Olaf Schmücking

Olaf Schmücking has extensive work experience in various roles within the business development, sales, and project management fields. Olaf currently works at Gauzy as a Business Development Team Leader, a role they assumed in May 2023. Prior to that, they were a Business Development Manager at Gauzy from January 2022 to April 2023.

Before joining Gauzy, Olaf worked at ITW POWERTRAIN PLASTICS EUROPE as a Sales & Engineering Manager from January 2018 to January 2022. Olaf also held the position of OEM Key Account Sales Manager at AISIN EUROPE S.A. from February 2015 to December 2017. In this role, they were responsible for sales, project management, and product marketing for various automotive systems.

Olaf Schmücking has also gained experience at IKN GmbH as a Project Manager for international projects from November 2013 to August 2014. Prior to that, they worked as an Advanced Design Manager at AGC Automotive Europe from August 2008 to October 2013, where they led projects in collaboration with marketing and R&D teams for the development and introduction of new products in the German market.

Earlier in their career, Olaf was a Sales Manager for Glass Products at BASF from January 2006 to July 2008. Olaf collaborated with marketing and technical service teams to develop new products and applications for the European market. Olaf also worked at GDX Automotive as a Program Manager for Glass Framing from October 1999 to December 2005, where they led national and international projects and coordinated activities from prototype phase to series release.

Olaf Schmücking began their career as an Assistant to the Board at Aqua Signal in March 1999. Prior to that, they worked as a Product Developer for Window Framing at Henniges Automotive from October 1995 to February 1999.

Overall, Olaf Schmücking has a diverse range of work experience spanning business development, sales, project management, and product development in the automotive industry.

Olaf Schmücking attended Fachhochschule Hannover from 1991 to 1995, where they obtained a degree in Maschinenbau (Mechanical Engineering). Olaf earned the qualification of Diplom Ingenieur.