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About me

 

 







Holger Schnieder
Chemical Engineer & 
Toxicologist


Experience and expertise

As a passionate professional, I support clients as an independent consultant in the evaluation and market launch of new (petro)chemical products in various market segments. I draw on my many years of practical experience (in large and mediumsized companies), in application technology in numerous fields of appli-cation, in hazardous substance management, regulatory affairs and operational safety. The focus is on preparing the necessary information for sales and marketing in order to differentiate products from competitors' products and to work out their added value.  This added value also has a special focus on the sustainable protection of people and nature.

Innovation is developing business from knowledge!

 


Academic Education

2016-2018
Studies of Toxicology and Environmental Protection at the University of Leipzig, degree in Toxicology

(Subject of the thesis: Toxicological and immunological evaluation of new generation hydrocarbon products in use as Freund's adjuvants depending on chemical structure and chain length)

1984-1988
Studies of Chemical Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences  FH Niederrhein, Krefeld  majoring in instrumental analytical chemistry, 
degree in Chemical Engineering

(Bayer Research - Separation of enantiomeric pharmaceutical active ingredients by different HPLC technologies)


Professional Career

since April 2019 
Independent freelance consultant for product safety, regulatory affairs, technical marketing and application technology for petrochemical, mineral oil and biotechnology products, mixtures and articles in chemical and related applications with focus on cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and plant protection

2004-March 2019
Technical Managing Director, Cölner Benzin Raffinerie Vertriebs GmbH, Cologne
(high purity hydrocarbons for lubricants and chemical industry)
HSE (product safety, workplace and operational safety); product and application technology and product safety consulting, international customers and suppliers contact); quality control laboratory; QM ISO 9001 and ISO 14001

2003-2004
Sales Director Special Products (solvents, process oils and paraffin waxes)  TOTAL Germany, Düsseldorf (technical and commercial team)

1999-2003
Business Development and Key Account Management Europe at TOTAL Fluids S.A. in Paris 

Business Projects und Awards 

  • TOTAL S.A. Innovation Award - Customized Silicon Sealant Extender Oils
  • Introduction of a new generation of veterinary vaccine adjuvants based on high purity low viscosity hydrocrack oils
  • Implementation of aromatic-free hydrocrack oils in the offset printing ink industry
  • Market introduction of pharmacopoeia purity grade hydrocrack oils as alternative to Isoparaffines and White Oils in cosmetic applications

1992-1999
Head of Department "Application Technology and Technical Marketing" , TOTAL Deutschland,  Düsseldorf
solvents, process oils, waxes, technical bitumen; Product Safety & QM

1988-1992
Head of analytical laboratory for chromatography and spectroscopy for petrochemical products,  EC Erdölchemie (Ineos), Cologne