Personal data

During my career I held various leading positions and recognised the advantages of intermodal transport in the field of logistics.
Many years of experience in different areas of the intermodal process chain provide a broad basis for responsible consultancy.

 

Professional competence profile:

  • More than 40 years of industry knowledge in the field of logistics and intermodal transport
  • Many years of experience in managing positions in small and medium-sizes businesses
  • Personal responsibility for up to 180 employees
  • Bugdet responsibility up to € 20 million
  • fundamental business knowledge
  • Successful process optimisations and introduction of innovative business management systems
  • Experience in forming nationally registered companies
  • Experience in national and international project management
  • Experience in lobbying professional interests of the freight forwarding industry and intermodal transport
  • Experience in specificating and implementing new management systems for intermodal terminals

 

Education

Grammar school in Schwetzingen and Heidelberg with school leaving examination, Education at Deutsche Bundesbahn in Mannheim in the upper grade of the civil service terminating with an examination as inspector of the Federal Railway. This education complies with an apprenticeship as freight forwarder.

 

Professional status

  • 1974 – 1977 Commercial Director of a freight railway station
  • 1977 – 1984 Customer Consultant at DB in freight traffic
  • 1984 – 1988 Director of DB’s road-freight sector and subsidiary manager of the forwarding agency Transa in Mannheim
  • 1988 – 1993 Division Manager and authorized signatory of a logistics company
  • 1993 Foundation of a management consultancy, specialist field: logistics
  • 1993 – 2000 1993 – 2000 Logistics Manager and authorized signatory of a brand manufacturer
  • 2000 – 2015 Managing Director of a terminal company (trans-shipment from rail to road, pre- and post-rail by truck, storage of dangerous goods, empty container depot, administrative and technical services)
  • 2015 Freelance Consultant for intermodal transport: IntermodalExpert