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Jascha Harbusch-Hecking

I'm passionate about making products that spark joy. My background combines product design knowledge, hands-on production experience and biomimetic methods.

Summary

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  • 11+ years industry experience

  • Extensive CNC-machining and serial production knowledge

  • Proven achievements in consumer product design

  • Ambitious, creative and motivated

Work experience

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  • Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGaA, Germany - Assistant to the head of department - 2021 - today

Optimization of production and logistic processes.
Implementation of 3D-inline measurements.
Responsible for the calendar production during peak season.

  • tune GmbH, Germany - R&D Engineer - 2017 - 2021

Responsible for design and testing of high-end bicycle components.
Head of prototyping and testing lab.
Responsible for the implementation of a company-wide cloud strategy.
Migration to a new ERP system and design of a new company website with integrated webshop.

  • Canyon Bicycles GmbH, Germany - B2C-sales Showroom - 2012 - 2017

Accomplishments

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  • Design and Innovation Award 2019 - Category: Components - tune Skyracer

  • Design and Innovation Award 2018 - Category: Equipment - tune Linientreu and Category: Components - tune Leichtes Stück

  • Scholarship from the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung) - 2014 - 2017

  • Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - RISE worldwide program for international research internships - 2015

Education

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  • Master of Engineering - HTW Saar, Germany - Biomimetic Engineering - 2019 - 2023 - Grade: 1,4 (very good)

  • Bachelor of Engineering - HS Koblenz, Germany - Product Development and Design - 2013 - 2018 - Grade: 1,5 (very good)

  • Semester Abroad - University of California San Diego (UCSD), United States - Environmental Science - 2015 - 2016 - Grade: A+ (4.0)

  • Research internship - Griffith University Gold Coast, Australia - FEM simulation and 3D-printing - 2015 - Result: published paper

Skills

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  • CAD - 7+ years experience with SolidWorks and Autodesk Fusion 360 - modeling, simulation, drawings, renderings, CAM

  • Machining - 5+ years experience in both turning and milling - conventional + CNC, up to 4-axis

  • ERP - experience with SAP, Selectline and Weclapp - setup and maintenance of ERP-packages

  • IT - setup and administration of a small company network (~25 clients) using Samba as Domain Controller, a virtualized fileserver, video surveillance system and on-premise hosted chat

  • E-Commerce - experience with Shopware - creation + administration of a multi-language shop/website

  • Creative work - Photoshop and Lightroom - photo retouching and manipulation, basic graphic design

Hobbies

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  • Photography - Travel, product and portrait

  • 3D-printing - multiple FFM printers, self-designed printer, open source designs

  • Cycling - Roadbike, Gravel, Bikepacking

  • Motorcycling - Long distance and offroad travelling

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