Hi All, My name is Thies, born Hamburg in northern Germany, currently living in the south, in Passau to be precise. The last 11 years of my professionell career I spent working in a Biotech firm here in the area. When I first joined the company there were only about 20 employees overall.
Together we managed to bring it up to almost 100, more than 6-folding our revenues at the same time. In the beginning we did pretty much everything ourselves to safe money. Need for new equipment? Yeah, let`s buy it pre-owned and built it up ourselves. Real hands-on mentality, I loved it.
So I started my career doing pretty much what was necessary, not was written in job descriptions. Tasks grew over time. Eventually I became one of the Managing Directors. Building a new production plant was one of my responsibilities. Having successfully implemented teams, quality management and of course customers for the new site it was time for something new.
So, here I am, ready for the next adventures!...
Together we managed to bring it up to almost 100, more than 6-folding our revenues at the same time. In the beginning we did pretty much everything ourselves to safe money. Need for new equipment? Yeah, let`s buy it pre-owned and built it up ourselves. Real hands-on mentality, I loved it.
So I started my career doing pretty much what was necessary, not was written in job descriptions. Tasks grew over time. Eventually I became one of the Managing Directors. Building a new production plant was one of my responsibilities. Having successfully implemented teams, quality management and of course customers for the new site it was time for something new.
So, here I am, ready for the next adventures!...
your background caught my attention – especially the part where you helped grow a company from ~20 to 100 people with a hands-on approach.
I’m coming from a completely different field (25+ years in early childhood education), but I’m building something that might fit your “build and scale” mindset.
It’s called Edu-Advice – a practical system developed from real daily situations in kindergartens, now evolving into an AI-supported product.
The foundation is already there (modules, tools, real-world validation). What’s missing is someone who has actually scaled something and enjoys building structures that work in reality.
If you’re open to exploring something outside biotech but with real-world impact and scalability, I’d be interested in exchanging thoughts.
Best regards
Gordon@edu-advice.com