Introduction:

MG TecConsultDipl.-Ing. Michael H.G. Gutknecht

Consulting & Engineering services

What is MG TecConsult ?

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MG TecConsult Dipl.-Ing. Michael H.G. Gutknecht is the business name of my engineering office

After more than 25 years of experience as engineer and CEO in internationally operating industrial businesses • in the field of trading, import, export and

manufacturing technical products such as insulating & refractory materials, industrial hoses & couplings, seals & gaskets,

• in the field of project business for design, prefabrication & installation of insulating refractory furnace linings as well as

• in the development, design, construction and erection of plastic waste chemical recycling plants

I am now providing consulting and engineering services as self-employed engineer to German and international clients.

Services of MG TecConsult

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Consulting & Engineering services Insulating & Refractory Technology

o Insulation & refractory engineering (Drawings, procurement lists, technical specifications)

o Heat flow calculationso Thermography analytics

Furnace modernization / energy optimization Ceramic Composite Coatings Ceramic Composites for asphalt & concrete surface repair Renewable Energy Technologies Seals, Packings and Gaskets Technology

o Application consultingo Supplier selectiono Sales & Marketing consulting

Chemical Recycling Technologies for post consumer & industrial plastic waste

Integrated Total Waste Utilization Concepts Installation Supervision Recruitment of installation personnel

Services of MG TecConsult

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Consulting & Engineering services Technical Documentation such as Operating Manuals, Data Sheets,

MSDS (English, German, Polish etc.) Technical/Commercial contract drafting/negotiation (English/German) Project Management Interim Management Foreign Relations Management and foreign subsidiary establishment Development of MS-Excel based computation programs and reporting

tools

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Education Vita

1959

Born in Hamburg, Germany as son of Günther & Gisela Gutknecht

1966

- 1970

Elementary School - Holstenhofweg in Hamburg – Marienthal, Germany

1970

- 1978

High School (Gymnasium) – Matthias-Claudius-Gymnasium, Hamburg Wandsbek, Germanywith high school graduation (Abitur)

1978

- 1979

Military Service – Deutsche Bundeswehr, Germany- Education to vehicle mechanic

Additional qualifications:• Tank & truck drivers licence• Gas welding• Type writing (150 characters per minute)

- Service as mobile crew leader at tank, truck & car repair unit

1979

- 1985

Mechanical engineering studies at RWTH Technical University of Aachen (RWTH Rheinisch Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen), specializing in thermal process engineering. Graduation as Dipl.-Ing. with diploma thesis at Institute for Furnace Design with Prof. G. Woelk.

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Additional Trainings

1997

Management Training and Development, The Morgan Crucible Company plc, Course: Management of People

1998

Management Training and Development, The Morgan Crucible Company plc, Course: Finance for non financial managers

1999

Management Training and Development, The Morgan Crucible Company plc, Course: Senior International Executive Programme

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Additional Skills

Languages German native language

English Fluent in speaking and writing, negotiation level

French Basic

Polish Basic

Computer MS-Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook: good to excellent skills

Access: basic skills

PPS/ERP-Systems SoftM-Suite, Antas, DKS-Accounting: user skills incl. query

PC/NetworkAdvanced know-how about hardware, software, internet connection, cloud functionality

NetObjects Fusion Website design skills

CAD Basic CAD skills

Driving License A, B, C1E, CE, MSLT All motorcycles, Car incl. trailer, all trucks

incl. trailer, all tractors)

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Business Vita

1985

- 1986

Engineer with Schneider Dämmtechnik S.A., Winterthur, Switzerland

1986

Thermal Engineer trainee program in USA with • Industrial Insulations Inc., CA,• BMI, Pittsburgh,• J.J. Moroney, Chicago, • Johns Manville Corp, Denver

1987

Project Engineer at Oscar Gossler KG (GmbH & Co.)

1988

- 1995

Vice President at Oscar Gossler KG (GmbH & Co.)

1989

- 1995

Partner at Oscar Gossler KG (GmbH & Co.)

1992

- 1995

Managing Director Insulating Refractory Technology Division of Oscar Gossler KG (GmbH & Co.)

1995

- 2012

Sole shareholder and President of Oscar Gossler KG (GmbH & Co.) and Subsidiaries

1995

- 1998

Executive Managing Director of Gossler Thermal Ceramics GmbH, Insulating & Refractory Products, Project business, Engineering & Installation services

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Business Vita

1998

- 2000 Executive European Director Eastern Europe of Thermal Ceramics Europe, Member of supervisory board of Gossler Thermal Ceramics GmbHBusiness Development for insulating and refractory products including setup and operation of sales branch offices in Poland & Hungary and acquisition evaluation in Poland, Czech Rep. and Russia

2001

- 2012 Executive Managing Director of Gossler Fluidtec GmbHManufacturing, trading, import & export of industrial hoses and couplingsTrading & import of seals & gaskets

2002

- 2010 President and Managing Director Gossler Sealtec Polska Sp. z o.o.Manufacturing & trading of seals & gaskets

2010

- 2011 President and Managing Director Gossler TDM InsulRef Sp. z o.o.Trading, im- & export, prefabrication of insulating refractory products including engineering & installation services

2004

- 2013 Shareholder and Managing Director Gossler Envitec GmbHDevelopment, projection, engineering, manufacturing and erection of chemical recycling plants for plastic waste esp. polyolefins to fuel and PET to terephtalic acid, mono ethylene glycol & salt

2012

- today

Consultant & Engineering services

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Special Experience

Foreign branch set up USA

Foundation of a US-holding subsidiary, acquisition and operation of a Refractory Ceramic Fiber Plant

ChinaRepresentative offices for refractory & insulating products as well as for industrial hoses and couplings

Poland

Foundation of limited liability subsidiaries (Sp. z o.o.), operation of that subsidiary as CEO, in the fields of manufacturing & trading of seals & gaskets as well as trading and processing of insulating refractory products.

Hungary

Foundation of limited liability subsidiaries (Kft.), operation of that subsidiary as CEO, in the fields of trading of insulating refractory products.

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Special Experience

Mergers & Acquisitions USA

Acquisition of Californian ceramic fibre manufacturing company (share deal, negotiation and contract language English)

Germany

Split of company into separate entities and sale of one entity to foreign investors (share deal, negotiation and contract language English)

USASale of Californian ceramic fiber manufacturing plant (asset deal, negotiation and contract language English)

Germany Sale of Business (asset deal, negotiation and contract language German)

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Special Experience

Crisis Management GermanyRestructuring of a German Company with head count reduction from 308 to 211 in 5 months

Outsourcing Management Germany

Closing of a branch productions site and out sourcing the manufacturing processes to third party.

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MG TecConsult Contacts

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MG TecConsultDipl.-Ing. Michael Gutknecht

Am Bruch 5b19243 RaguthGermany

Phone: +49 (38853) 23 98 78Fax: +49 (38853) 23 98 77Mobile: +49 (172) 40 25 270Email: mg@mg-tecconsult.deSkype: Michael.GutknechtWeb: www.mg-tecconsult.com

VAT-Id.-No.: DE279871178

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