Services

Interim Manager, Mentor,  Advisor,  Sparring Partner and Leader

From R&D to Product-Market-Fit, Mass-Manufacturing and Operational Excellence.

One-to-One Sparring on Company Challenges

Confidential, hands-on support for leaders facing challenges related to growth, operational bottlenecks, team inefficiencies or just any other nut to crack. Through dedicated one-on-one sessions, leaders gain a strategic partner who asks the right questions, analyzes current obstacles, and helps craft practical action plans leveraging my 20+ years experience in the sector. The goal is to produce immediate clarity and guide effective implementation, quickly translating insights into business impact. "Ten minutes with you are worth a million" - feedback from a client

Fractional COO Work with Hands-On Operations Build

As fractional COO, I deliver executive-level operational expertise without the need for a full-time hire. Working part-time or on a project basis, rolling up my sleeves to design and implement best-practice systems, streamline processes, and tackle pressing challenges in hardware maintenance and operation, supply chain challenges or customer services obstacles. Once efficiencies are achieved and sustainable frameworks are established, I ensure a smooth handover to a permanent candidate, maintaining operational momentum through the transition.

Corporate Interim Management 

I help corporate divisions or teams to transparently address critical needs or cover urgent management gaps. The major advantage lies in readiness— I can quickly take charge of large, complex teams, stabilizing operations, and implementing solutions from day one. This immediate leadership presence can prevent disruption, restore morale, and ensure objectives continue to be met during periods of change or crisis.

Assignment examples from past clients 

Sparring / Mentoring

- Product-Market-Fit Evaluation and MVP Definition
- Start-Up Pitch Preparation Support for different target groups (VC, R&D partner)
- Product Roadmap Development & Hardware/Software Roadmap integration
- Requirementmanagement setup and implementation
- After Sales Service (Maintenance/Ops) planning, Total Cost of Ownership evaluation
- Team-Market-Fit Check and Skill Roadmap

Part-time & Interim: Strategic Growth Implementation, Change Management Strategy and Execution

- Strategy and implementation of Agile Company Culture & Mindset
- Strategy, concept and implementation of agile management, mission definition and execution
- Hardware Development process definition, implementation, improvement
- Hardware Maintenance and Operations concept definition, implementation and improvement
- Hardware Supply Chain Development, Risk Management and Strategic Partnership Implementation
- Hardware Customer Service concept and improvement
- Quality concept evaluation, definition, implementation and improvement
- Team Development - Insourcing & Outsourcing strategy, hiring support and strategic contracting


Special Mission: Hardware Engineering Team Set-Up

Spot-on hardware team builds with focus on diverse team setup of individual technical contributers, project & program managers as well as product managers. High attention paid to cross-functional cooperation to Software, Marketing and Financial departments.

Team Setup, Team Recruiting and Team Building for start-ups, holistic team change management for established corporation in transformation - always in close cooperation with customers people management unit.

My strength: Identifying individual demands and team requirements, matching individual strength into a successful and self-responsible team. Implementing a "freedom and responsibility" driven approach tailored to the teams targets and skills. 

Special Mission: Alliance Set-Up

Collaboration strategy, planning, implementation and continuous management for strategic product development missions, digitization projects and multi-partner cooperations. 

My strength: Merging individual strategic objectives into a joint purpose driven vision and implementing the necessary structures to enable partnership to succeed.


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