Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Suchandt

Vita:

• since 2012:
  Vice president at the Ingolstadt University of Applied Science
• 2004 - 2012:
  Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• 2002 – 2004:
  Vice-dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• since 2000:
  Professor for machine elements, construction and CAD at the Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences
• 1994 – 2000:
  Constructor at Audi AG in the area of gear development; last responsible for new development of manual shift gears
• 1989 – 1994:
  Assistant at the chair for machine elements (FZG) of the TUM; graduated with doctoral degree
• 1984 – 1989:
  Studies of mechanical engineering at TUM, degree: Dipl. Ing. (TU)
• 1980 – 1984:
  Studies of mechanical engineering at the Regensburg university of applied sciences, degree: Dipl. Ing. (FH)
• 1979 – 1980:
  Military service
• 1979:
  Advanced technical college certificate

Activities at the University of Ingolstadt

• Management of the faculty of engineering with approx. 41 science and 20 non-science employees, as well as approx. 1,400 students
• Member of the expanded university management
• Representation of the faculty in the university council and senate
• Development of the faculty of engineering in the scope of the university expansion: Doubling of the number of freshmen from 200 to more than 400 students, doubling of the teaching staff from 21 to 41 persons, introduction of the vehicle technology, aviation technology and renewable energies technology Bachelor's courses of studies Implementation of the Bologna Reform with conversion of the diploma courses of studies to Bachelor's and Master's courses of studies
• Introduction of the two consecutive Master's courses of studies of "Technical Development" and "Technical Procurement Management"
• Development of the lab for CAD, introduction of CATIA V5 and integration of Rapid Prototyping systems into the lab
• Performance of studies projects in cooperation with the RMIT in Australia and the university of Györ in Hungary
• Development of an extra-occupational Bachelor's course of studies of "Vehicle Technology" with BMW AG
• Organisation of a delegation travels with representatives of the city of Ingolstadt and the university to China in September 2010
• Performance of the project "Aggregate analysis" with Audi AG in the area of applied research for several years

Awards

• Award for good teaching, awarded by the Gesellschaft der Freunde und Förderer der Hochschule Ingolstadt e.V. by director Büchl in Dec. 2010;
• Award for outstanding teaching at the universities of applied sciences, awarded by the Free State of Bavaria by state minister Dr. Heubisch in April 2010;

Miscellaneous

• Member of the "consultants' pool" Ingolstadt
• In the scope of the event series of "IRMA", presentation of a successful cooperation with a medium-sized business of the region in February 2011