Curriculum vitae

Thomas Forchert

Dr.-Ing.

Profile

Manager with strong analytical and strategic competences. Expert in lithium battery technologies and design, fire protection, electrical vehicles and automotive electronics. Held leading positions in the automotive industry. Strictly focused on the challenges of the dedicated position. Worldwide business and cultural experiences.

 

Vita

 

2008 – today    Celono, Berlin, Germany

Founder and chief engineer

  • Engineering company
  • Technology and innovation consulting
  • Managing of large industrial cooperation projects
  • Consulting of german agencies and authorities
  • Design of high power Lithium batteries
  • Production planning of cell and battery assembly lines
  • Fire protection solutions for storage and transport cases

 

2003 – 2008    Daimler AG, Stuttgart, Germany

Business unit Mercedes Benz Cars – Production

Manager Assembly planning

  • Assembly process planning and optimization
  • Plant and equipment planning for large scale production lines at USA, South Africa und Germany
  • Risk analysis, Test planning, Quality inspections

 

1996 – 2002    Daimler-Benz AG, Stuttgart, Germany

Group Research

Manager Diagnostics and configuration

  • Vehicle electronic architecture
  • Vehicle communication bus systems
  • Diagnostic interface, Software system for Workshop diagnosis

 

1999 – 2002    Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA

Project manager Global Learning Networks

  • International research project at the School of  Engineering
  • Organization concepts for global operating engineer teams

 

1984 – 1995    Daimler-Benz AG, Stuttgart, Germany

Business Unit  Mercedes Benz Trucks

Project engineer vehicle electronics

  

1983 – 1984    Harrandt GmbH, Schorndorf, Germany

Project engineer automation

  

Academic education

2005 – 2009    University of Karlsruhe und Stanford University

Phd in mechanical engineering

“Risk analysis based test planning”

Degree:  Dr.-Ing. Maschinenbau

 

1978 – 1983    University of Stuttgart

Master study Electrical engineering

Elektronik und Informatik

Degree:  Dipl.-Ing. Elektrotechnik

  

Additional competences

Languages                English language – business level, French language – basics

 

Conference presentations, Publications, Patent owner