Welcome — 01

Erik
Steinki

Estimator for industrial kiln projects. Mechanic, technician, and business economist by training.

Hello — 02

Hands
On.

A decade learning systems by taking them apart, putting them back together, and now putting a price on them — port machinery, laser welding cabins, industrial kilns.

Curriculum Vitae — 03

CV

Portrait of Erik Steinki

From mechanic’s bench to estimator’s desk. Five disciplines, one toolbox.

Now

Working

02/2025 — Present

Estimator

Keramischer Ofenbau GmbH

Learning

11/2025

AI Bootcamp

Institute of Machine Intelligence & Data Science (IOMIDS), Frankfurt

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  1. Experience 02/2025 — Present

    Estimator

    Keramischer Ofenbau GmbH

    • Costing industrial kiln projects end-to-end — from technical specs to final quotation.
    • Coordinating between engineering, logistics, and purchasing to assemble accurate budgets.
  2. Education 11/2025

    AI Bootcamp

    Institute of Machine Intelligence & Data Science (IOMIDS), Frankfurt

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  3. Experience 02/2024 — 11/2024

    Junior SAP Consultant — Data Migration

    SSDE Consulting GmbH

    • Extracted and prepared material master data from legacy systems using ETL tools.
  4. Education 08/2023 — 01/2024

    Certified Business Administrator (German Skilled Trades)

    Bundesfachzentrum Metall und Technik, Northeim

    • Operational and strategic controlling.
    • Foundations of business organization.
    • Pricing and cost calculation.
    • Contract law fundamentals.
    • Value-creation processes.
  5. Education 09/2021 — 06/2023

    State-Certified Technician (Bachelor Professional)

    Technikakademie Northeim — Mechanical Engineering Technology

    • Applied project-management techniques across multiple projects.
  6. Experience 02/2018 — 08/2021

    Field Service Engineer

    Scholpp GmbH

    • Independent worldwide assembly of laser welding cabins.
    • Documented work as part of continuous-improvement programs.
  7. Experience 09/2017 — 11/2017

    Field Service Engineer

    Frima GmbH

    • Assembly of concrete-block manufacturing machinery.
  8. Experience 06/2017 — 08/2017

    Maintenance Technician

    Niedersachsen Ports GmbH

    • Maintenance and repair of port infrastructure.
  9. Education 08/2015 — 06/2017

    Industrial Mechanic Apprenticeship

    Niedersachsen Ports GmbH

  10. Education 09/2014 — 06/2015

    Vocational School — Metal Technology

    Conerus Schule, Norden

  11. Education 10/2013 — 02/2014

    Mechatronics (1 Semester)

    Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

  12. Education 06/2013

    Vocational High School Diploma (Fachabitur)

    Berufliches Gymnasium Bebra

About — 04

About
Me.

Mechanic by training, technician by degree, business economist by certification — currently estimating industrial kiln projects. I like systems you can both touch and trace, and I’m most useful where engineering, logistics, and purchasing all meet the spreadsheet.