Thorben Jakob is an experienced Project Manager currently working at STAUFEN. since July 2022, focusing on Operational Excellence. Prior to this role, Thorben held positions at DB Cargo AG as a Referent Prozesse und IT Anwendungen in Process Excellence from November 2020 to June 2022, and at H. Butting GmbH & Co. KG as a Prozessingenieur specializing in Termin- und Kapazitätsplanung & Lean Management from February 2017 to November 2020, along with earlier roles as Projektkoordinator and intern at Volkswagen AG. Thorben holds a Master of Science in Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen Maschinenbau from Technische Universität Braunschweig, a Master’s degree in Ingeniería Industrial from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Duales Studium Technischer Vertrieb from Fachhochschule Hannover, complemented by a Summer Financial Institute experience at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and training as an Industriekaufmann.