Dr. Thomas Malzer

Experience

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  Alcatel-Lucent

  Jan 1996 - Mar 1999

   Organizational restructuring and Change Management initiatives that produced striking increases in internal efficiency  Reduced packaging costs by more than 20% Yield improved with process optimization and best practice implementation Efficiency analysis and cost reduction programs started Internal product engineering processes audited  Developed optoelectronic components Built up of clean room production for optoelectronic submounts and microelectronic systems Processes introduced and improved for different electronic manufacturing steps Deputy of Head of Production

  • Assistent of Site Leader

    May 1998 - Mar 1999

  • R&D Engineer

    Jan 1996 - Apr 1998
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  Semikron

  Apr 1999 - Feb 2013

   Expertise for Lean Management, Change Management, Six Sigma Responsible for Production, R&D, Quality, Procurement and Logistic of the BU  Held full P&L management authority and headed 280 staff Reported directly to COO  Increased the revenue from 20 Million EUR to 130 Million EUR Implemented quality improvement program including spot audits, root-cause analysis and remedial actions Developed and implemented new R&D-Division, industrialized new products and technologies  Handled customer complaints including physically visiting customer plants and collaborating with production engineers to identify and solve issues. Worked out strategic vision and objectives for the BU to optimize 18 KPYs Responsible for the worldwide implementation of Six Sigma, built up and coached up to 50 green belts and 6 black belts Introduced Lean Management System to be excellent in low volume/high mix made to order operations and quality Introduced a process oriented Management System for Health, Safety and Environmental material flow and production layout optimized by Value stream analysis Reduced inventory levels 50% through JIT implementation Maintained outstanding safety record with zero incidents in 5 years Show less

  • Head of Business Unit Power Electronic Modules and Systems

    Jan 2000 - Feb 2013

  • Head of Production Package & Assembly

    Apr 1999 - Dec 1999
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  LUKAS Hydraulik GmbH

  Mar 2013 - Jun 2016

  Geschäftsführer / Managing Director

  Supplier of hydraulic and e-draulic equipment for rescue, industry, railwayChangemanagementChannelmanagementB2B businessLeanproductionBusiness DevelopmentSupply Chain ManagementIn-Out-Sourcing

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  Landis+Gyr

  Jul 2016 - Dec 2023

  Leiter Operations und SCM
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  Fraunhofer IIS

  Feb 2024 - now

  Leiter Innovatives Systemdesign