Carsten Seidel

Experience

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  Bundeswehr Wir. Dienen. Deutschland.

  Oct 1998 - Oct 2000

  Dienstlaufbahn Kraftfahrer
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  Continental

  Oct 2005 - Aug 2015

  Capital Project Management for Greenfield manufacturing. Managed direct reports consisting of engineers and technicians to ensure both equipment reliability and the successful execution of projects. Improved equipment receiving and container yard management Expanded SAP-PM as project leader and contributed as key team member for a new global SAP strategy Maximized investments plans by managing projects and rolling investment capital plans, improvements, technical supplier negotiations, and sourcing local suppliersProduced plans for maintenance Key Performance Indicators, Machine Acceptance, and CpK studiesIntroduced stipulations and forecasting for machinery for 8.0 million tire plant expansion Show less

  • Area Manager

    Jul 2012 - Aug 2015

  • Senior Project Engineer

    Jul 2010 - Jul 2012

  • Reliability Engineer

    Oct 2007 - Jul 2010

  • Mechanical Technician

    Oct 2005 - Oct 2007
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  Mercedes-Benz Vans LLC (Charleston, SC)

  Aug 2015 - May 2017

  Factory Planning Manager - Projects, Utilities and Facilities

  Responsible for Facility and Utility Planning of Daimler Benz Brown field expansion. Management of Process and Facility interface as well as overseeing construction and infrastructure installation .Implantation of SAP For Building/Utility maintenance. Development of Facilities Maintenance Management.

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  Tesla

  May 2017 - Dec 2018

  Operation and Maintenace Manager

  Optimized maintenance and operations teams while providing sound leadership, coaching, and mentoring for Tesla’s Gigafactory Utilities and Operations department.Increased utilization of iMaint as ERP system across the organizationCreated and implemented Key Performance Indicators and introduced corporate wide reporting Introduced monitoring maintenance and operation strategies resulting in significant safety and procedural complianceMaximized department efficiencies by expanding maintenance to include preventive, predictive and reliability standards Improved cross-departmental communication throughout the organization, allowing the creation of company standardizationLed project design improvements through optimized system reliability Hired and developed a growing team with over 30 direct reports deriving from screening and interviewing over 300 managerial, supervisory, and technical candidatesMentored and coached current talent resulting in over a dozen internal promotions in team. Show less

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  Arrow Electronics

  Dec 2018 - Jul 2020

  Facilities Manager
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  Seidel and Sons LLC

  Jan 2020 - now

  Owner

  We provide permitting and consulting services for Residential, Commercial & Industrial clients in the Greater Reno Area.We are committed to help our region to grow and provide the best service for homeowners and high level industrial clients. No job is to small or to big for us. We are proud to provide:Building Permits; Electrical Permits; Demolition Permits; Storage Systems Permits; etc. We also are specialized in any residential and commercial remodeling as well as tenant improvment and industrial installations. We understand that filing for permits is your least favorite part of your job. We consolidate, submit and stand in line to obtain your permits, so you don’t have to. Show less

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  Click Bond

  Jul 2020 - now

  Working to provide the best service to the Click Bond Family

  • Director of Facilities

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Sr. Facility Manager

    Jul 2020 - Apr 2024