Education:

1990-1995 studies in mechanical engineering at the University of Technology in Chemnitz, main subject: measurement and quality assurance, Master’s Degree

Professional experience:

		1996-1999 Manager of the Measurement and Calibration Laboratory at Sachsenring Automobiltechnik AG in Zwickau (Saxony, Germany)
		2000-2002 Quality Engineer at Mahle Valvetrain Systems in Gaildorf (Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
		2002-2003 Quality Engineer / Customer Support at Northern Automotive Systems Ltd in Abergavenny (Wales, U.K.)
		2004-2005 SQM Engineer (Supplier Quality Management Asia/Europe) at Siemens VDO Automotive AG in Limbach-Oberfrohna (Saxony, Germany)
		Since 2006 Independent Auditor, Trainer and Quality Consultant

Additional qualifications:

		EOQ Quality System Manager (DGQ)
		Quality Techniques QII (DGQ)
		EOQ Auditor ISO 9001 (DGQ)
		ISO/TS 16949 3rd Party Auditor (VDA-QMC)
		Process auditor VDA 6.3 (TÜV Akademie)
		APQP – Advanced Product Quality Planning (Ford Learning)
		PPAP – Production Part Approval Process (Ford Learning)
		System FMEA / Software IQ-FMEA (QualiKo)
		Six Sigma – Green Belt (Learning Campus)
		QFD - Quality Function Deployment (TEQ)
		DoE - Design of Experiments (TEQ)
		Coordinate Measuring Technique / PC-DEMIS (brown & sharpe)
		CNC specialist (NC-Gesellschaft)