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Program Manager PLM | Data Migration, Cut-over, AI-Readiness

Hua Hin, Thailand
Worldwide
Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical Engineering (Universität Siegen)
Hua Hin, Thailand
Worldwide
Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical Engineering (Universität Siegen)

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About me

Senior PLM program manager, 30+ years. I bring PLM migrations to go-live and make product data AI-ready: Windchill, Teamcenter, SAP PLM, carve-out/carve-in, cut-over. Available from December 2026 for project and interim engagements.

AI AgentsData MigrationProduct Lifecycle ManagementProject ManagementSystem MigrationMigration ManagerSAP PLMTeamcenter (Software)
Is your PLM migration stuck, your data quality unclear, and AI supposed to run on product data on top of that? That is where I come in.

I lead PLM migration and rollout programs in industrial companies, from data analysis and cleansing to go-live. 30+ years across automotive, aerospace, mechanical engineering, chemicals, energy and medical technology, with teams of up to 30 people.

How I can help:
• PLM migration and rollout (Windchill, Teamcenter, SAP PLM, Axalant): planning, data mapping, cut-over, go-live
• Data cleansing and data governance: requirements, quality checks before and after migration, clear ownership between business and IT
• AI-readiness for PLM landscapes: assessment of data quality, taxonomy and classification maturity for GenAI use cases, as assessment, roadmap workshop or add-on to a migration. My approach: every migration is an AI-readiness project.
• AI-supported data migration: LLM-based classification and attribute mapping to speed up data cleansing (BOMs, metadata)
• AI-assisted project management: GenAI tools for status reporting, risk analysis and meeting documentation
• Carve-out and carve-in programs: system integration under time pressure

What you get:
• A migration with a realistic schedule instead of surprises at cut-over
• Clean data with clear ownership
• One person who brings business, IT and vendors together

Available from December 2026 for project and interim engagements. Send me a short note on what you are facing, and we will clarify in a first call whether and how I can help.

Projektleiter PLM · Programmleiter · Migrationsleiter · Datenmigration · Cutover-Manager · KI im Projektmanagement

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2004

Languages

GermanNative speakerEnglishFluent

Project history

About 200 PDM/PLM projects: migrations, transitions, carve-outs, integrations

Various clients

1000-5000 team member

Cumulative project experience since 1998 in PDM/PLM migrations, system transitions, carve-outs and integrations. Selected projects are listed above; further references on request.

PLM Masterplan: data migration and PLM360 rollout

Energy technology group
Advisory and coordination of the data migration within the business unit and between PLM and SAP S/4. Requirements management for data cleansing and migration: specifications, definition and control of data-quality checks after cleansing and after migration. Identification of data risks and gaps, regular alignment with stakeholders and data owners. Data governance documentation: processes, data models, rules.

Migration readiness for a PLM system change

Automotive supplier
Preparation of a PLM system migration: data quality assessment, process mapping and ways of working. The engagement was ended early by the client for cost reasons.

Carve-in and system integration

ZF Luftfahrttechnik
Integration of the company into the buyer's group after the carve-out: PLM system landscape, data and processes. Program management, stakeholder management and cut-over planning.

Carve-out and PLM migration Axalant to Windchill

ZF Luftfahrttechnik
Carve-out of the PLM landscape and complete migration from Axalant to Windchill, delivered as a 15-month program with 100+ users. Program management, data migration, cut-over and go-live management, stakeholder and change management.

Project lead Windchill migration and global PLM roll-in

ABB
Led the migration and the international roll-in of several sites and organizations into a global PLM environment (CAD, PDM, ERP, QS). Team of about 50 across three teams, including external and offshore teams. Stakeholder, team and change management, strategy workshops, kick-offs for each roll-in, consolidation of product data and ERP interface.

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