About Ivan
Senior Program & Project Management Consultant
Aviation | Defense | Strategy | Procurement | PMP | MBA | MEng |Trilingual
I am a senior executive with over 20 years of leadership experience in aviation, defense, and high-tech industries. I hold a:
- Master’s in Mechanical Engineering (TU Darmstadt)
- MBA (Ashridge Business School)
- PMP certification (Project Management Institute)
My experience includes:
- Program Director at Rheinmetall Hungary
- Senior Director at SWISS International Air Lines
- Fleet Strategy Manager at Lufthansa Group
Key competencies:
- Leadership of large-scale programs and transformations (CAPEX > €2B)
- Complex contract negotiations and procurement (aircraft, systems, services)
- Strategy development and implementation in corporate and government settings
- Product development and launch (e.g. SWISS Boeing 777, cabin interior innovations)
- Governance, risk management, and executive stakeholder alignment
- Team building and cross-functional coordination across global organizations
English
Native or bilingual
German
Native or bilingual
Hungarian
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Basic
French
Basic
Can work on-site
Budapest (up to 50km)
Experience
- Lufthansa Technik AGProject Manager Customer Support Maintenance ProgramsAVIATION AND AEROSPACENovember 2002 - May 2006 (3 years and 6 months)Frankfurt, GermanyFor this leading MRO, leadership of teams of up to 30 engineers for customer engineering projects, value stream mapping for functional and cost improvements.
- Eliminated manual processing of data through creation of streamlined analytical tools, increasing productivity by 90%.
- Developed and executed maintenance practices to reduce annual customer expenses by an average of 20% pivotal to business development.
- Spearheaded global projects driving organizational productivity in Venezuela, USA, Italy, and United Kingdom, achieving goals within strict monetary and time-sensitive guidelines.
- Fairchild Dornier GmbHProject Engineer Configuration ManagementAVIATION AND AEROSPACEFebruary 2002 - September 2002 (7 months)Oberpfaffenhofen, Weßling, BY, GermanyResponsible for product structure configuration management. Directed development of database interface, coordinating across IT and engineering department to ensure optimal functionality.
- Ruetz TechnologiesProject Manager / CAD Designer (CATIA)AVIATION AND AEROSPACEFebruary 2000 - January 2002 (1 year and 11 months)Munich, GermanyDesigned advanced aircraft / automobiles and components utilizing CAD 3D design program. Managed design and integration projects using 3D CAD design system CATIA.
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Education
- Master's degree inTechnical University of DarmstadtMaster's degree in
- Certification Project Management Professional PMP®Ashridge Business SchoolCertification Project Management Professional PMP®