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Maik Thiel

@maikthiel

I develop and scale technical textiles, viscose fibers, composites, and artificial leather products.

Germany
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What I'm looking for

I'm looking for network contacts and customers for consulting work in textile technology, particularly fiber composites, man-made cellulosic fibers, and artificial leather.

I provide remote consulting through TexThiel Consulting for textile technology, with a focus on fiber composites, man-made cellulosic fibers, and artificial leather.

At Kelheim Fibres, I led viscose-fiber development projects from customer inquiry through series production, including hygiene, wipes, textiles, functionalization, special fibers, alternative pulps, processes, and life-cycle assessments.

I've also developed carbon and glass fabrics at SGL Carbon and artificial leather at Continental for automotive and aerospace applications, covering product development, scale-up, specifications, cost calculations, funding applications, patents, and customer projects.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Consultant

TexThiel Consulting

Apr 2024 - Present (2 years 6 months)

I offer remote consulting in the field of textile technology. In particular in the areas of fiber composites, man-made cellulosic fibers (MMCF), artificial leather. I also have experience in the automotive and aerospace industries. Please write a message to maik.thiel@texthiel-consulting.de.

KG

Project Leader R&D

Kelheim Fibres GmbH

Apr 2021 - Mar 2024 (2 years 11 months)

- Project management of development projects from customer inquiry to series production in the field of viscose fibers, especially in the field of hygiene / wipes / textile / functionalization and special fibers
- Work on sustainability topics such as alternative pulps and processes as well as the creation of an LCA for viscose fibers
- Support in the project management process
- In addition, sup

SC

Research And Development Engineer

SGL Carbon

Jul 2019 - Apr 2021 (1 year 9 months)

- Textile development especially in carbon and glass fabrics in the automotive and aerospace sectors
- Product development as part of the product development process in compliance with the IATF 16949 or DIN EN 9100:2018 standards
- Product cost calculations, customer visits, creating and checking of specifications

TW

Sabbatical

Travel Around The World

Jan 2019 - Jun 2019 (5 months)

Worked as Sabbatical at Travel Around The World.

CO

R&D Engineer

Continental

Apr 2016 - Jun 2019 (3 years 2 months)

- Project management of international automotive projects according to ITF 16949
- Development of different types of artificial leather (PVC, PUR, TPO)
- Transfer of products to other plants worldwide
- Management of development projects for innovative materials and products

BG

Master-Student

BMW Group

Oct 2015 - Apr 2016 (6 months)

- Development of an inline-capable test procedure of preform trimming quality of components for the BMW i3 and BMW i8 models

BG

Internship

BMW Group

Mar 2015 - Sep 2015 (6 months)

- Work in production and quality (quality process engineer)
- CFRP production (preform and RTM process) for BMW i3 and i8

PG

Working Student

P D Glass

Oct 2014 - Feb 2015 (4 months)

- Development and production of complex fabric structures for use in fibre plastic composites

WA

Diploma Thesis

W. L. Gore & Associates

Mar 2013 - Aug 2013 (5 months)

- Quality Management / Quality Inspection
- Development of a test method

LD

Internship

Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden

Aug 2012 - Aug 2012 (0 months)

- Stretching tests and determination of the mechanical properties of PEEK fibres

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

TC

Technische Universität Chemnitz

Textile structures and technologies

2013 - 2016

Technical textiles / fibre composites

UZ

University of Applied Sciences at Zwickau

Diplom-Ingenieur (FH), Textile sciences and technology

2009 - 2013

Specialisation technical textiles / leather

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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