Contact data Prof. Dr. Alexander Neumann

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Kfm. Alexander Neumann
Management of study program "Marketing- and Cooperation -Management"
Qualiy Management Responsible of the BWCSU Mosbach
Professor for Business Administration, especially quality management, logistics and production management

Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Mosbach
Lohrtalweg 10
D-74821 Mosbach

E-mail: neumann[at] dhbw-mosbach.de
Telephone:        (49) 6261-939-113
Secretary:    (49) 6261-939-410
Telefax:        (49) 6261-939-414

Privat adress:
Ginsterweg 29
D-74842 Billigheim-Sulzbach

Telephone: (49) 6265-928871
Telefax: (49) 6265-928872

Curriculum vitae of Prof. Dr. Alexander Neumann, Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Degree in Business Administration, Quality-Management-Auditor of European Organization of Quality, EFQM-Assessor, REFA-professor, Engineer of labour security


Prof. Dr. Alexander Neumann
Born
1962		in Schweinfurt (Germany)
Studies
1982 - 1987		Technical University of Darmstadt (Technische Hochschule Darmstadt) Studies of General Mechanical Engineering Dipl-Ingenieur - Degree in Engineering Master Thesis in Mechanical Engineering in french language: Implementation of a "man model" in a CAD-system
1985 - 1986		Exchange student at the Universidad Catolica de Chile
1986 - 1987		DAAD-scolarship (DAAD = German academic exchange service) Exchange student at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon (France)
1987 - 1991		Distance Learning University Hagen Studies of Business Administration Dipl.-Kaufmann (MBA): Thesis: Flexibility of Production
Ph.D.
1992		Ph.D. (Dr.-Ing.) at the Technical University of Darmstadt Subject: Automated generation of control plan - Automation concept, realized on the example of one production technology, the turning. Evaluators: Prof. Dr. H. Schulz, Prof. Dr. F. Eckstein
Trainings
on-going		REFA-teacher for the work organization REFA-teacher for the production planning and scheduling REFA-teacher for assambly within the mechanical engineering REFA-teacher for quality management REFA-Quality-Management-Auditor TÜV-Quality-Management-Auditor DGQ/EOQ- Quality-Management-Auditor Internal VDA-6.1-Auditor (german QM-automotive standard) VDA-EFQM-Assessor Internal Environmental-Auditor of TA Heilbronn Engineer of labour security - Fachkraft für Arbeitssicherheit
Working experience
1987 - 1992		Scientific Consultant at the institute for production technology and machine tools of the Technical University of Darmstadt Consulting in the areas logistics, industrial engineering and quality assurance (Responsibility for projects of about 6 men-years) Computer-based-material-flow-simulations Building up, coordination with team responsability and research in a research project funded by the European Comission with 10 industrial and software partners and an extent of about 100 men-years.
1992 - 1996		Director of Development for QM and Automation within the REFA-association Development and Guidance for trainings (especially Factory automation and quality management) Responsibility for the REFA-production area dedicated for trainings Building up of a modular REFA-training-system planning of a new training center (REFA-Informatik-Centers Dortmund)
1994 - 1996		Director of the REFA-Informatic-Center Dortmund Training and Consulting profit-center-responsable (with 18 full-time-employed persons and external trainers) Building up of internal controlling-system Building up of REFA-consulting-branch, today an independant company
1994 - 1999 2005 - 2006		Quality Management and Environmental Responsibel for the whole REFA-association (about 90 training-centers all over Germany) Building up and follow-up of a quality management system certified according to ISO 9001
1994 - up to now		Qualiy-Management Responsible for Hessler Umformtechnik, a company of the automotive sector Buildung- and follow-up of a quality management system respecting the ISO 9001, VDA 6.1, QS 9000 and ISO/TS 16949 Change towards an integrated management system (labour security, quality and environmental management, controlling)
1996 - up to now		Consulting and training activities for various companies
1997 - up to now		Quality management-auditor for CERTQUA GmbH (certification body for ISO 9001), Bonn
1999 - up to now		Quality management-auditor for DEKRA Certification Services, Stuttgart
University experience
1993 -1996		Lectures for "Computer-aided-technologies" and "Production planning and scheduling systems" at the University of Wuppertal
1996- up to now		Full-time-professor for Business Administration, especially production management, logistics and quality management at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Mosbach
1997- 1999		Public Relation responsible at the BWCSU Mosbach
2000- up to now		Quality management responsible at the BWCSU Mosbach (certified according to ISO 9001 as first state-driven university in Germany)
2007- up to now		Head of study program Business Administration - Sales and Cooperation Management at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Mosbach
Participation in associations
Standardization		Member within DIN-NQSZ-1 and its subcomitees 5,6 responsible autority for german participation in development of ISO 9001,9004
Quality / excellence awards		Participation as assessor in the "Ludwig-Erhard-Preis" (German quality / excellence award) Participation as assessor in the "Baden-Württembergischen Behördenwettbewerb" (regional excellence award)
memberships		Member of REFA-Verband (Association for company organization) Member of BME (Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik) (German purchasing and logistics association)
Private
family situation		married, one child
hobbies		Badminton, ski in winter, jogging in summer
memberships		Member in student association (Burschenschaft Rugia) Member in Kiwanis-Club Mosbach, an international Charity-Club