Physicist with a doctorate and more than 30 years of experience in the international automotive and commercial vehicle industries.
Extensive leadership and project experience in product and platform management, development, production, and business development. Particular expertise in powertrain and electrification as well as in the development and implementation of global product and transformation strategies.
Today, Thomas Kaiser supports companies in structuring complex technical and commercial challenges and implementing solutions effectively – from product strategy and business development to international projects and industrial transformation.
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Focus on product and platform strategy as well as industrial transformation. Supporting medium-sized companies in connecting strategy, market, product, and operational implementation.
Founder and Managing Director of P2CR Management UG, providing consulting and services in product management, project management, transformation & change management, and reliability management.
Consulting for companies in the automotive and commercial vehicle industries with a focus on powertrain, electrification, eAxles, Vehicle Integrated Photovoltaics (VIPV), product and business development, and industrial transformation projects.
Member of the transmission plant management team in Gaggenau, responsible for product and platform management and contributing to the strategic business development of the production location.
Global platform responsibility for commercial vehicle transmissions and clutches, coordinating product portfolios in Germany, the USA, Brazil, India, and Japan.
Leadership of international product, project, and change activities, including the transfer of a complete transmission product line from Gaggenau to Chennai and qualification of the associated supplier network.
Work on future powertrain technologies such as eAxles, hybrid drives, and battery-electric commercial vehicles.
Member of the plant management teams for axles and transmissions in Gaggenau and Kassel, with responsibility for business development at the production locations.
Product and platform management for axles and transmissions as well as coordination of the Mercedes-Benz passenger car and van portfolios.
Business development and customer management with internal and external OEM customers, including Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Volvo, and Renault-Nissan.
Leadership of product and change projects for axles and transmissions with the aim of sustainably developing the product portfolio, plant utilization, and competitiveness.
Development and introduction of reliability management methods for axle systems and components, including international roll-out to Germany, the USA, Brazil, and Japan.
Development and optimization of axle drives with regard to fuel efficiency, reliability, and cost.
Development and release of fuel-efficient powertrain lubricants in cooperation with internationally leading suppliers of additive packages and base oils.
Simulation and optimization of thermal and fluid-dynamic processes in electrical and electronic systems and components.
Applications included cooling of power electronics, fuel-cell systems, and flow optimization of injection systems.
Research on numerical simulation and optimization of transport processes in semiconductor manufacturing.
Doctorate on magnetohydrodynamic effects in semiconductor crystal growth, graduated summa cum laude.
Studies in semiconductor physics and electrical engineering as well as a theoretical research project on the field-emission transistor.
Studies in physics with a focus on solid-state and semiconductor physics, fluid mechanics, materials science, and simulation of complex systems.
