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Product · Technology · Strategy

When complex technical organisations stop scaling, I help leadership teams find the leverage point.

Advanced materials · Additive manufacturing · Industrial AI — where deep technical systems meet commercial accountability.

PhD Materials Engineer€20M+ P&L ownership€5M+ global product scaled€2M documented cost savingsExecutive MBA (Kellogg‑WHU)
📍 Hamburg, Germany

My background spans hands‑on engineering, global product leadership and executive‑level decision making — inside organisations and, when needed, beside them.

Thiago Medeiros Araujo

Most problems that reach the executive level are not technical problems.

They are systems problems — unclear ownership, misaligned incentives, and complexity that has grown faster than structure.

I don't add layers, frameworks or noise.

I work by understanding the system, identifying the real constraint, and acting where change actually moves outcomes — commercially and operationally.

This logic applies whether the context is: scaling a product and its organisation simultaneously — integrating advanced technology into existing industrial systems — or re‑establishing clarity between engineering, market strategy and P&L responsibility.

Different contexts. Same discipline.

Leadership teams usually involve me when:

  • a technically strong product or portfolio has outgrown the organisation around it
  • innovation is clear, but commercial traction or P&L discipline is lagging
  • engineering, sales and leadership speak different languages
  • complexity has increased — while accountability has not
  • a strategic initiative (materials, manufacturing, automation, AI) exists, but ownership is unclear

In these situations, progress rarely comes from working harder — but from acting at the right point in the system.

Depending on the situation, my work takes different forms:

Executive leadership roles

Taking direct ownership of product, technology or business portfolios — with full responsibility for decisions, teams and outcomes.

Strategic advisory & special assignments

Working alongside executive teams or boards on specific, high‑impact challenges where clarity, speed and senior judgment matter.

Transitional or hybrid mandates

Situations where organisations need senior leadership capacity before a long‑term structure is fully defined.

The common denominator is not the title — it is accountability.

  • Built LUVOCOM 3F from concept to a €5M+ global product line within five years.
  • Full P&L responsibility for a €20M+ structural materials portfolio across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
  • Delivered €2M in documented cost savings in an aerospace production environment through process re‑design, not added complexity.
  • Designed the qualification framework for the world’s first TÜV SÜD‑certified additive manufacturing build process — establishing industrial reproducibility standards for FFF production globally.
  • Two patented process innovations · multiple peer‑reviewed publications.

These outcomes were achieved in very different environments — using the same underlying discipline.

LEHVOSS Group — Global Product Leadership · 2017–present
€20M+ P&L. Built LUVOCOM 3F from zero to a €5M+ global product line.
Airbus Group — Consultant Research Engineer · 2014–2017
€2M in documented cost savings. 2 patents filed.
Executive MBA — Kellogg‑WHU · 2021–2023
Strategy, leadership and decision‑making at executive level.
PhD / Postdoctoral Research · 2009–2014
University of Trento + UIC. 8 peer‑reviewed publications.

I keep my work intentionally focused. If something here resonates — whether you’re building something, deciding something, or looking for someone who can hold both the technical and commercial sides of a conversation — reach out directly. A good conversation costs nothing and often leads somewhere worth going.