsibility for solution design, customizing, testing, cutover, and go-live in PP
• Replacement of LMPC with ePPDS

• Ongoing independent executive practice for ERP/MES, digital manufacturing, IT/OT and program delivery in industrial and regulated environments.
  
  

• Lead transformation and recovery programs across Europe, the US and Asia across programs with total value exceeding EUR 180M. Focus areas include governance reset, multi-site execution, vendor control, ERP/MES target architecture, executive steering and transition to stable operations.
  
  

• Selected current and recent work:**
  
  

• PE-backed Industrial Carve-out, Europe | Transformation & Separation Advisor | February 2026 – Present Supporting carve-out preparation and execution with focus on separation logic, operating model, governance, TSA implications, IT/ERP dependencies and Day-1 readiness. Translating transaction perimeter into executable workstreams across business, IT, operations and finance, with clear decision cadence and risk transparency.
  
  

• Industrial Software & Automation, Europe | Industry Strategy & Value Proposition Advisory | Jul 2025 – Apr 2026 Shaped industry strategy, value proposition and executive positioning for focused industrial software and automation providers in adjacent but distinct markets, including warehouse automation, enterprise architecture, process intelligence and manufacturing transformation. Work included ICP clarity, use-case framing, GTM logic, customer value realization and the translation of ERP/MES, IT/OT and shopfloor reality into scalable, provider-specific market narratives.
  
  

• AI LegalTech Platform, Switzerland | Interim CTO | Sep 2024 – Jun 2025 Defined product, data and technology roadmap for an AI-enabled LegalTech platform under DACH regulatory constraints. Implemented RAG architecture and delivered MVP, pilot clients and partner setup for first revenues and investor readiness.
  
  

• Industrial Components, Switzerland | Manufacturing Transformation Program Lead | Jan 2023 – Dec 2024 Re-established governance and roadmap for an eight-year stalled MES replacement across multiple plants. Aligned ERP and Quality interfaces, restored delivery cadence and improved OEE by more than 15% in a CHF 550M business unit.
  
  

• Pharma & Chemicals, Ireland | GxP Manufacturing Systems Program Lead | May 2020 – Dec 2022 Took over a failing MES/DNC rollout in Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing under strict GxP constraints. Reset governance, validation and site support, restoring operational stability and Day-1 compliance.
  
  

• Premium Automotive, Italy | Paint Shop Digitalization Program Manager | Sep 2020 – Dec 2021 Stabilized a failed MES rollout that had reduced throughput to 8–9 cars per day versus 23 contracted. Increased output to 26–28 cars per day, securing continuity of a premium product line worth more than EUR 1B.
  
  

• Automotive Tier-1, Germany | Manufacturing Transformation Program Manager | Oct 2019 – Jun 2020 Modernized an unstable legacy MES blocking ERP integration and traceability. Defined target architecture, aligned vendors and plants, and enabled more than 20% OT operating cost reduction.

• Creation of Power BI management reports

• Environment: SAP ECC 6.0, Power BI

• Replacement and renewal of the existing client PCs with an upgrade to Windows 11 and mobile workstations with laptops and docking stations
• Introduction of Office365 with OneDrive use
• Introduction of e-invoicing with DATEV accounting software
• Revision of the standard office applications in daily use
• File storage in SharePoint instead of local data storage
• New authorization structure for users
• Use of Microsoft accounts to synchronize profiles
• Reorganization of the document scanning process with storage in SharePoint
• New backup concept in addition to the Microsoft cloud solution
• Introduction of new data structures: review and separation of data into active, inactive, private, business
• Simplification of processes
• Increased data security and improved security
• Permanent data availability at all internal and external workplaces

• Led development of RunBot AI assistant autonomously using LLM-powered workflow automation (React, TypeScript, Java, MongoDB, NATS)
• Architected TMS platform providing unified transportation management and real-time logistics visibility with AI processing pipelines
• Designed event-driven microservices architecture supporting marketplace
• Drove architectural decisions and technical leadership across full-stack platform development

• System and software architecture for the QIA-symphony Connect DNA-extraction robot in Life Science / IVD automation.
• Designed features and control logic for extraction, pipetting, lysis and eluate modules using C++, PLC/ST (Beckhoff IPC / TwinCAT 3) and model-based concepts.
• Delivered ISO 13485-oriented requirements, architecture, unit/integration/regression tests and DHF/VEP/VER/TCL documentation.
• Used Polarion, Jira, Confluence, Azure and AI-assisted documentation to improve traceability and engineering efficiency.

• Held direct line management responsibility for a team of 4 Platform Engineers — owning hiring, performance reviews, and career development — while establishing a shared engineering standards framework and coaching culture that accelerated delivery across client engagements.
• Led a team of engineers to architect a cloud-native voice AI system for a major inspection client, enabling 2,500 field inspectors to document work fully hands-free via real-time transcription and AI agents — eliminating manual data entry across 440,000 inspections per month and reducing per-user cost from $9 to $1. Stack: AWS (DynamoDB, S3, Transcribe, CloudFront, API Gateway, Bedrock), ElevenLabs, Claude.
• Led a team of engineers to automate multi-region Kubernetes cluster management for a global SaaS leader, reducing provisioning time from 3 weeks to under a day and eliminating 90% of configuration errors. Stack: EKS, Terragrunt, Python, Bash, ArgoCD.
• Accelerator - Cloud-Agnostic AI Platform: Architected and delivered a cloud-agnostic, Kubernetes-native platform as an accelerator, enabling multi-tenant, enterprise-scale management of self-hosted LLMs with concurrent deployment of multiple base models and dynamic LoRA adapter serving. Designed production infrastructure using open-source tooling (ArgoCD, Karpenter, vLLM, SGLang) with automated model lifecycle management, API security (Keycloak + LiteLLM), and cost-optimized GPU provisioning.

Initial Situation: Targeted professional development in the SAP S/4HANA environment with a focus on expanding the SAP PP core competency toward SAP MM, supply chain processes and SAP Fiori.

Responsibilities & Approach:

• Deepening of integrated end-to-end processes between SAP PP and SAP MM
• Expansion of knowledge in SAP Fiori, SAP Best Practices and process design
• Further training in the areas of data migration, SAP table structures and solution architecture
• Deepening of SAP S/4HANA ePP/DS and Demand Planning
• Expansion of methodological skills in the area of workshop facilitation and requirements analysis

Results:

• Expansion of SAP PP expertise to include SAP MM and supply chain processes
• In-depth knowledge of SAP Fiori and SAP S/4HANA Best Practices
• Expansion of consulting expertise for end-to-end processes in the manufacturing environment

Development and Implementation

• Conceptualization and implementation of the various requirements.
• Experience and ability to collaborate with other delivery teams
• Lead a team of 15 people taking care of matters including monitoring operations, delegating tasks and managing budgets.
• Act as product owner and represent the product vision, strategy and priorities in the area of production operations.
• Work closely with the members of the area including developers, analysts and QA to ensure the successful delivery of logistics features and improvements.
• Lead the process design and lead the build team for the SAP implementation (EU countries) and post-merger integration in SAP PP, QM, MM, APO and SD modules.
• Implemented and optimized MRP Live (MD01N) for multiple plants, improving planning runtime
• Worked with business users to transition from classic MRP to MRP Live
• Implemented SAP QM module, including quality planning and inspection lot processing, resulting in a 20% improvement in product quality compliance.
• Developed and tested custom reports using SAP Query and ABAP for MES data analytics, improving visibility into yield rates and resource utilization.
• Translate production requirements into clear and actionable user stories, acceptance criteria and technical specifications.
• Skilled in discrete, and process/manufacturing (PP-PI) environments; deep understanding of master data, production & process orders, recipe management, batch management, capacity & scheduling, shop floor control, and integration with QM, MM, EWM, MES.
• Worked in Variant configuration (VC)
• Supported international rollouts and transformation projects for SAP PP, QM, PPDS, aATP, EWM, and Variant Configuration within a global strategy.
• Tested functionalities for various business scenarios include interface systems
• Involved in SIT and UAT and cutover activities

Technology: Project Management, SAP PP, QM, MM, APO, ABAP OO, HANA Modelling, FIORI, SAP UI5, AMDP, SAP SD, SAP FICO and S4 HANA Emedded analytics

• Industry: software manufacturer
• Tasks: project management; tracking and coordination of projects; stakeholder management; change management; prioritization of requirements; alignment of architecture; supplier management (internal and external); release management; monitoring defect resolution with the teams; AI-supported software development, software testing and code analysis; AI prompting, prompt engineering
• Software: Jira, Confluence, MS Project, MS Teams
• Environment: IT, software development, agile, artificial intelligence (AI)

Two complementary tracks: (a) building my own AI products and open-source tools under the Neckarshore AI brand, with a focus on AI-supported multi-agent development processes and documentation automation; (b) freelance support for industrial, logistics, and financial companies in IT-related transformation projects.

Current product portfolio under the Neckarshore AI brand:

• Omnopsis Documenter — AI-powered documentation engine: generates compliance, technical, and release documentation from Git, Jira, and Confluence. 500+ automated tests, 100+ API endpoints, RBAC, monitoring stack.
• TrustScope — trust analysis for public GitHub repos: deterministic three-pillar report (Security & Supply Chain, Governance, Community) based on OpenSSF Scorecard, with constructive fix suggestions instead of a single misleading score.
• md-viewer — dependency-free Markdown viewer for macOS (Finder Quick Action) and web, split view of rendered document and raw text.
• Obsidian Vault Autopilot — AI-supported vault automation for Obsidian × Claude Code: sorts the inbox, renames notes, enriches frontmatter.
• Phonesis Voice Bank — voice archive for families, hospices, and cultural archives (guided recordings, inheritable archive, optional voice cloning); currently in the GDPR compliance phase (Art. 9, biometric data).
• Multi-Agent Development Process — 12+ specialized agents (architecture, implementation, security, refactoring, marketing) with structured handoff protocol, parallel execution, and automated quality assurance — powers the entire product development.
• Freelance consulting: Technical Product Ownership for production, logistics, and compliance/AML systems; steering international rollouts including test, cutover, and change management.

Stack: NestJS, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis/BullMQ, Next.js, Claude Code (Opus), Docker, GitHub Actions, Vercel