Thomas, Director of the Automotive & Industry Business Unit, joined the SUSI&James team in February 2021. Thanks to his many years of experience and industry-specific expertise, Thomas is driving the continuous growth of the business unit.
“SUSI&James has a unique product and a great team. I’m proud to be a part of it.”
Thomas is from the German coast and is passionate about water sports, such as kitesurfing and sailing. He balances his professional and personal life, as Thomas is a proud member of a small family with whom he loves spending time. Even while he was a student, Thomas worked at various companies and quickly gained his first professional experience. His areas of responsibility ranged from design in special-purpose machine manufacturing to auditing and plant controlling at a German consumer goods manufacturer in China.
Thomas wrote his thesis at an iron foundry on “Total Productive Maintenance,” which focuses on optimizing processes and achieving KPIs. After earning his degree in industrial engineering, Thomas continued to work in the field of optimization. As part of his role as a project manager in supplier development for the automotive industry, he helped companies meet their delivery commitments.
Thanks to his expertise and ambitious approach, Thomas also led internal strategic corporate development programs, successfully driving growth and productivity. SUSI&James recognized the ambition and passion with which Thomas approaches his work—backed by his qualifications—and recruited him to join our team.
The primary focus is on the development of the Automotive & Industry business unit. In this role, Thomas is responsible for consistently generating new projects through his work in sales, implementing these projects with a qualified and motivated team, and ultimately delivering a “SUSI” to the customer that satisfies all parties involved.
“I want to put artificial intelligence (our digital colleague SUSI) to good use in the industry. SUSI should provide immediate value in projects for both employees and the company.” ”
In doing so, he leverages his industry-specific sales expertise by introducing customers to our digital assistant SUSI and her capabilities, identifying their needs, and developing use cases with them. “Many customers immediately associate artificial intelligence with the perfect control of all business processes—that’s a bit like science fiction. The goal is to use AI to lighten the load on people. Organizational symbiosis is our guiding principle. To quote our founder: People are the gold standard.”
“Bei SUSI & James soll sich dies natürlich ebenfalls widerspiegeln: Mitarbeiter werden an Entscheidungen beteiligt, Projekte gemeinsam konzipiert, erarbeitet und als Teamleistung erfolgreich abgeschlossen. Verantwortung für und Selbstständigkeit im eigenen Arbeitsanteil ist ihm bei seinen Mitarbeitern wichtig, „Damit die Kollegen erfolgreich tätig sein können, ist kontinuierliche Organisationsentwicklung entscheidend. Mitarbeiter, die an einem Projekt beteiligt sind, müssen leistungsfähig, produktiv und ohne Hindernisse ihre Aufgaben und Ziele realisieren können. Das funktioniert nur, wenn wir uns gemeinschaftlich Ziele setzen, Standards leben und beides kritisch hinterfragen und verändern.“
Thomas and his colleagues are currently working with a partner in the automotive industry to apply artificial intelligence to a wide range of quality and production processes. “The positive impact of SUSI on both employee satisfaction and business results will be enormous in the coming years.”
We’d like to thank Thomas for the interview and are thrilled to have him on the team!
