Applied engineering
Mechanical engineering, material and bearing applications, practical constraints and technical dialogue.
EXECUTIVE PROFILE / MANFRED FOISSNEREngineering depth.
Engineering depth.
Commercial perspective.
From practical mechanical engineering to international technical sales and independent systems development: a career shaped by real applications, responsibility and the curiosity to keep learning.
01 / PROFESSIONAL IDENTITYAn engineer’s mind.
An engineer’s mind.
A broader view.
My foundation is mechanical engineering — built from practical technical training, further professional education and decades of work in industrial applications.
I have developed my career in plain-bearing technology, engineering-led commercial relationships and regional sales management. Today, my professional responsibilities span Austria, Slovenia and Croatia.
Alongside industrial work, systemic coaching and independent creative development add valuable perspectives on people, decisions and technology.
Manfred Foissner
Engineering · Strategy · Systems
Engineering · Strategy · Systems
02 / CORE CAPABILITIES
Where experience meets execution.
The strongest work emerges when technical understanding, commercial relevance and human judgment reinforce one another.
International technical sales
Complex B2B relationships, commercial strategy, stakeholder alignment and application-led value propositions.
AI & digital systems
Human-led experimentation, structured requirements, transparent evidence and controlled implementation.
Systemic coaching
Communication, decision dynamics, professional development and the human dimension of organisations.
Creative technology
Interactive software, music systems, visual experiments and hands-on product exploration.
Interdisciplinary thinking
Connecting engineering reality with decision-making, customer insight and practical digital tools.
03 / CAREER TRAJECTORY
From the shopfloor to systems.
A professional development path grounded in execution, industry and continuous learning.
A CONSISTENT PRINCIPLE
Understand the application. Question the assumption. Own the outcome.
Foundations
Mechanical training & engineering education
Practical mechanical foundations, continuing education and a formal engineering qualification.
Industry
Plain-bearing technology
Deep application experience bridging design requirements, materials, technical advice and customer decisions.
Leadership
Technical sales across international markets
Regional commercial responsibility and technically demanding industrial customer environments.
Independent
Entrepreneurship, coaching & FOISSNER LAB
Extending industrial expertise through systemic perspectives and independent digital development.
04 / RECOGNITION & APPROACHRECOGNITION WORKING METHOD
Evidence over presentation.
Global Selling Guide Awards
Recipient of GGB/EnPro Global Selling Guide Awards in 2011 and 2012 for technical-commercial knowledge sharing.
Problem → model → verification
A disciplined approach connecting domain reality, accountable decisions, controlled implementation and an explicit recovery path.
DEUTSCH / KURZPROFIL
Ingenieur mit unternehmerischer und systemischer Perspektive
Mein beruflicher Werdegang verbindet Maschinenbau, mehr als 25 Jahre Gleitlagerexpertise, internationale technische Vertriebsarbeit und systemisches Coaching. In FOISSNER LAB entwickle ich eigenständig digitale Anwendungen und experimentiere mit technischen wie kreativen Lösungen.