PTC Creo Experts in Germany

Technical and commercial risk assessment for an investment project in the hardware sector (scaling potential, liability risks, operational processes) Process consulting for two SMEs in the engineering environment, with a focus on workflow digitization and PLM

• Design of a 3-point quick coupling for tractor lifting attachment
• Development of a holder for a drawbar flange device

I work as managing director – organization and active development engineer

Recently completed or nearing completion (2023, 2024):

• Projects in the field of wafer production at Hittec Prontor GmbH (apertures for ZEISS SMT GmbH)
• Micromanipulator concepts with flexure joints for ZEISS SMT, arranged through HAYS AG)
• EVE Innovativ GmbH (combined heat and power plants)
• Kraftblock GmbH, (renewable energy storage)
• CAE Consulting Eng. GmbH, European patent for hybrid robot, market development
• TQ Systems GmbH (gearbox technology)

CE is a supplier of development services in the broad field of mechanical engineering. 30 completed projects in the D-A-CH region. Development and patent exploitation company for R&D, products, cutting and welding robots, conveyor technology ... etc.

My most important results:

• Small selection - results of research and development activities led to the international patent application for cutting and welding robots and to the German patent application for the rotary lifting hanger as well as the spherical joint for combining 3 rods at one point for the parallel kinematics robot, push chain, own European patent for hybrid robot, combustion engines

E-Drive Control

• Performed Model-Based Development (MBD) of application software (ASW) functions for E-Drive control using AVL & customer toolchains
• Translated product requirements into scalable, high-performance Simulink models for high-visibility projects, ensuring compliance with V-Model, AUTOSAR, ASPICE, ISO 26262, MAAB, MISRA, MXAM
• Automatic code generation (.c, .h, .arxml) using Embedded Coder
• Analyzed and derived system and ASW requirements, along with test cases, using PTC Integrity, CodeBeamer & PikeTec TPT
• Performed Verification & Validation of ASW using MIL/SIL/HIL, model/code coverage, exception report, req. & test case traceability
• Reviewed requirements, test cases and ASW, providing feedback to testing & development teams to drive bug fixes & improvements
• Created signals in Visu-IT-ADD & Vector DaVinci Developer Classic
• Documented ASW functions using Visu-IT-FunDoc & customer tool
• Updated enterprise architecture (EA) framework for system & ASW
• Created whitebox specifications for Inverter subsystem using Visio
• Commissioned & tested Inverters on Power HIL
• Mentored colleagues to foster collaboration & knowledge sharing

UEF 3.0 · Semantic Government Overlay (SGO) · Autonomous Systems (UAS / dual use)

• Designed: Semantic Government Overlay (SGO) – AI-guided administration without replacing existing specialist procedures. Read-only semantic layer over registers and specialist processes based on the Federal Information Management (FIM). Decision authority remains with the case worker (architecture principle).
• Developed: Reference architecture with source-backed, derived statements (Executable Ontologies OWL/RDF/SHACL). Technically guaranteed purpose limitation and no-write-path principle in specialist data – auditable, without a central data pool.
• Anchored: Regulation as a design principle: EU AI Act (high-risk obligations for public-sector AI, fundamental rights impact assessment under Art. 27), GDPR, NIS2, and administrative automation limits (§ 35a VwVfG, § 31a SGB X) as technical control points in the architecture.
• Created: Methodical tool for pilot organizations: data pipeline assessment (phase 0), compliance blueprint, and management summary as a decision-ready package for public administration.
• Specified: UEF 3.0 as a successor architecture to TOGAF – decision paper, canonical ontology, six-layer architecture, read/actuate boundary, federation registry, terminology concordance, and release delta as a closed specification status.
• Architected: AI-native mission OS for autonomous UAS and ground robotics as a tactical layer on top of a separately approved autopilot. Run-time assurance according to ASTM F3269-21 (Simplex pattern): the verified safety controller keeps authority, the AI function provides suggestions.
• Designed: Three-tier architecture – Tier 0 autopilot with 650 Hz flight control on RTOS, Tier 1 AI OS with semantic world model and multi-agent cluster, Tier 2 swarm and ground mesh. Zenoh as the primary fabric, MAVLink as the only authenticated command path (single writer). Result: graceful degradation – loss of the mission, not of the aircraft.
• Secured: Two-gate chain on the read/actuate boundary – governance gate (can-question: AI Act risk class per actuation, enforced human oversight under Art. 14, immutable log) before the RTA safety monitor (is-it-correct question: flight envelope, geofence, energy reserve) with revert to the baseline controller.
• Anchored: Dual-use architecture with common core and build-time fork instead of runtime switch. Three separate legal levels: civil variant – UAS under the EASA Basic Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 with the limited applicability under Art. 2(2) of the AI Act, ground robotics under the Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 with the full high-risk obligation chain, Cyber Resilience Act for both; unarmed carrier variant as defense material under AWG/AWV and Dual-Use Regulation 2021/821 (BAFA approval); armed variant under KrWaffKontrG. Each variant lives under exactly one dominant legal regime. Evidence base: AI BOM, SBOM, and complete data lineage.
• Analyzed: System analysis and realignment of grown engineering system landscapes. Approach concept for consolidation without migration – semantic layer over the existing sources instead of data transfer. Result: decision-ready implementation concept including an evaluation model for the target architecture.

• Project for Liebherr Excavators: routing of cable harnesses for complex, parametric cable harness systems for various excavator systems with PTC/Creo Cabling 10.0
• Processing and creation of bills of materials in Windchill (Albatros)
• Project for Harmann: change management for control units in the automotive sector for OEMs such as Porsche, Audi and VW Group using Teamcenter
• Coordination and communication of changes with the departments involved
• Project for the service provider Segula: administration of various CAD systems (myPLM, CATIA, PTC/Creo, Siemens NX), PLM systems (Teamcenter, Windchill) and OEM-specific systems (VWCGR Lite, Porsche PDMU Offsiteclient)
• License management and organization of license procurement for the OEM-specific systems
• Organization and delivery of CAD training for PTC/Creo Parametric
• Project for Giesecke + Devrient in Munich: support with the introduction of Windchill, integration of the Creo Direct Modeling CAD system and the SAP ERP system
• Designer for cable harness routing for banknote inspection machines in PTC/Creo Parametric and Creo/Cabling
• Transferring data to SAP; maintaining material numbers in SAP and SAP ECTR
• Preparing assemblies and bills of materials for transfer to Windchill and SAP
• Maintenance and management of variants for banknote inspection machines
• Creation of master data and migration of data from CAD to SAP (SAP PP, SAP MM)
• Agile work with Jira

• Strategy to migrate data after a takeover of a company

• 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

• Labeling BarTender
• Structure, Schema ST4 consulting.
• MDR consulting.

• Development and design of a new oil drilling machine for the Beatrice oil drilling platform, Scotland
• Concept development of the Pipe-Overdeck work platform with crane, total load 200 tonnes
• Static FEM calculation and CFD flow calculation for the safe drainage of oil-contaminated wastewater
• Planning, calculation and design of the concept
• Management of 5 designers
• CAD: CREO, Model Manager, SAP
• FKM, VDI 2230 and Euro Code 3

• Process optimization and automation

• Development and documentation of savings potential to reduce manufacturing costs

• Analysis of production processes to identify weak points

• Coaching the Engineering department to improve ways of working and lean philosophy

• Elimination of work steps with annual savings of approx. €150k

• Increase in machine shift output from 3,600 to 4,250 pieces (18%)

• Increase in shift output of two machines from 105 to over 120 pieces (14%)

• Preparation for the integration of automated 100% inspections and laser marking into the machine process

• Material optimization to stabilize machining processes

• Strategic corporate management: developing vision and strategy, defining long-term goals, planning market positioning
• Market analysis: monitoring and evaluating trends and technologies
• Developing the business model: identifying new business areas, e.g. cloud, managed services, security
• Commercial management: budget planning and controlling: managing revenue, costs, profitability, and liquidity
• Reviewing annual financial statements and balance sheets: working with tax advisors/auditors
• Contracts and legal matters: reviewing and approving contracts, data protection, IT law
• People management: team leadership, communicating company goals
• Employee development: training, recruiting, career planning
• Organizational development: designing structures and processes efficiently
• Technology and project responsibility: making technology decisions: selecting IT systems, partners (Red Hat, Cisco, HP), and tools
• Project oversight: monitoring major customer projects, ensuring quality and timelines
• Promoting innovation: supporting agile methods, DevOps, automation
• Sales and customer management: supporting key customers, building and maintaining customer relationships
• Quotations and negotiations: calculating offers, negotiating contracts with customers
• Marketing and external presence: positioning the brand, taking part in events/trade fairs
• Cooperations and partnerships: maintaining vendor contacts, working with Red Hat, Cisco, HP; certifications and partnerships: maintaining and expanding relevant certifications: LPIC-1, Red Hat, PMP, AWS
• IT security and compliance: ensuring information security, following ISO 27001 and BSI basic protection; implementing data protection: ensuring GDPR compliance

• Submitting PPAP document to customer for production approval and conducting PPAP/PPA audits at supplier for the confirmation of production for new product.
• Handling customer complaints and maintaining the customer part yield rate.
• Responsible for setting up operation standards and procedures for the process.
• Led cross-functional teams in root cause analysis investigations to identify the underlying causes of quality issues and implementation of corrective action and preventive action.
• Conducting process capability studies for critical and special characteristics.
• Coordinating cross-functional team to improve product quality and customer satisfaction score.
• Application of 8D, seven tools, five why or five why tree, Ishikawa, as well as new methods.

• Cost estimation for a hydraulic system, taking into account the costs over the entire product life cycle and optimizing the technical specifications.