HARALD ZIEGER

Master Science Electronic Engineering

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Milford, OH 45150 abhyh5@r.postjobfree.com C: 513-***-****

http://www.linkedin.com/in/haraldzieger

TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE

All Aspects of Operations

Reliability Management - Maintenance Management - Engineering Management

Successful Optimization

Productivity, Profitability, Innovation, Problem Solving

Powerful Performance

Process-driven, Results-oriented, Commitment to Quality, Continuous

Improvement

o Increased up-time up to 15% over a 12 month period

o Reduced manufacturing cost by 15% to 18%

o Reduced replacement budgets up to $180K/year

Profit & Loss responsibility Production and Plant

Management

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Predictive Maintenance

Expertise

Analog and Digital Systems Expertise Root-Cause Analysis

Specialist

Electrical and Mechanical Drive Systems Hydraulic Systems

Certificates

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ECS, Inc. - CEO & Senior Engineer 2005-present

Forming a new company to penetrate the market with a Technology/Technical

consulting service in order to improve manufacturing equipment efficiency,

reliability, and availability.

Specializing in:

> The implementation of predictive maintenance tools, techniques and

technologies into existing organizations, lead to dramatic increase of

the performance of the maintenance departments in several manufacturing

plants (up to 15% less downtime).

> The application of Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM),

Risk-Based Inspection (RBI), Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM),

Failure Mode and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) techniques to analyze root

causes for repeatedly defects reduced replacement budgets by nearly

$180K per year.

> Training and education of employees (company and customers) in Vibration

Analysis and Thermo-Scan to pass certification exam (Rockwell

Automation)

> Formulating and implementing improvement strategies, such as re-design &

engineering assessments, that result in costs cut by $400K per job

> Coordination of interdisciplinary activities and projects including

international operating corporations by initiating and managing the

installation project of online monitoring and reporting systems

connecting German machine supplier with USA manufacturer lead to reduced

warranty cost by 10%.

PEES Hytronic GmbH 1999-2004

General Manager

> Hired to direct overall management with P&L, strategic business, and

engineering responsibility

> The implementation KAIZEN, KANBAN, TQM, and TPM tool and techniques in

the company organization, formulated and implemented an

interdisciplinary Engineering Process Strategy enabled the turnaround of

the company within 3 years

> Streamlined the manufacturing department by outsourcing print assembly

of the standardized electronic devises

> Managed the projects for tailor-made digital control systems for

industrial applications

> Expanded presence in existing and new markets Germany, EU, and USA by

contracting customers such as BMW, Mercedes, Airbus Industries, Thyssen-

Krupp Marine Systems

FARO-International GmbH, Austria 1994-1999

General Manager

> Formed a company to penetrate the OEM markets in Europe with special

designed bearings

> Sold, contracted, and monitored the engineering, manufacturing, and

installation of custom-engineered special bearings for heavy machinery

industry in the steel, cement, and pulp and paper industries. Developed

new business with OEM customers such as SMS, Mannesmann DEMAG, VOITH.

> Built turnover to $15 million

Philips Austria AG, Electronic Factory of Vienna, Austria 1989-1994

Maintenance Manager, Production Manager

> Hired to restructuring the maintenance department and to supervise over

50 reliability engineers, maintenance engineers and technicians

> Oversaw $8 million maintenance budget, reduced by 15% over 3 years by

implementing TPM and TQM tools as well as the rules of KAIZEN and KANBAN

into the maintenance organization, and contracting external workforce

and outsourcing projects for manufacturing support departments.

> Responsible for the education program of the company owned vocational

school with approximately 200 students. Reduced costs by streamline

education program and using of internal resources by 7% to 8% and drop-

out by 15%.

> Installed preventive/predictive maintenance program, which improved the

availability of the production machinery from 67% to 93% over 3 years.

> Promoted to production manager (annual turnover approx. 30 MM US$) a

fully automated, high complex, small batch size electronic

manufacturing, 300+ employees

> Total planning and P&L responsibility including budgeting and strategic

operation and process development

> Increased productivity and quality by installing KAIZEN, KANBAN, TQM,

and TPM techniques by nearly 8% per year

> Motivated workers to cut costs by 7% to 11% annually by implementing

autonomy workers groups

RENOLD Inc. Austria Manager Electrical Drive Systems

1985 - 1987

Designed, installed and launched customized VFC drive systems in special

applications (A & East Europe)

Unilever Austria Inc. Maintenance Manager

1987 - 1989

Managed the Electrical Department throughout the detergent plant in

Vienna (A)

Shipyard Stralsund (Germany) Installation Manger Electronic

Systems 1980 - 1985

Installed and launched computer controlled energy systems; team leader

for launching teams

Fishing Corporation Sassnitz (Germany) Board Electrical Engineer

1974 - 1977

Master electrician on board of fishing trawlers responsibility for the

whole electrical installation

> CERTIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

> Qualified Leadership Certifications from Philips Industries

> Hydraulic Systems Analysis (L1 and L2); Vibration Analysis (L1 and L2);

> Thermography Analysis (L1); TPM, TQM, KAIZEN, KANBAN, KT-RCA Process

> Kepner-Tregoe Root Cause Analysis Process

> Languages: German (native), English (fluent)

> MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access

EDUCATION

Technical University, Berlin

1977 - 1980

University Bremen (requested confirmation for Austrian Government)

1988 - 1989

Master of Science, Electronic Engineering

Area of concentration: Electronically controlled transmission engineering

College Electrical Engineering

1970 - 1973

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

Area of concentration: Electrical systems for ships

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