Trainers

Mais de 25 anos de experiência em Supply Chain atuando em consultoria e operação nos segmentos de varejo, logística, mineração, metalurgia, siderurgia, entre outros, desenvolvendo e liderando equipe em variados projetos de Supply Chain.

Cinco anos dedicados à TOTVS Consulting, tendo desenvolvido a prática de Supply Chain.

Mais de 10 anos na Accenture, contribuindo para o desenvolvimento da prática de Supply Chain LATAM.

Na TNT Logistics (hoje Ceva Logística) desenho e gestão da malha de distribuição logística de peças e acessórios automotivos para o sul do Brasil

Projects:
– BRF – Software Selection de TMS e implementação de central de tráfego;
– Votorantim Metais – Implantação de central de tráfego (operação, processos e estrutura) e desenho de malha logística;
– GPA – Otimização dos gargalos logísticos;
– C&A – Desenho de malha logística e desenho de centro de distribuição;
– Aramis – Desenho e implementação de centro de distribuição;
– Bunge – Desenho de centro de distribuição;
– Unidocks (operador logístico) – implementação de ilha de picking e sorter.

Adilson Ahvener

Mais de 20 anos de experiência nas áreas de Engenharia Industrial, Produção, Compras e Logística.

Participou de projetos internacionais para implantação de plantas industriais no Brasil, com desenvolvimento e qualificação de fornecedores, compras de materiais, máquinas, equipamentos e ferramentas. Contribuiu de implementações de Sistemas de Gestão da Qualidade ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949.

Empresas em que atuou: Nokia, Itautec, Merck, 3M, Siemens, Thyssen Krupp, USIMINAS, Marcopolo, entre outras.

Experiência em: Transformação Lean , Melhoria de Processos e Análise do Fluxo de Valor em áreas diretas e indiretas; Implementação da Metodologia de Solução de Problemas com relatório A3 e de rotinas de melhoria e de coaching com “Toyota Kata”.

Contatos: a.ahvener@staufen.com.br
(19) 99236 3357

Adrían Lucero

19 years of experience in consulting and training in Industrial Sectors such as: Food, Chemistry, Electronics, Automotive and Plastic Injection.

Certified technical consultant in Industrial Benchmarking – PROBE, a tool developed at London Bussines School and applied to more than 60 Brazilian companies, including Petrobras, Bunge Foods, Delphi and Portobello.

Lean Office Training and Mapping (VSM) to improve Service Level and Customer Experience.

– Flow and layout projects with creation of mini factories, aiming the unit flow;
– Improvement of administrative processes – Lean Office – moderating jobs in Latin American;
– Improved productivity in long assembly lines and low T/C, and all internal logistics for PDU;
– Application of Standardized Work and picking productivity improvement at DC;
– Participated in more than 20 projects in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia and the Caribbean, in companies such as 3M, AmBev, Tigre, Flowserve, Brightstar Fueguina, Atlas Schindler and Citrosuco.

Contacts:
a.lucero@staufen.com.br
+55 (48) 9971 7198

Alberto Senapeschi Neto

More than 20 year in Faber-Castell group (global company of German origin) mostly as an executive in the areas of operations and supply chain, where he implemented the S&OP processes (Sales & Operations Planning), Strategic Sourcing and did the turnaround of one industrial unity.

In consultancy, worked with many projects of definition and implementation of strategies to increase performance in both industrial and supply chain operations.

Strategy and support for implementation of industry 4.0 elements.

Management and leadership of teams.

Projects:
– Oji Papeis: Improvement of performance and Lean transformation.
– Thyssenkrupp Elevators: Performance gain in logistics.
– Construtora Tenda: Supply chain – performance strategy and gains.
– Faber-Castell: “Turnaround” of an industrial unity.
– Banco Itaú / Staufen Academy: Training in S&OP, PCP, Lean&Digital, etc.

Contacts:
a.senapeschi@staufen.com.br
(19) 99103 0044

Alexander Gutbrod

Alexander Gutbrod ist seit 2001 Berater und Trainer in der Abteilung WIEPROconsulting bei SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co. KG. Er war am Aufbau des SEW-Wertschöpfungssystems beteiligt und anschließend mit der internationalen Implementierung betraut und begleitete umAlexander Gutbrod is in the Department WIEPROconsulting of SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co. KG since 2001. He was involved in the construction of the SEW value adding system and then entrusted with the international implementation and supervised comprehensive restructuring of complete manufacturing and assembly plants of SEW-EURODRIVE. From 2009 on he was involved in the planning of the industrial gear factory of SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co. KG and was responsible for the assembly until 2015. Since 2015 he is back at WIEPROconsulting and supervising the production areas at the plant in Graben-Neudorf.

Amaury Rossi

Started to work with manufacturing cells in 80’s. implemented cost management models based on ABC/ABM methodology. Achieved the highest global Eaton Lean score as Clutch plant manager. Conduced Eaton turn around related to product portfolio, technology and market share.

42+ years of experience at auto parts industry, acting in the majority of the businesses functions, such as Business director, sales director, Program Management director, application engineering, strategy, cost management, product planning, plant manager, manufacturing engineering, controllership, costs, etc.

Andreas Schillinger

Andreas Schillinger is a tool mechanic, technical management expert (IHK) and Shop Floor Management coach. He is a trainer at Staufen Academy. Andreas Schillinger develops solutions that are pragmatic, practical and tailored to the client on the basis of more than 20 years of professional experience and has been working in the field of Lean Management since 2005. He applies an integrated project approach based on the value stream (including production, assembly, logistics, order control, purchasing, sales, quality, supply chain and management).

He brings operational and CIP project experience in metal, electronics and plastics production, assembly, toolmaking and logistics. Andreas was a trainer at the fischer corporation for six years and was in charge of Lean Management at voestalpine Stamptec Nagold for two years.

Axel Davila Lage

Axel Davila Lage has a degree in Industrial Engineering and is a certified Change Manager, Six Sigma Master, and specialist for occupational safety. He is a consultant at Staufen and a trainer at Staufen Academy. His many years of experience include consulting and industry, where he worked for many years at plant and company level. His intercultural skills were acquired in various international projects.

He is a qualified expert in the areas of OEE improvement, TPM and maintenance, occupational safety, strategy development, Shop Floor Management and the design and implementation of production systems.

Bernhard Heep

Bernhard Heep has been a consultant and trainer in the “Lean Management” department of MTU Aero Engines AG in Munich since 2007. For more than 20 years, he has been supporting change Projects with different focuses (i.e. the introduction of teamwork at MTU’s parent com-pany). Since 2013, he has been involved in Shopfloor- and Office Management and supports additional locations of the MTU Group. The actually Focus is to optimize Processes within the framework of Hoshin Kanri.

Bruno Chaves

13 years of experience in improvement projects focused on customer experience and operational efficiency.

Experience in automotive, metallurgical, retail, entertainment and finance sectors.

Professor and researcher in operational excellence and operations strategy.

– Design and Implementation of Operational Excellence and Digital Transformation Programs;
– Customer experience improvement projects and operational efficiency with Service Design application;
– Redesign and optimization of retail logistics network using Operational Research;
– Development and implementation of demand forecasting models, production planning, distribution and inventory using Operational Research and Machine Learning;
– Design and optimization of manufacturing operations;
– Implementation of Office floor Management in service operations.
– Design and Implementation of an Academy of Operational Excellence focused on technical and behavioral training for leaders and employees.

Contacts:
b.franco@staufen.com.br
(12) 98146-2940

Bruno Santos

Has been supporting projects as an intern at Staufen since 2021.

Has worked with Lean Transformation alongside factory planning in a nautical-leisure company.

Is currently studying about the application of Office Floor Management in agile structures in partnership with UNICAMP.

– Greenfield project inside nautical-leisure company;
– Consultancy diagnostics in companies from multiple segments, including food&beverage, nautical-leisure and Mechanical Metal;
– Shop Floor Management implementation and follow-up coaching sessions to ensure the redefinition of information flow.

Contacts:
b.santos@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 99748-6361

Bruno Silva

More than 25 years experience at Johnson&Johnson, on engineering, CAPEX, services purchasing and int’l logistics, achieving significant cost reduction results and service level increasing, developing high performance teams by using Lean and “Strategic Sourcing” methodologies;

§Operations management of External Manufacturing.

Int’l logistics Head for Latin America.

Committed with business perspective of social responsibility, compliance, quality, safety, health and environmental (EHS).

– Development and implementation of new manufacturing units for health and care products;
– Structuring of purchasing and int’l logistics areas for Latin America and implementation of drawback management;
– International transference of production units and equipment, obtaining EX taxes;
– PMO and Lean office for performance increase and cost reduction in R2P process in Supply Chain;
– Merge and acquisition at beverage and pharmaceutical industries;
– Optimization of supply operations for OPEX.

Contacts:
b.silva@staufen.com.br
(12) 98146-2940

Carla Dupas

More than 5 years of experience in administrative areas;
Began her marketing career in 2018, when she undertook with a consulting and strategic marketing planning company. With a strong bias in content creation and marketing strategies, she was directly responsible for producing content and creating strategic communication plans.
In 2019, began her career at Staufen Taktica, where she is responsible for managing the sales process, and supports the company’s marketing team.

– Lean Transformation at KSPG: Change Management front. Assistance in the preparation and management of change management plan, as well as related actions, for a 2-year Lean transformation project – in progress.
– Creation of communication strategies for industry companies, stores, restaurants, schools and startups.

Contacts: c.dupas@staufen.com.br
(19) 99896 0651

Cesar Araujo

With more than 20 years of consulting experience, he has participated in Lean transformation projects of several approaches, such as: Strategic Deployment (Hoshin-Kanri), Lean Plant Design (factory layout), Kanban (physical and electronic), Continuous Flow, Work Standardization etc.

He is an instructor of several learning modules related to Lean, such as: value stream mapping, continuous flow and lean layout, lean supply chain, A3 method, Toyota Kata, methods and analysis of problem solving, etc.

– Construction of corporate production systems (animal nutrition, automotive and agricultural machinery);
– Lean Plant Design – factory layout and support operations (automotive, agricultural machinery, oil and gas);
– Pulled systems: production schedule and purchasing;
– Assisted several companies in multiple sectors such as: agricultural machinery, animal nutrition, white line automotive, metal-mechanic and medical equipment;
– Among the companies, we can highlight Aker Solutions (Brazil and Norway), Weatherford, NG Metallurgical, CNH, AtlasCopco, Alubauen, JBT, Panasonic, Rexam, Jacto Group, Neovia, etc.

Contacts:
c.araujo@staufen.com.br
(19) 97124 7504

Christian Czejka

Christian Czejka ist seit 2001 bei der SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG beschäftigt und seit 2017 als Berater in der Abteilung Christian Czejka is working for SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG since 2001 and has worked as a consultant in our WIEPROconsulting department since 2017. He completed an apprenticeship as an industrial mechanic and proceeded with a study program of mechanical technician and industrial engineering. Within WIEPROconsulting he is primarily responsible for the implementation of change projects at international locations in Europe. He initiates and supports comprehensive change projects that deal with the topics of material and information flow design, process optimization and layout design.

Christian Schurr

Christian Schurr has been able to gather experiences in using lean methods by working in restructuring projects. Due to his training as LeanAgent at MTU, he has become an expert in lean topics. He was responsible, as coach and subproject manager, in several projects of the production system at L‘Orange. During his time as deputy head of the department Christian Schurr implemented shop floor management, whereby his cost center was managed on the basis of, inter alia, performance figures.
With his team he built several U-cells and optimized the assembly to a lean flow production.
Since 2017, Christian Schurr is a consultant in the production and logistics team at Staufen AG and since 2019 he is employed as a Project Manager.

Dário Spinola

With more than 20 years of experience in consulting and interim management, he participated in Lean transformation projects in several countries, being co-founder of Táktica Lean Consulting (today, Staufen Táktica).

He also serves as a coach for executives, focused on strategy deployment, KPIs definition, Shop / Office floor Management and continuous improvement program (Kata). Focus on transformation (processes, technology and people) in a sustainable way to increase performance in efficiency, costs, quality, OTIF, lead time (E2E), EBIT, etc.

– In Brazil, assisted companies such as Volvo, Mahle Thyssenkrupp, Marcopolo, Sulzer, Neumayer-Tekfor, Oerlikon, Novozymes, Suzano, Itaú, among others;
– During his 8 years of residence in China (Tianjin and Shanghai) he led the transformation of Alstom Hydro and directly managed the transfer of the old factory to its new site (Tianjin);
– In China, he has been a consultant to several companies such as AIRBUS, Alstom Thermal, Axus Stationary, Novozymes, Voith Hydro, Fluidra, Noblesse Magazine, among others.

Contatos: d.spinola@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 99103 0036

David Gänsbacher

David Gänsbacher has an engineering degree in logistics and production (Politecnico Partner di Torino). He boasts 12 years of consulting experience as a project manager and sparring partner at top management level and is active as a trainer at Staufen Academy. Over the years, he has successfully supported over 20 clients in the transformation process while developing best-practice partners in Germany, Italy and China. David has industry experience in aerospace, automotive, mechanical engineering and the process industry.

With more than 15 years of professional experience in the automotive sector and as a consultant at Staufen AG in Italy and Germany, plus international project experience (Europe, Asia, North and South America), he offers management training and coaching for process and leadership excellence.

Detlef Kuhn

Detlef Kuhn completed a degree in Micro and Precision Engineering and expanded his professional knowledge in the areas of production technology and design. He is a consultant in the WIEPROconsulting department of SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG and a trainer at Staufen Academy. His responsibilities at WIEPROconsulting include the realization of change projects at international locations in Europe and market launch processes.

Detlef Kuhn initiates and accompanies integrated change projects in the areas of material and information flow design, process optimization and layout design, including MAXOLUTION system solutions. Furthermore, he leads training programs in Lean Production and conducts Best Practice Days.

Dominic Decker

Dominic Decker has worked as a consultant at SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG in the WIEPROconsulting department since 2016. He completed an apprenticeship as an Industrial Clerk and proceeded with a study program of Business Administration and Engineering at the university of Pforzheim. Within WIEPROconsulting Dominic Decker is primarily responsible for the implementation of change projects at international locations in Northern and Eastern Europe as well as for external customer projects. He initiates and supports comprehensive change projects that deal with the topics of material and information flow design, process optimization and layout design.

Dominik Bühlmann

Dominik Bühlmann holds a Master of Arts in modern Chinese Studies and General History and completed coaching training at Staufen. Today he is a senior consultant and trainer at Staufen.Inova. 
 
With many years of experience as an internal lean expert and consultant on Lean Transformation, Dominik Bühlmann is an expert in Shop Floor Management and executive coaching. He has broad project experience in the areas of administration, order processing and assembly, and is an experienced trainer specializing in the integrated empowerment of organizations. He is also the director of Staufen.Inova Academy.

Dr. Alexandra Hey

Dr. Alexandra Hey holds a degree in psychology, she is a systemic consultant and coach, Lean Trainer, Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Scrum Master.
 
Alexandra Hey has international experience as an in-house and external consultant, in managing transformation programs for large corporations and as an executive, including as a member of the management board of a German insurance company. She is a trainer at Staufen Academy and instructs improvement experts and trainers. She specializes in the services and administrative functions in industry.

Eric Nils Timmer

Eric Nils Timmer holds a degree in Industrial Engineering. He is a trainer, consultant, and coach at Staufen Academy. As a lean expert and systemic coach, he is an equal sparring partner for executives and top management. He is an expert in achieving sustainable success by combining process and leadership excellence, with a focus on pragmatic concepts and sustainable implementation success and many years of leadership and consulting experience.

Eric Timmer brings more than seven years of leadership experience in automotive and FMCG and over twelve years of experience as a trainer, consultant and coach in integrated Lean Transformation and Shop Floor Management. Other areas of expertise include leadership, change and organizational development.

Fabio Silva

Since 2001, working in Lean and Six-Sigma in projects at Táktica Lean Consulting, in Brazil and abroad, with consulting and interim management.

In 2011, he joined Votorantim Cimentos, where he was responsible for the Operational Excellence Program in 25 factories in the whole country, reporting directly to the operations director in Brazil and responsible for the PMO of projects.

Today he concentrates his activities in several transformation projects in industries such as automotive, civil construction, mechanical metal, chemical, among others.

– Worked for 3 years at ALSTOM Hydro China on Lean Global transformation projects and in the development and relocation of industrial plants at ALSTOM China;
– Managed projects at Dow Automotive (Ford Camaçari) and 3M in Brazil;
– Other companies: Siemens, Tenda, Saur, Marcopolo e Thyssenkrupp Elevadores, Suzano, among others.

Contatcts:
f.silva@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 99719 2718

Felipe Pereira

He has more than 20 years of experience in the field of industrial management developed in major companies in the segments of consumer and capital goods such as Siemens, Legrand and Weatherford in the areas of Production, Industrial Engineering, Product Development, PCP, Maintenance, Project Management and Continuous Improvement.

Responsible for several projects involving continuous flow creation, value stream mapping, kaizen events, hoshin kanri, Shop floor Management, help chain, kanban system, low-cost automation, manufacturing cell creation, problem solving with method A3, among others.

– Implementation of Operational Excellence and Office floor Management programs for service and support areas;
– Training and coaching for introduction of the A3 method for problem solving and improvement projects;
– Implementation of Hoshin Kanri using the Blue Sky workshop to deploy the strategy;
– Lean Banking training program;
– Project for optimization and control of the freight management process.

Contacts:
f.pereira@staufen.com.br
+55 (51) 98188 6074

Fernando Neves

Responsible for the TPM coordination at Robert Bosch Powertools division in Campinas from 2019 to 2021 – improvement of the overall equipment effectiveness – OEE.

Use of Lean tools for troubleshooting (A3) in order to achieve waste reduction goals in the Powertools manufacturing process.

Kaizens: 5S, Standardized Work; Lean logistics.

– Makreis: implementation of Lean Tools in the agricultural machinery industry in order to increase productivity;
– HPB Engenharia: implementation of ValueStreamer, reference in SFM and OFM with agile methodology, in the metallurgical industry;
– Tenda Construtora: restructuring of the distribution center;
– Você Construtora: implementation of SFM  at construction sites;
– Value Stream Mapping in companies from different segments: HPB, Jungheinrich, Makreis.

Contacts: f.neves@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 99765-8535

Francisco Cabrera

Began his career in 1995.

Coordination of projects for the implementation of ISO 9001, adequacy of machinery and equipment to NR12, implementation of Lean Management and improvement of ergonomic conditions of jobs.

Coordination of the implementation of a green-field plant of industrial evaporators.

Materials management, product engineering, production, maintenance and processes.

– Implementation of Lean transformation in civil construction;
– Implementation of Distribution Center with assembly processes in civil construction;
– Transfer of industrial operation plant in a national company;
– Implementation of Office and Shop floor Management projects in Brazil and abroad;
– Implementation of Total Productive Maintenance in a multinational company;
– Realization of setup kaizens in several national and multinational companies;
– Companies assisted: 3M, Alstom Brazil and France, Tenda Construtora, Eucatex, Bridgestone, Tigre, etc.

Contacts:
f.cabrera@staufen.com.br
(19) 99258-3342

Freda von Stackelberg

Freda von Stackelberg holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and is a qualified systemic coach and organizational developer. She is a senior consultant, project manager and trainer at Staufen.Inova in Switzerland and is actively involved in her projects in a variety of corporate functions, industries and countries. Drawing on her experience as a consultant and coach, she implements integrated transformations from concept to execution, combining corporate culture with operational excellence. As a skilled trainer, she specializes in the integrated empowerment of organizations, coaching executives to strengthen their own leadership role and performance and traditional topics in the area of process optimization in direct and office operations.

Freda von Stackelberg has acquired experience in leading and supporting integrated transformations and in introducing and coaching Shop Floor Management, including problem-solving processes and traditional optimization of production processes and order fulfillment processes. Moreover, she is experienced in designing and conducting training courses on lean and leadership skills.

Gerrit Speidel

Gerrit Speidel has a Master of Business Administration in General Management and is a trainer at Staufen Academy. He has many years of experience in product development an is an expert for Lean Development. Gerrit Speidel adopts a holistic and entrepreneurial approach to problem solving and has industry expertise in the automotive and trade industries.

With three years of consulting experience specializing in the optimization of indirect processes, Gerrit Speidel has also acquired over
ten years of professional experience as an engineer with responsibility for development, acting as team leader and project manager at an international automotive supplier, plus intercultural leadership experience as team leader of a development team in a service center in the Czech Republic.

Gunter Schöller

After his apprenticeship and studies, Gunter Schöller has gained extensive experience in the realignment of the processes and their IT support in training and service areas in management functions. In addition to managing large and heterogeneous teams, he was able to successfully apply the principles of GPO and Lean. This formed the basis for long-term consulting activities at Management Partner GmbH. At two large regional banks, he successfully managed institutes by optimizing processes in the asset and liability business, IT migrations, the implementation of models of the associations and the concept of branch and media distribution. Lean projects in the sectors trade fairs, housing industry, industry and defense as well as interim management complete his profile. Gunter Schöller has been a Senior Expert at Staufen AG since 2015.

Gustavo Tardin

More than 20 years of experience in Consulting with a focus on Operational Excellence;

He has applied Lean to reduce costs, improve delivery performance and quality in industries such as: Automotive, Equipment, Pharmaceuticals, Electronics, Beverages and Agribusiness, and in services such as Health, Engineering and Telecom;

Since 2013 has been combining his knowledge of excellence in processes with technology to implement high performance Operating Systems, especially in the Beverage industry and agribusiness.

– Door-to-door factory projects including all material and information flow, connection with suppliers and customers;
– Projects of efficiency increase in Supply Chain, both in transport optimization and in the implementation of S&OP;
– Participation in Lean global transformation that simultaneously involved countries such as Brazil, India, China, Canada, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Finland and Spain;
– The list of companies in which he worked includes: Bosch, Dow, Volvo, 3M, Ambev, Tigre, Citrosuco, Copersucar, Diageo, Poyry, among others.

Contatos: g.tardin@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 98125 0086

Hélio Nascimento

15 years of experience in transformations towards Operational Excellence in multinationals such as Embraco, Alstom and Voith.

During his long career at Voith, he was responsible for the Operations Excellence team, and he also served as OPEX Corporate Regional Manager for South America, and TPM coordinator.

– Leadership in the implementation of new production lines with concept of continuous flow and “one-piece-flow”, both at Alstom and Voith, in serial and “make to order“ environments;
– OEE increase project in Voith’s machining and generator plant areas, resulting in an 85% increase in the indicator;
– Implementation of SFM (Shop floor Management) in Voith’s operations and administrative areas;
– Introduction of scrum methodology in Engineering and Project Management areas at Voith;
– Conducting short, medium and long term strategic planning using Hoshin Kanri;
– Introduction of PDCA culture through the A3 tool and routine analysis of the biggest quality problems, resulting in 75% reduction in non-quality costs.

Contacts:
h.nascimento@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 99381 5387

Irina Müller-Fibian

Irina Müller-Fibian is a graduate industrial engineer in mechanical engineering and economics. She holds a REFA basic certificate in work organization and is a consultant and trainer at Staufen AG. She is recognized for her tailor-made, pragmatic solutions, her strong process-based mindset and her expert knowledge of assembly and logistics systems. She has industry experience in automotive and vehicle construction, the aviation industry, component manufacturing, plant construction and the military.

Irina Müller-Fibian completed extensive training programs and acquired a wealth of professional experience, including in Lean transformation projects in assembly and logistics and logistics planning plus production supply for new project startups in the automotive and aviation industries.

Janice Köser

Janice Köser is working at Staufen AG as Academy Manager since 2012. Her career started in 2007 as working student in the event management at Westpac Corporate Banking in Sydney. After finishing her Master of Commerce at the Macquarie University Sydney in 2008, she took over the professional guidance of congresses and cooperation events as Project Manager for WELT GROUP, FOCUS and F.A.Z. at premevent GmbH and Management Circle AG. Through this, she gained far-reaching contacts in economy and industry, science, and politics. Moderation and hosting plenary discussions complete her profile. Since 2011, Janice Köser is lecturer at the International School of Management (ISM) in Dortmund, Frankfurt Main, Cologne, and Stuttgart, teaching Strategic Event Management and MICE. She is member of the Staufen company audit AZAV / ISO 9001 / ISO 29990.

Jens Kittlitz

Jens Kittlitz has been working for SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co. KG since 1991 in the training department and in diverse cutting production areas. After the completion of his training as an industrial mechanics followed a long-term production practice in the fields of operating and fitting CNC lathe and cutting machinery. Further qualifying himself as a technician, he has been working as an instruction master since 2010, focusing on conventional CNC lathe machinery as well as on examining and team building.

Jens Kohlhaas

Jens Kohlhaas joined WIEPRO Consulting at SEW Eurodrive GmbH & Co. KG in 2011. He graduated in Business Administration and Modern Chinese Studies at the University of Cologne. In his professional career he also worked for a logistic service provider in the automotive industry with a focus on inbound logistics. At WIEPRO Consulting Jens Kohlhaas focusses on project work in SEW‘s assembly and production plants in Asia – especially China. Currently he is involved in material flow and process optimization projects in China, Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. In addition he conducts trainings for Lean manufacturing and Lean assembly methods in Germany and abroad.

Jérôme Cieplik 

Jérôme Cieplik has been a consultant in the WIEPROconsulting Global Logistics Planning of SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG since 2019. He completed a degree in industrial engineering before furthering his expertise in logistics and digital plant management. 

In his role at WIEPROconsulting Global Logistics Planning, Jérôme Cieplik is primarily responsible for the realization of standardization and change projects at international locations. Moreover, he has also been assigned the role as Global Process Owner Outbound Logistics.

He initiates and accompanies integrated change projects relating to material and information flow design, and also standardization projects relating to logistics and assembly processes.

Jonathan Bauer

With a degree in Economics, Jonathan Bauer has been certified as a restructuring and reorganization consultant (IfUS Institute). He is an expert in business and performance management offering support in performance and profit improvement programs and in growth and restructuring projects. He is a trainer at Staufen Academy.

Jonathan Bauer has more than seven years of practical experience in offering business and performance management consulting service to industrial and commercial organizations. He specializes in preparing sustainability concepts, footprint and profit improvement projects along with their long-term implementation in the automotive, automotive construction, textile, food, and mechanical and plant engineering industries.

José Pires

30 years experience in Industrial Environment
8 years experience in Lean Transformation and efficiency improvement
Management of successful projects in Make to Order / Job Shop environment
Management of international lean transformations as management trainer and coach
Working experience in automotive industry – 5 years
Working experience as Industrial Engineering Manager in Alstom Hydro Brazil
Global Manufacturing Director at Alstom Hydro France

Jürgen Hammer

Jürgen Hammer holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In addition to over 10 years of practical industry experience, he brings more than 16 years of consulting expertise as a management coach, lead trainer and project manager in the mechanical and plant engineering, automotive and aerospace industries.

As the head of a large number of successful national and international transformation projects that specialized in operational excellence, he possesses outstanding professional knowledge and a high level of industry expertise in the automotive sector.
Among his reference projects are the development of global footprint strategies, the integrated optimization of order fulfillment process in mechanical and plant engineering as well as plant structure and factory design with Industry 4.0 approaches.

Luane Tochetto

She began her career in 2016 as an intern at Braskem, in the Process Engineering area, assisting in the daily monitoring and KPIs analysis of the polyethylene process. Assisted the diagnosis of losses and evaluation of equipment performance;

In 2018, she started as an intern at DuPont, also in the Process Engineering area, focusing on optimization and continuous improvement in the production process of isolated soybean protein and effluent treatment, as well as the respective control loops.

Projects:
– Durr: Consulting in structured problem solving;
– OJI Papeis: Implementation of 5S methodology in the industry;
– Suzano: Industry’s team leader routine analysis and development of its tasks for problem solving and continuous improvement;
– Itaú: Materials development for Lean Banking.


Contacts: l.tochetto@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 99258 3573

Lukas Kreinest

Lukas Kreinest holds a degree in Industrial Engineering (RWTH Aachen). He is a consultant and trainer at Staufen AG. He combines a broad knowledge of production optimization and Lean Management with a systematic and entrepreneurial perspective on problems and solutions along with strong analytical skills and a quick mind.

With several years of professional experience in the automotive and supplier industry, in plant engineering and in the semiconductor industry, Lukas Kreinest also offers expertise as a Lean Consultant – primarily in the areas of production and logistics.

Lutz Herborn

Lutz Herborn earned a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). His interdisciplinary and thus integrative approach from a technical and economic point of view and his strong process-oriented mindset, especially with regard to the analysis of digital end-to-end processes. Lutz Herborn acquired industry experience in mechanical and plant engineering and also in automobile and vehicle construction, plus professional experience in the fields of consulting, corporate groups and startups. He is a trainer at Staufen Academy.

He has extensive experience and expertise in supply chain management and operational excellence. Moreover, he boasts extensive industry experience in production planning at an automotive manufacturer and a strong knowledge of lean management. He is a certified Process Mining Solution Professional and Business Value Architect.

Maja von Olnhausen 

Maja von Olnhausen has a degree in Industrial Engineering and has been a consultant and trainer in the WIEPROconsulting department at SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG since 2007. In collaboration with Staufen Academy, she conducts several training programs at SEW. 

Over many years, Maja von Olnhausen launched and accompanied improvement projects at the Graben-Neudorf production and assembly plant and the Bruchsal large gear unit plant. She primarily concentrated on interlinking systems, operating concepts, optimizing setup times and material flows and redesigning assembly workstations.

Since 2016, Maja von Olnhausen has been involved in development focusing on process analysis and the design of administrative processes. They include the accompanying communication, interface analysis as well as the required knowledge management. She also oversees the conceptual development and rollout of tools for development projects involving interdisciplinary stakeholders. She played a key role in developing and launching sustainability processes. She was responsible for project management of the preliminary project for the new implementation of a PLM domain.

Marc Wiedmann

Marc Wiedmann has worked as a consultant at SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG in our WIEPROconsulting department since 2017.  He completed the Dual Study program for mechanical engineering at SEW and joined the new founded group WIEPROsupport in 2013.

Within WIEPROconsulting, Mr. Wiedmann is primarily responsible for the implementation of change projects at international locations, focused on Asia, as well as  market launch processes in the product development.
He initiates and supports comprehensive change projects that deal with the topics of material and information flow design, process optimization and layout design.
Furthermore, Mr. Kuhn also leads training sessions about value-stream-analysis and -design.

Marco Pett

Marco Pett holds a degree in economics and specializes in systemic coaching. With many years of experience as a manager in the production environment, he is an expert in coaching executives. He is a trainer at Staufen Academy. Marco has expertise in the assembly and production sectors in various technologies and is highly effective with customers thanks to his combined management and process expertise.

As a consultant, Marco Pett has five years of experience in the field of Lean Leadership at Staufen and five years of management experience in several management positions at GIRA Giersiepen GmbH, where he also acquired experience in controlling. He is also a Kata coach.

Mariana Hergl

Mariana Hergl is a trainer and consultant at Staufen AG. She is known for her high level of cross-cultural expertise and is involved in international consulting projects and in-house training in a range of industries.

With a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, she acquired her Lean Six Sigma Green Belt in France. Her wide-ranging expertise spans many different aspects of process optimization and Lean Management.

As an experienced trainer, Mariana supports future Lean experts and trainers on their career paths while inspiring them with the content of diverse areas – from the basics of Lean Management to topics specific to production.

Markus Ledergerber

Markus Ledergerber has been the plant manager and member of the management board at Wagner AG since 2012. His area of responsibility is the entire series business, from ordering to production and delivery of components. Furthermore, he coordinates various management interfaces to the JV Partner in Bosnia. His area of responsibility includes, among other things, production in relation to Lean Management and Industry 4.0, which he will continue to develop over the long term. After a practical apprenticeship, Mr. Ledergerber trained further in mechanical engineering, automation and Green Belt Six Sigma. He then completed his training with a degree in business administration and an Executive MBA in entrepreneurship at the University of Applied Sciences. Due to his many years of experience as an automotive supplier, he knows the requirements of a flexible, versatile and quality-conscious organisation very well and implements these requirements step by step in production.

Max Reintke

Maximilian Reintke completed a degree in Mechanical Engineering (PTW at TU Darmstadt with a focus on Industrial Production Management) and is a Staufen-certified Lean Leader. As of 2019, he has been a Lean Manager at INSTA GmbH and is a trainer for the Lean Assembly I Small Series seminar in collaboration with Staufen Academy. 

Maximilian Reintke specializes in strategic and operational improvement initiatives across the entire logistics and production value stream (SMT and THT production) and particularly in the introduction of Shop Floor Management and its extension to Green Shop Floor Management. Additionally, he is a coach and leads KATA improvement projects. 

Michael Feldmeth

As an experienced consultant and project manager in the fields of operational excellence and Lean Management, Dr. Michael Feldmeth holds a doctorate in engineering and is a trainer at Staufen Academy. He specializes in mechanical and plant engineering, automotive and vehicle construction, and medical technology. He has extensive expertise in plant development, factory design and in optimizing direct and indirect business processes.

Michael has experience of restructuring in the areas of production (manufacturing and assembly), logistics and order fulfillment, practical Shop Floor experience and a sound technical understanding of production processes.

Michael Metzger

Michael Metzger has a degree in Industrial Engineering and qualified as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Professional Scrum Master. He is a trainer at Staufen Academy, has been a Lean consultant for many years and is an experienced project manager in Lean, agile transformation and cost optimization projects. With his consulting experience, he has worked in the automotive, insurance, transportation, mechanical and plant engineering industries and also in the process and food industries.

A consultant, trainer and coach in the areas of process and leadership excellence and agile transformations, Michael Metzger is also a master trainer for Lean Administration and a trainer for agility at Staufen Academy. He coaches employees and managers at all hierarchical levels and has over 10 years of experience in improving indirect areas and implementing integrated transformation and qualification projects.

Moritz Gadow

Moritz Gadow holds a degree in Industrial Engineering (M.Sc.). He is a consultant and trainer at Staufen. Moritz Gadow has extensive expertise in the methodology of lean management and a solid understanding of processes, particularly in assembly, production and maintenance systems. He is committed to developing tailored concepts and implementing them in a systematic manner. He has extensive experience in the aviation, automotive and mechanical engineering industries.

Moritz Gadow focuses on integrated optimization approaches with value stream design, the design of synchronized assembly systems and has expertise in value stream-oriented factory design, incorporating the optimization of assembly and logistics processes.

Nathalia Yamanaka

Projects consultant since 2013 in Brazil and in 2016, in Germany, where she developed the Hoshin Kanri concept of STAUFEN;
Excellence in order fulfillment (E2E) of serial industries, continuous process, engineering, and banking sectors;
Lean Transformation in a bank in Germany, implementing improvement projects and the concept of OFM in all branches and central office;
Experience working in supplies at Whirlpool Latin America.

– Lean Transformation in engineering industry;
– OFM implementation in the entire organizational structure aligned with the deployment of company indicators;
– Deployment and implementation of strategic projects;
– Practical training of leaders for problem solving;
– The list of companies she assisted includes: 3M, Siemens, Thyssenkrupp Elevadores, Dürr, Suzano, Gerdau, Itaú Unibanco and Bradesco.

Contacts: n.yamanaka@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 99103 0041

Nicolas Romfeld

Nicolas Romfeld is a Systemic Coach, Professional Scrum Master and Industrial Engineer. As an experienced consultant, coach and sparring partner for managers, employees and teams, he is also a trainer at Staufen Academy. He is an expert in Lean Development and Lean Administration, agile methods and leadership and communication from strategy to implementation. He has a wealth of industry experience in services, mechanical and plant engineering, automotive and electronics.

Nicolas Romfeld has over 10 years of consulting experience in Lean Transformation in R&D and order fulfillment, production and management. For clients, he is responsible for designing and implementing tailor-made training and development programs along with the internal development of several professional and management seminars. He heads consulting projects that focus on strategy development, performance improvement, collaboration, product development, quality management and technical problem-solving.

Nilton Marchiori

More than 20 years of experience at Mercedes Benz Brazil as a planning and production engineer. As a planning engineer, he developed activities such as preparation of process plans, productive capacity studies and rationalization. Later, he worked as kaizen’s internal consultant in the area of shaft manufacturing.

In 2002, he joined Táktica as a senior consultant, to develop projects to implement Lean tools in various segments of companies such as Mechanical Metal, Automotive, Chemistry, Construction Material, Consumer Goods and Electro-electronics.

Peter Ullrich

Peter Ullrich has a degree in physics and is a professional Scrum Master. He is a trainer at Staufen Academy and is also responsible for trainer staffing and instruction. He has operational leadership experience and manages international clients and projects. Peter Ullrich is an expert in engaging people in change projects and is experienced in training and consulting in direct and indirect areas. He also has extensive industry experience in mechanical and plant engineering, vehicle construction, services, and electrical engineering.

Peter Ullrich can look back on 20 years of experience in optimizing technical workflows and business processes and over 15 years of experience as a trainer and facilitator of change processes.

Pierre Cloth

Pierre Cloth is a state-certified technician and qualified Six Sigma Master Black Belt and was trained as a Kaizen/CIP trainer at Novem Car Interior Design GmbH and MAGNA Interiors. Being an experienced project manager, he has been able to demonstrate his holistic view and a strong solution-oriented mindset in the fields of world-class manufacturing/engineering and value stream design in a number of projects and workshops throughout various plants and countries. Pierre Cloth is a trainer at Staufen Academy.

As Project Manager in several Six Sigma Black Belt projects, he has made significant contributions to improving and increasing the efficiency of processes.

Rainer Völker

Rainer Völker holds a degree in Technology Management Engineering, is a trained Shop Floor Management Coach and a member of the Staufen Academy’s team of trainers.

Alongside his many years of experience as a consultant, coach and trainer in an international project environment, he has in-depth practical experience in successfully managing interdisciplinary transformation projects with clear responsibility for results. Rainer Völker specializes in the systematic design of change processes and has extensive industry expertise, particularly in mechanical and automotive engineering, pharmaceuticals, process industries and medical technology.

With more than 10 years of experience in consulting projects, Rainer Völker focuses on integrated transformation processes, operational excellence and implementing sustainable lean methods in all areas of an organization. He also brings strong intercultural skills to the table, in part thanks to several professional stays abroad.

Remco Peters

After studying business management at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Remco Peters began his career as a consultant at Agamus Consult. He developed his consulting experience at Cap Gemini as a member of international projects in the automotive industry. Most recently, he was responsible for Practice Lean Manufacturing & Administration at MBtech Consulting GmbH. The main focus of his consulting work is to design and implement lean business processes in the automotive and manufacturing industries. He is an expert on the subject of Shop Floor Management and the sustainable change of organizations. Since 2013, Remco Peters has been working for Staufen AG as a partner and mastercoach in the area of Shop Floor Management.

Rodolfo Armelim

In 2020, started as an intern in the Agricultural Maintenance area at Citrosuco, leading improvement cycles on maintenance routines in 5 farms of the company. Responsible for dashboard developments and monitoring performance and budget KPIs of all company farms.

In 2021, led the Data Visualization team at Semantix, working alongside a food retail client (Oba Hortifruti) on implementing innovative KPIs and dashboards for Supply Chain and Purchasing areas, facilitating analysis and decision making.

– Citrosuco: Improvement implementation on maintenance routines for agricultural machinery applying 5S and PDCA;
– Semantix: New KPIs and data analysis pipelines implementation for Supply Chain and Purchasing areas using Big Data Fundamentals.

Contacts:
r.armelim@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 99122 8837

Sebastian Nett

Sebastian Nett has a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering/Production Technology. He is a trainer at Staufen Academy. Sebastian Nett has a holistic perspective and a strong strategic, process-oriented and entrepreneurial outlook. His industry expertise is in the mechanical engineering, electronics and automotive industries. He also boasts a proven track record of successfully implementing integrated Lean Transformations, including P&L and cash-flow mapping.

Sebastian has acquired professional experience in integrated transformation projects and as a project or sub-project manager of larger consulting projects and has shaped and optimized global production networks.

Sebastian Schneider

With over 20 years of professional experience in the corporate and project world, Sebastian Schneider holds a degree in business administration, is a commercial airline pilot (ATPL/A), and a qualified instructor and trainer. He is in charge of and holds responsibility for major projects and integrated Lean transformations. He has a wealth of expertise in the fields of aviation, transportation, public service, military and defense.

His key areas of expertise include strategy development and operationalization along with realizing operational excellence with a corporation-wide approach, in addition to end-to-end organizational development and reorganization. He also has sound experience in national and international projects. 

Stefan Munsch

Stefan Munsch, born 1960, studied mechanical engineering and electrical engineering at the Koblenz University of Applied Sciences and the Technical University of Darmstadt. He then worked as a project engineer in chemical plant construction at Lurgi AG in Frankfurt am Main until 1993. After the sudden death of his father at the end of 1992, he took over the position of managing partner of MUNSCH Chemie-Pumpen GmbH and MUNSCH Kunststoffschweißtechnik GmbH in March 1993. Since 2003, his work has focused on lean management. He successfully implements lean transformation in mechanical engineering and successfully integrates Smart Factory approaches.

Thomas Spiess

Thomas Spiess holds a degree in Industrial Engineering (ETH Zurich), completed an MM Program at IMD Lausanne and is now a Senior Manager and Trainer at Staufen.Inova. He has extensive experience as an executive and senior consultant in the area of supply chain management with in-depth industry knowledge in the precision industry and the luxury consumer goods, textile and fashion industries. He has expert knowledge of complex global supply chain projects and concepts. He is also an accomplished moderator, trainer and coach.

Thomas Spiess has been in charge of projects for the overall optimization of international supply chains and is an expert in supply chain network management and sales & operations planning.

Tobias Wolf

Tobias Wolf has been working as consultant in the WIEPROconsulting department of SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG since 2004. The graduate industrial and business engineer (Dipl.-Wirt.Ing.) has carried out numerous improvement projects at the Bruchsal electronics plant. Since early 2011, he has been in charge of the Graben-Neudorf assembly plant. The main focus is on the realisation of cost savings and cycle time reductions as the result of consistent process orientation in assembly and logistics. In addition, he supervised various manufacturing projects and played a major role in the development of lean structures at SEW in China.

Uwe Vogel

Uwe Vogel holds a degree in mechanical engineering, is a systemic coach and organizational developer. He is a trainer at Staufen Academy. Uwe Vogel is a leading expert in the area of strategy, sales and service. He has headed up a large number of integrated international transformation programs in groups in many different industries and has over 20 years of international management experience in the machine tool industry (including as Managing Director of TRUMPF Asia Pac 2001-2008).

As a consultant, Uwe Vogel has been engaged in the profit-oriented concepts and implementation of strategic initiatives (Lean Transformation, restructuring, strategic realignment) for many years. Uwe has also gained many years of experience as a coach for top management with a strong market and customer focus.

Valmor Kerber

Administrative career developed for 31 years in a German company (industry) and in a promotion organization for Brazil-Germany business.

For 20 years, he was responsible for organizing corporate events and stands for German companies in renowned national and international fairs.

Throughout his career in Brazil-Germany, whether in business, services or advisory environment, he has built a powerful network of contacts, being one of his greatest assets.

Organization and coordination of business delegations and bilateral business events between Brazil and Germany from 2008 to 2018.

Implementation and coordination of a Trainee and Young Talent Program in the German Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Mercosur from 2008 to 2014.

Coordination and promotion of SES – Senior Experten Service, Senior Consulting Service of Germany, in Brazil from 2008 to 2018.

Verena Franz

Since 2007, Verena Franz has been with RECARO Aircraft Seating, and today she also collaborates with Staufen Academy, where she is a trainer. Initially joining the process management team in Schwäbisch Hall, she took on her first leadership role at the plant in Texas in 2010. After returning to Germany, she directed and globalized the complaints system, among other things, while she later assumed responsibility for quality management. Since 2022, Verena Franz has assumed global responsibility for the Lean and Management Systems Team. This included implementing the global Lean Enterprise Program and working on continuously enhancing the internal Lean qualification program. In 2023, Verena completed Lean Leader training. 

Vicente Sinkunas

More than 14 years at Mercedes-Benz and Daimler in executive positions in the areas of Operations, R&D, Sales, Project Management, Strategy and Organizational Development, working throughout the value chain.

Coordinated the Lean organization of the three Mercedes-Benz plants in Brazil and internationally, leading teams and executives in achieving goals related to productivity, quality, delivery and costs.

Since 2014, started working at STAUFEN, with hands-on projects in Brazil and abroad.

– Optimization of On time delivery of Schott Brazil, with implementation of Shop floor Management and review of end-to-end flows (from order to delivery).
– Diagnosis and review of the production, logistics and information flows of Alestis Aerospace;
– Lean training of Suzano’s operational leadership and mentoring of Operational Excellence teams;
– Lean training to Itaú managers;
– Diagnosis and support to the implementation of Lean program in Technical and Field Assistance areas of Thyssenkrupp Elevators in Brazil and South America;
– Operational Excellence in Deutsche Bahn Berlin offices, Coaching SFM at Brose – USA.

Contacts:
v.sinkunas@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 99296-4340

Vincent Kurtz

Vincent Kurtz received a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering, specializing in mechanical engineering. Today, he works as a trainer at Staufen Academy. He is an expert in the fields of factory design and production optimization and has extensive methodology skills and implementation expertise in integrated production systems. He excels in his approach to implementation and his industry experience in mechanical and plant engineering as well as in the automotive industry.

He acquired valuable experience as a test engineer at a German automotive OEM in the area of complete vehicle development and is a management consultant in the areas of restructuring & finance, Lean Transformation and operations, and also leads Lean training programs and workshops on analysis, concept development and implementation.

Yannic Blessin

As a consultant and trainer within the WIEPROconsulting department at SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG since 2022, Yannic Blessin is in charge of the electronics plant in Bruchsal. Here, he launches and supports assembly and logistics projects. He is a trainer at Staufen Academy.

Yannic Blessin completed a degree in Mechanical Engineering at the DHBW Mannheim and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Graduate School Rhein-Neckar. From 2016, he acquired expertise in the optimization and redesign of production and quality assurance areas in his role as a project engineer at PFW Aerospace GmbH, a supplier of fuel tanks, structural components and piping systems for the aviation industry. Later, he was in charge of setting up the central Manufacturing Metrology function and successfully implemented process-integrated, standardized economic quality inspections. Before joining SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG, Yannic Blessin was an external consultant and was tasked with Lean Management and Task Force projects.