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Pharma Test Apparatebau AG
Siemensstrasse 5
63512 Hainburg
Telephone: +49 61 82 95 32 600
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Where we are| Name: | Franz Fähler |
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| Job Function: | The Boss |
| Vital Information: | He has expressly stated that he doesn't want any information disclosed about either his age or bank account details. So we can safely say that he is over 21 and has no money! Pretty hot tennis player and football fan. Likes Italy, and more importantly, Italian food and has been known to "parlare un pocco Italiano…Ehh!". Has a good sense of humour (which he really needs!!) and has a good repertoire of very risqué jokes. Not a big fan of Burger King. |
| Update 2005: | Has allowed me to mention that he has put on only a few pounds (even less kilos) since this first went into print. Has managed to maintain a good sense of humour, despite Hr. Schroeder being the Chancellor for the last 4 years. The jokes have only improved!! Looking forward to Angi’s time in Office. Still looks in pretty good shape (especially when compared to the writer!!). He is hoping to retire to Italy, but still takes a really positive part in the often lively management discussions. |
| Update 2008: | Well the Chief has let it be known that he would like to like to hang up his dissolution tools within the next couple of years (or so!). Still looks slightly over 21 and seems to have lost weight even though those around him seem to have put on more. Maybe this is just an optical illusion but it is certainly working in his favour. Has a new car which in the author’s view is far better than the old one. Still lives in Seligenstadt in a “daub and wattle” house which is on the edge of town. We are still not sure what impression the new chancellor, Mrs Merkle has had on him, but will keep you informed, dear reader. |
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| Name: | Petra Fähler |
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| Job Function: | Accounts and Personnel |
| Vital Information: | Is quite good friends with the Boss. Has a small dog called Aliz. Keeps a close eye on our agents and customers to make sure they pay on time. This can be a hard job, but somebody has to do this. Most often heard to say: "where are your expenses?" and "you want how much money !**??!". Also a good tennis player which is quite good practise for running after the people who owe us money. |
| Update 2005: | Still playing tennis and one of the fittest members of the company. Shows how hard she has had to run after people for money. Won the local tennis championship last year which she assures me was easy. So how old were the other competitors?!! Oops! No more expenses for you, dear writer!! |
| Update 2008: | Well she is still playing tennis and keeping fit. Always in good shape and also has some assistance now to keep up with the book keeping and invoice chasing. I think that she is also looking forward to spending a more relaxed time having worked for ages to keep the “show on the road”. Sadly her dog Aliz died last year and was laid to rest in Italy. The Chihuahua was originally born in Hungary, lived all its life in Germany and ended up in Italy. Quite well travelled really!! But life and the show must go on!! |
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| Name: | Björn Fähler |
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| Job Function: | Director |
| Vital Information: | The newest addition to the Pharma Test Crew. He is in his first full year, here at the shop and all is going well. New ideas, new angles…all are welcome. He read Economics at the University of Applied Sciences in Aschaffenburg, majoring in Management and Human Resources. He is a real Sci-Fi fan as well as a big music fan. So some shared pastimes with the author, dear reader!! Various copies of dodgy Sci-Fi and horror films are now seen to changing hands!! We are looking forward to his input to provide us with some new thinking and directions which we will need to implement for the future success of the company. He is also a good listener and team builder. We all wish him the best of luck and good success. A fresh set of views and experiences can only do us some good for the future. The author is sure that this part of the “about us” section will get larger and larger as we steam forward to even greater successes!! |
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| Name: | Dr. John Burmicz |
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| Job Function: | Marketing & Sales |
| Vital Information: | A true European. Very Conservative. This is why he works in Germany and not in England. Is Ryanair's best customer, and can be seen regularly at Frankfurt Hahn Airport and judging by the size of his suitcases, is trying to provide an export drive for German wine, single handed, much to the satisfaction of his wife, who badly needs the anaesthetic. She teaches, and needs all the help that she can get. Also known as DJ and SJ and some other names which we cannot print. Not a Tony Blair fan. |
| Update 2005: | Where should I start? He has given up with Ryanair almost completely owing to the desperate lack of either ice or lemon for the very expensive Gin and Tonic which they dish up on their flights. Which civilised person would have his G&T warm….perhaps Mr. O’Leary (the Ryanair CEO) should be forced to fly on a Ryanair Flight and made to drink only warm G&T. Now flies with Lufthansa or BA from the real Frankfurt (am Main) and not Frankfurt France (Hahn). Now also looks after the UK office. After much neglect, the UK is looking good for business!! Has also has area responsibility for North America (USA and Canada), Iceland (only in Spring and Autumn!!), UK , Ireland, Malta, Mexico and Puerto Rico as well as special product responsibility for WHT (really nice instrument!). |
| Update 2008: | What can one say that has not already been said? As the author of this fleeting glimpse into the workings of the Pharma Test machine, there are many subjects to cover, but oh so little space in which to cover them! He is certainly keen to develop the market in the UK and to this end will probably take more of a back seat in the day to day operation of the German company and will spend more time there, but will still be concerned with the Irish, US, Canadian, Australian and Icelandic markets to name but a few. If this means less time waiting around at airports, then hurrah for this; but I have a sneaking suspicion that it is the location of the airports which might change rather than the time spent therein!! Even short distance travel today can be a nightmare!! Ask any Ryanair passenger. How much warm Gin & Tonic can a chap take!! But he is happy to jump into any situation…PT sales are everyone’s responsibility!! There is always something new to learn and new problems to solve. This is what really makes it interesting. |
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| Name: | Josef Porbadnigk |
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| Job Function: | Technical Director |
| Vital Information: | Lives on Gauloises (Blondes) and Coke (brown stuff in a bottle and not the white powder). Spends a lot of time ironing out "bugs" in other people's software: has been known to stay all night to solve a problem. Says you can easily remember his name: Poor, Bad, Nick. Funny, I thought that his name was Josef. He really uses Nick as an alias to confuse people who call up with difficult questions. If you visit us and do not smoke, don't worry. You will learn how to live without Oxygen after about two days or so, sitting in his office. Does not like Billy Gates much. |
| Update 2005: | Well Josef has had a valve replacement in his personal pump (heart) and is now back under full steam. He does not smoke as much and is taking life a bit easier (from time to time). Has to take about 10 tablets a day however, so he seems to be supporting the industry that we service pretty well, I would say!! He also smokes lighter cigarettes which is good for all of us here as we are all feeling the benefit, especially when discussing software issues in his office!! Now the air is clearer we can all find the kitchen more easily without getting lost on the way. We also never realised that the car park was actually so large. |
| Update 2008: | Well Josef is still at the forefront of the development and problem solving scene. He is still travelling fantastic distances to join us and still coming up with the solutions to all of the problems that you manage to find for us dear reader. Has started to sneak in the odd few ciggies, but really a lot less than before and I am sure that in conjunction with the 400 tablets a day he has to take, he will be just fine for some time to come yet. So the air is now so clean here that we are thinking of bottling it and exporting this too!! We will be selling ice to Eskimos next…or do we do this already? Josef is still immersed in the 21 CFR part 11 compliance for software and chasing up the software writers for more and more capabilities. Still not keen on Bill Gates, although he thinks that Windows® Vista looks quite nice. |
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| Name: | Knut Völp |
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| Job Function: | ISO Quality Control Officer / Service Manager |
| Vital Information: | A keen musician. Knows which end of soldering iron gets hot. This secret he guards very carefully. This is why he is also the Service Manager. Knows all that you need to know about ISO 9001, so is really a sad boy who needs to get out more often. Has responsibility for making sure that we all stick to the ISO rules…..no short cuts!! |
| Update 2005: | Has now taken up playing the bass guitar which really has depressed the neighbours, no end. Not that he hears the complaints, you understand!! Is always putting together a new (19”) rack of amplifiers and sound processors. Has his own studio at home. Is still in charge of the ISO implementation which seems to get longer and longer every year. As we all know, GMP no longer stands for Good Manufacturing Practise, but more like Give Me Paper!! |
| Update 2008: | Ah, dear reader, a fellow musician to the end. He now belongs to three bands and has got married too. Must be a young man to keep up with all of this stuff!! He also has a new baby son, well, his wife had anyhow. Strangely, he also seems to have lost weight!! Perhaps there is more to this story??! He also has a new PA system put together with Fane speakers. The total capacity is some thousands of Watts and upon testing it for the first time, his former landlady could not understand why some wine glasses were moving across her table, apparently on their own!! He now has a house of his own which he has transformed in a very short time to include a studio in the basement. Every musician’s dream. Nice one!! |
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| Name: | Birte Bertram |
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| Job Function: | Quotations, Office Support and Order Processing |
| Vital Information: | Birte is a key member of the internal sales team. She and Mrs Sharaf work together and have to suffer more or less the same problems…i.e., the rest of us. So we have two nice ladies in our internal sales team! Despite having to work with the rest of us, she always has a nice smile and is very helpful. Many thanks for your hard work too. |
| Update 2008: | Birte is still working away producing quotes and export documentation for your enquiries. She still suffers the rest of the sales team and still manages to keep up a smile, which we thanks her for. Always nice to see in the morning with a great smile!! |
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| Name: | Dr. Dirk Beilke |
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| Job Function: | Dissolution Product Manager |
| Vital Information: | Dirk, also known as Dr. Dirk, is part of the new and enlarged Sales Team (commonly known as the Doctor’s Surgery), based at Headquarters here in Hainburg. He has also taken over the area responsibility for France, Spain, Portugal, North Africa (speaks French), S.E. Asia,, China, Korea, Australia and New Zealand. He is very into the promotion of Pharma Test Dissolution Technology and with the arrival of the IDS 1000 as well as a new set of intelligent Fraction Collectors, his job is very intense, but interesting. Also has his own very popular brand of Algex, Chateau Dr. Beilke 2005. He is also responsible for the production of a lot of our Audio Visual material for customer presentations. He plays “In-Line Field Hockey” and always has his kit to hand…in the boot of his car; always ready for a good game is Dr. Dirk. He is (according to his friends) a Gourmet Cook and has managed to magically prepare “Guide Michelin” quality dishes from basic ingredients…and using only a microwave!!! Incredible. A real Gastronaut!! A real magician in the kitchen as well as with Power Point presentations. |
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| Name: | Stefan Böse |
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| Job Function: | Storeman and Packing King |
| Vital Information: | Speaks remarkably good French. Often heard to say "Mon Dieu" with feeling when something goes wrong. Actually had a beer with Status Quo when they were in town. Sadly I didn't. Extreme football fan for the local team "Offenbach Kickers", who had been more famous than they are now. Can always come up with the correct carton to pack anything and is a deadly shot with the packing foam gun. A good person to have on your side!! |
| Update 2008: | Today Offenbacher Kickers is still in League 3 (Third Bundesliga) and Stefan is sitting in row one at each game |
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| Name: | Verónica Gámez-Hacker |
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| Job Function: | Product Manager |
| Vital Information: | Verónica Gámez-Hacker was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina where she spent most of her formative years. She studies up to “Arbitur” level first in Latin America and then finished off her studies in FH-Reutlingen, where she obtained her Dipl. Ing. Qualification. |
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