Responsibles
Rail Vehicle Technology
Ivo Köhler
Team Manager of the Rail Vehicle Technology Division i.koehler@vcdb.de
Ivo Köhler’s practical experience in maintenance and operations is complemented by experience in the fields of purchasing vehicles, design engineering, quality management and market research. He can refer to a number of publications about transport history and vehicle technology. For VCDB he is responsible for both expert reports and assessments for the preparation and assistance when purchasing vehicles as well as for acceptance tests and manufacturing supervision.
Vita
- 1981 – 1997 Automotive mechanic and tram driver for the Berlin transport company BVG AöR
- 1997 – 2002 Studied Vehicle Technology at the ’Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin’ (University of Applied Sciences)
- 2002 – 2004 Project Engineer for Bahntek GmbH in Walsrode
- 2004 – 2005 Consultant for Railistics GmbH in Dessau
- 2005 – 2007 Freelancing Engineer
- Since 2007 Project Manager for VCDB
- Since 2010 Team Manager of the Rail Vehicle Technology Division
Thomas Kunze
Senior Consultant and Project Manager t.kunze@vcdb.de
Thomas Kunze was significantly involved in the strategic development and in the establishment of our Rail Vehicle Technology Division in the market. Likewise he is a specialist in manufacturing supervision and technical acceptance tests of rail vehicles and buses. With the help of his experience from long-term activities abroad (focussing on Eastern Europe and Latin America) and his intercultural competences as well as his language skills (German, English, Spanish, Russian), Thomas Kunze actively supports the management in acquisition and accomplishment of international projects.
Vita
- Graduate in Mechanical Engineering specialising in Rail Vehicle Technology (Technical University of Dresden). Post graduate studies in Business Sciences and Foreign Languages
- 1998 – 1999 Stress Analyst and Design Engineer for Bombardier Transportation / Deutsche Waggonbau factory in Görlitz
- 1999 – 2007 Project Engineer and Team Manager of the Rail Vehicle Technology Division of VCDB
- 2007 – 2008 Sabbatical – Volunteer for a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Argentina
- 2008 – 2010 Project Director for Deutsche Werkstätten D&B / Deutsche Werkstätten Ukraine
- Since 2010 Senior Consultant and Project Manager for the Rail Vehicle Technology Division of VCDB
Lutz Leppi
Project Engineer l.leppi@vcdb.de
Lutz Leppi has learned the light rail trade from the bottom up. For VCDB he is very successful in the fields of manufacturing supervision, commissioning and obtaining approval for rail vehicles in Germany and abroad.
Vita
- Certified ‘Master Craftsman’ for motorized transport, technician for public transport, rail vehicle mechanic
- 1975 – 1999 for Dresden transport company DVB AG including the position of Chief Driving Instructor for light rail vehicles
- Since 1999 Project Engineer for VCDB
Jürgen Mosch
Project Manager j.mosch@vcdb.de
Due to his many years of experience as Workshop Manager, Jürgen Mosch is our specialist for maintenance procedures and workshop planning. He also initiated VCDB’s activities in the field of technical documentation for rail vehicles.
Vita
- Graduate in Transport Business Management at ’Ingenieurschule für Verkehrstechnik Dresden’
- 1972 – 2002 various functions including Manager of the Main Workshop for the Dresden transport company DVB AG
- Since 2003 Project Manager in the field of Rail Vehicle Technology at VCDB
Uwe Hanke
Project Engineer u.hanke@vcdb.de
Due to his welding engineering skills – he has an additional qualification as an approved European Welding Engineer (EWE) – Uwe Hanke is our specialist and principal contact for technical acceptance tests in the field of welding engineering for rail vehicles made of steel or aluminium. In addition, he strengthens our team in the manufacturing supervision as well as with first article inspections and final acceptance tests.
Vita
- Studied Assembly and Joining Engineering specialising in Welding Engineering (Technical Universtiy of Chemnitz). Graduate in Structural Engineering, (Ingenieurschule für Bauwesen Leipzig). Correspondence course in Civil Engineering (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden)
- 1989 – 1997 Project Management for various clients
- 1997 – 2002 Project Management for DB Bahnbau GmbH
- Since 2003 Project Engineer for VCDB
