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For clients from industry and commerce whos roof are literally on fire 🔥 from the point of view of personnel resources, I take on interim projects or tasks in middle management.

Alexander Kronsteiner e.U.

My credo: " Reliable to the goal through clarity, structure and focus -.
sustainable through experience, flexibility and honesty".

In leadership roles, I love to solve or shape things in a consistent, calm and structured way. In this way I relieve from pressure on acute bottlenecks in a stressful environment or implement difficult change processes.

In contrast to classical management consulting, my focus is not on theory but on temporary, active hands-on implementation like…

✅ when there is a short-term need due to unexpected resignation, illness or burnout of managers

✅ when special projects cannot be handled by existing staff who are busy with day-to-day business.

✅ when experienced implementation support is needed for reorganisation, process development or restructuring

✅ when there is a general need for management support

✅ when an “outsider” can have a better effect in bridging extraordinary situations in the company

Characteristics and Philosophy

Due to my international, wide-ranging experience, I can adapt to new tasks very quickly and get inspired about them.

Of particular advantage are …

✅ my leadership experience and team building qualities

✅ my technical background and experience in middle (C-1) management,

✅ my experience in R&D and product management in the field of mechanical engineering

✅ my structured, strategic approach,

✅ my empathic, communicative qualities,

✅ as well as my consistency and perseverance.

Only win-win results are meaningful and sustainable –

that is my firm conviction.

Professional Experience

Interim-Management
Self-employed; since Nov. 2022 until today

CERTIFIED INTERIM MANAGER (ISO 17024 authorised person certification)

So far:

Creation of a feasibility study on the viability of a production facility for a fully developed product of a startup; including layout concept for the entire factory.
Project management of a technology upgrade for a production facility as part of a site consolidation.
Project management of the concept, tender, and basic engineering phase for a production facility expansion with a total volume of approximately €4 million in the area of feed additives, including the coordination of additional external experts for structural engineering, fire protection, and explosion protection.
Concept development for the standardization of tenders for plant and mechanical engineering investments in a large , international corporation
Project management of the concept and tender phase for a production plant with a total volume of approx. € 13 million in the area of feed additives. This also included the coordination of architects, internal experts for CHA, OBRA and ERA topics as well as the evaluation of various production technologies and the analysis, evaluation and selection of international machinery suppliers.

Horse and riding trainer
Self-employed; since 2018 until 2022

"Active" time out
My passion - riding - became my main profession. In addition to running our riding and training stable, since 2018 I have dedicated myself to teaching riders, training horses, some of which are difficult, and giving courses at home and abroad, as far away as the USA. This extremely fulfilling activity continues to be my healthy diversion and source of strength.

LISEC Austria GmbH
Glass engineering industry, operating worldwide, >90% export rate, at the time about 230 million annual sales).

Head of Product Management
Jan. 2013-March 2018 - 5 years 3 months
➡ Head of the company-wide product management incl. budget and cost responsibility
➡ Main responsibility in the conception and establishment of a structured product management incl. personnel development of an entire specialist area for it, its management and its embedding in the entire company (interfaces, tasks, communication structures, etc.)
➡ Structural creation of product-related processes and tools also for technical documentation and product-relevant communication to marketing, sales and customers
➡ Expansion of product management within the company to form independent business units under my continued process management
➡ Mainly responsible for planning and implementation at leading industry trade fairs on several occasions at product level
furthermore:
➡ Involvement in strategic corporate planning, several times in leading role in change management processes.
F&E Management
Jan. 2005-Dec. 2012 - 8 years
➡ Deputy functions of the head of development
➡ Project controlling of research and product development projects
➡ Project management of product development projects > 1 Mio €
➡ Leading the definition and roll-out of a company-wide innovation management system in conjunction with a corporate cultural realignment
Automation Engineer
Jan. 1998-Dec. 2004 - 7 years
➡ Automation subdivision management Level 1
➡ Programming of complex PLC and CNC machines and equipment
➡ Development of a company-wide PLC programming standard

LISEC Maschinenbau GmbH

International plant assembler
Jan. 1993-Dec. 1997 - 5 years
➡ Responsible installation and commissioning technician of machines and industrial plants at customer sites
➡ Specialist for prototype commissioning in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, North and South America 🌎
Electrical Engineer
Feb. 1991-Dec. 1992 - 1 year 11 months
➡ Technician in electrical planning for machine and plant construction

EAB Elektroanlagenbau

Aug. 1985-Jan. 1989 - 3 years 6 months
➡ Apprenticeship as an electrician
➡ Master craftsman exam