Paul Rappensberger

 Global Production and Supply Chain Management  International Project Management ( HW / SW )  Global Operations Management  Global production transfer and localisation  Process analysis and improvement  Interim Management Available for hire to support short, medium or long term project assignments. Very interested in career development opportunities in permanent positions. Globally mobile, willing and able to relocate within Europe, Asia, USA.

Lead Project Manager in Moscow, Russia, under the Highly Qualified Specialist Visa Program. End to End Supply Chain evaluation and definition of proposals for improvement of production and supplier lead time for Light Ventilated Façade Systems. Evaluation of market based production technologies for the potential development of a new Ventilated Façade System. Coaching and skill development for local team members in the area of Supply Chain and Supplier Management and International Project Management.

Manufacturing Engineering Manager, leading the Product Eng. and Test Eng. Departments for New Product and Sustaining Engineering. Responsible for the in- house and global EMS / CM production and manufacturability of high value, highly complex optical and mobile telecommunications test, diagnosis and inspection equipment, including PCBA, Module and Box Build / Platform levels. NPI, Project and Program Management. Global production localization and transfer to lower cost regions.

2 years on a long term business assignment, living and working in Shanghai, China and Tokyo, Japan. Responsible for the localisation of production and supply chain management, development within APAC. Tactical and strategic supplier development, market evaluation, supplier selection and development, quality management, operations, local team hiring, coaching, mentoring to successfully establish the business in the emerging markets China, India, Japan.

Consultant Production and Supply Chain Management. Responsible for the production and process optimization, transfer and localisation, ramp up of a leading edge medical product from a GMP in Germany to a contract manufacturing partner in Malaysia. Direct report to the CTO of the company.

Technical Coordinator Asia Pacific Region, included responsibility for production planning, delivery schedule,QM, knowledge transfer, production localisation and product transfer into the asia pacific region. Interface between sales and services within the asia pacific region and R&D, lead manufacturing facility in Germany. Direct report to VP Operations.

Head of NPI Project Management leading the NPI Project Management team and the function as interface between R&D departments in the USA, Germany, China, Supply Chain Management, QM, Production Engineering, Test Engineering, Product Management and our CM / EMS partners in SE Asia and Eastern Europe to ensure a sucessful New Product Introduction ( NPI ) and ramp up to volume manufacturing. Regular onsite factory visits to review and develop manufacturing processes and to coordinate project requirements and t

Leitung internationaler und funktionsübergreifender Projektteams zur Betreuung der Produkte über den gesamten Lebenszyklus ( Entwicklungsmuster, NPI, Serienanlauf, Massenfertigung, Auslaufphase ). Schnittstelle zwischen R&D, Produktmanagement, globalen Produktionsstandorten innerhalb und außerhalb des Unternehmens ( EMS / CM ), sowie anderen Funktionsbereichen. Planung und Koordination, sowie Vor-Ort-Unterstützung der Musterproduktion und des Serienanlaufs, Massenfertigung, Prod.Verlagerungen.