Manuel Plescher

Creating and defining the Business Model for the Start-up Consultant Business: Green Solutions for the USA. Managing and fulfilling the tight deadlines with all participating Stakeholders including directors and managers of the industry and highly recognizable universities. Coordinating international sub projects with English speaking stakeholders from USA and Turkey and hispanic stakeholders from Colombia and Costa Rica. Dealing with international logistics and customs. Cooperation with UX-Designer to create the website www.green-solutions.energy. Gaining permanent residences in the USA for five stakeholders.

• Energy Conservation and Process Optimization, Responsible for the entire energy management system according to EMAS in correlation with ISO 14001 Environmental Management and based on DIN EN ISO 50001 Energy Management
• Building a key performance indicator system structure necessary for strategic and operational management and its reporting for a detailed and transparent process
• Modeling the factory carbon footprint and supporting the corporate carbon footprint
• Developing energy-related concepts for energy, waste and water preserving and efficiency as well projects through its economic efficiency based on long-term costs and revenue planning
• In addition, successful implemented low budget projects with cost savings of 15 % of overall energy costs
• Monitored and analyzed energy consumption.
• Identified and recommended energy savings strategies to achieve more energy-efficient operation.
• Researched renewable or alternative energy systems or technologies such as solar thermal or photovoltaic energy.
• International trainer for Energy and Operational Excellence Principles and Tools
• Site-specific climate management according to ISO 14064 Climate Management (comparable to Greenhouse Gas Protocol)
• European Coordinator for CO2-reduction within the business unit with 21 locations and establishment of a global network
• Leading and consulting 63 managers, specialists and employees

Complied with relevant laws, regulations and policies.

• Combining and aligning a standard QM system according to ISO/TS 16949 for five locations with a Group perspective
• Controlling all external and internal audit functions
• 1st and 2nd party auditor according to ISO 9001 and ISO/TS 16949, as well as supplier and internal process audits based on VDA 6.3
• Controlling and monitoring all relevant actions of external and internal ISO & ISO/TS, process, and product audits
• Leading function in the roll-out of new procedures and processes with a relevant periphery
• Active role in designing and developing new procedures and processes
• Resolved issues and escalated problems with knowledgeable support and quality service.

• Successfully reintroducing and maintaining the QM system according to ISO/TS 16949:2009 for the machining industry
• Establishing and supervising the quality reporting system to the central function
• Optimizing the management of national and international suppliers
• Managing of internal risk management, implementation, and follow-ups
• Constantly reducing customer complaints on a sustainable level
• Problem-solving based on 8D, Ishikawa, 5Why, Failure-Tree-Analysis, and Root Cause Analysis
• Supported quality team members during corrective action updates.

• Responsible for external customer care and intercompany complaints
• Providing technical and process-specific support
• Planning of internal risk management, implementation, and follow-ups of system and process audits
• Building up a sustainable FMEA system design, casting, production, and coating processes
• Supported quality team members during corrective action updates.
• Facilitated process improvements to successfully decrease errors.

• Focus on marketing and business practices
• Sorted and organized files, spreadsheets, and reports.
• Facilitated successful completion of projects from concept to launch.

• Focus on plant planning and tool design
• Developed internal processes and plans for mechanical verification, product development and factory processes.
• Specified system components and directed product modifications to comply with engineering design and performance specifications.
• Troubleshot and diagnosed [Type] equipment issues, quickly made plans for repairs and monitored use to rectify issues.