Apr 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

• Advisory board on coordination of AI and Cybersecurity to the DIN

May 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

• National mirror committee ISO 12100

May 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

• National mirror committee ISO 13849

May 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

• National mirror committee ISO 13850/13851/14118

Oct 2023 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos · Offenbach am Main, Hesse, Germany

• National mirror committee for IEC 62443-series on Cybersecurity (multiple parts)

Jun 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 9 mos · Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany

• Conduct trainings in the area of Functional Safety according to ISO 13849
• Need-based support and consultation of customers
• Assist in the conformity assessment process according to 2006/42/EU
• Assess and assist retrofitting procedures, in particular with relevance to "substantial modification to machinery" in 2006/42/EU
• Create and review risk analysis documents according to ISO 12100 and ISO 14121
• Verification of safety functions with SISTEMA
• Safety acceptance tests of machinery, according to relevant local regulations
• Perform overrun traverse measurements according to ISO 13855
• Develop a process for consistent execution of safety services throughout the whole company
• Establishing customer contacts and assist sales team during visits

Feb 2020 – May 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Coburg, Bavaria, Germany

• Develop safety concepts for machinery in the forging as well as building material industry
• Design the execution of the safety-relevant functions for some of the largest robot-assisted forging lines in the world with press forces of several thousands tons
• Technical responsibility for the execution of safety-relevant topics in the whole company
• Check execution of functional safety in all sub-parts of the construction (mechanic, electric, pneumatic, hydraulic)
• Software validation for different control systems (hard-wired, PNOZmulti, ABB Pluto, S7-300, TIA from V15)
• Validate robot systems (ABB, Kuka) with complex software configuration; e.g. switchable safety zones, custom stop reactions
• Perform standardization of safety PLC programs through validation of centralized function blocks
• Safety acceptance tests at machinery, for the most part at the customers site
• Assess and assist retrofitting procedures, in particular with relevance to "substantial modification to machinery" in 2006/42/EU
• Active customer relationship management on individual sites, including non-German-speaking countries

Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 · 4 yrs · Burgkunstadt, Bavaria, Germany

• Develop safety concepts for machinery in the tire industry
• Support all necessary activities to ensure an execution that fulfills all applicable regulatory requirements
• Software validation for different safety control systems (hard-wired, PNOZmulti, S7-300, TIA Portal from V14, Rockwell Studio 5000 from V24, Twincat2)
• Perform standardization activities through the validation of centralized safety function blocks
• Design and definition of processes for validation activities according to ISO 13849-1 and -2
• Practical execution of safety acceptance tests in the factory and at the customer
• Experience with executing overrun traverse measurements according to ISO 13855
• Investigate country-specific safety requirements
• Particular focus on acceptance tests according to UL508A/NFPA79/CSA22.2/SPE-1000 in preparation to external labeling through TÜV Süd

Aug 2011 – Dec 2015 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Munich, Bavaria, Germany

• Serial production of autotransfusion systems and heart lung machines
• Industrialization of a hyperthermia device (from functional model till market study phase)
• Supervision of machinery used for SMD technology (soldering paste printing, pick and place, reflow soldering, selective soldering, vapor phase soldering, automatic optical inspecting, function testers)
• Responsible for test equipment management
• Execution of validation activities for production equipment (IQ-OQ-PQ) according to existing regulations
• Support in case of regulatory questions in the area of operational health and safety (in particular also high voltage testing)

Feb 2007 – Jul 2011 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Schalkau, Thuringia, Germany

• Assemble and Commission of sawing machines and high-bay warehouses for steel trade industry
• Assist service personnel with technical issues
• Modify existing circuit diagrams