WALLABY BOATS - Key Persons
Achim is a Baltic Business Angel who has invested in the Wallaby-Boats GmbH and supports the Management team in the operation and development of the young business.
Benjamin is a Master Mariner. He has many years of experience as a Nautical Superintendent. He is coordinating client requirements with Class and Flag rules.
Friederike is our external legal advisor. She is specialized in contract- and corporate law.
Eike is an expert in business administration and has a BBA from the DHSH (Duale Hochschule Schleswig-Holstein).
He has been appointed MD based on his experiance as CFO combined with a history in the controlling and administration in larger business organizations. His strong naval background combined with his industrial and economic skills is a benefit.
Harald is a Master Mariner with excellent market knowledge and a very good network within the offshore industry. He has been involved in the Wallaby Boats since May 2015, when Steffen (technical) and Harald visited Nauti-Craft in Dunsbury (Australia) for a test ride on the 8,5m demonstrator.
Harald is deeply involved in the concept development of the various Wallaby-Boats and their modules. Coming from the Navy and aeronautical industry he is high-tech focussed on performance and safety.
Besides his engagement in Wallaby Boats Harald is the Owner of the majority Partner of Wallaby Boats, the OFFCON GmbH.
Job Titles:
- Support Engineering ( Electrical and Photo Voltaic )
Julius Kämmel is studying in Kiel to become a naval architect. After school, he made an apprenticeship for boatbuilding and yacht technics at Hanse Yachts AG in Greifswald.
Justus is currently finishing his master of engineering in naval architecture with focus on fast catamarans. Since spring 2022 he supports our team in engineering tasks as a working student.
Now he is supporting the project management as project coordinator. His task is to keep communication between all stakeholders up to speed and montor timely reply and timely delivery. His role is very important for the smooth and fast progress of the project.
Job Titles:
- Environmental Impact Assessor
Lisa has worked as a boatbuilder before she started to study naval architecture. She is now one of our working students and specialized in environmental and social impact assessment.
Job Titles:
- Marketing & Communication
Ela is our marketing and communications assistent. After a working-in period she will take full responsibility for this important segment.
Martin is an experienced naval architect and responsible for the detailed design and finite element checks. His focus is on sufficient strength of the structure to support the suspension system and at the same time optimize weight.
Maxi has worked as a boatbuilder before she started to study shipbuilding and maritime engineering. She is now one of our working students and supports our team as a technical assistant.
Oliver worked as a technical drawer at an inland shipyard before he started studying naval architecture in Kiel. He supports our team as an occupational health & safety assessor since spring 2021.
Patrick joined Wallaby-Boats October 2021 as an experienced manager to support the team making Wallaby a well-organized and successful company with clear structures and effective designed processes. He has a degree in economics, studied in Germany, France and UK and worked internationally as MD in various real estate companies for the last decades.
Steffen has his roots in the automotive industry and has been working in the development department of Daimler Benz in Stuttgart for many years. Right from the start of the Wallaby project, Steffen has been involved. He has tested the 8,5m demonstrator in Dunsbury (Australia) together with Harald in 2015.
Susanne is our internal accountant and our general contact and administrator.
We have 'borrowed' Tim recently from our partner company Kongstein GmbH to support us in filing some patents in connection with the LARS for the daughter craft and to develop explanatory basic design drawings of the single point hoist LARS. Tim is an experienced naval architect with several years of experience in the offshore wind industry. We are glad to have him on board to shorten the timeline to show potential clients what we are planning to do.