Karlheinz is a "car guy". He has been in the Automotive Industry since 1989.

• His technical background includes tool and die making, car body design (automotive engineering), CAD/CAM, robotics and product life cycle management.
• The companies created by Karlheinz include bulheller+partner ingenieure, in2p LLC (innovation to product). in2p was bought by MB-technology, a Daimler AG company.
• Professional Experience includes many years with Daimler-Benz AG as team leader for CAD implementation and process chain management.
• Karlheinz is Managing Partner of bulheller+partner and chairman of the associated companies including abat US LLC, an SAP consulting and services provider.
• Karlheinz lives in Herrenberg, near Stuttgart and Tuscaloosa, AL. He is enthusiastic race cyclist and enjoys sailing.
• His academic background is automotive engineering - University of Applied Sciences Munich, Dipl.-Ing. (FH).

Nicolaus von Baillou - Managing Partner Region North America

Nick has been a senior executive in management consulting for over 30 years, specializing in high tech industries in Europe and North America, for whom unique solutions provide substantial operating and financial improvements.

• Nick started his career delivering operating solutions with customized forecasting, scheduling, control, and reporting systems in the manufacture of aircraft, ships, products, and components for both military and civilian applications.
• As both the sophistication of manufacturing and the management of change increased, complex business cases were required to finance technology and systems, and these became the focus of his professional interest.
• Now, as the global economy forces escalating performance capabilities, the opportunity is in the effective deployment of automation, particularly robotics, where significant efficiencies can be achieved.
• Major client companies have included British Aerospace, Deutsche Aerospace, Northrup, Lockheed, Mobil Europe, Dupont Europe, RollsRoyce/Vickers. Ericsson, Volvo, Scania, T&N, Lear, Visteon, Daimler, Philips.
• Academic degrees include MBA at Columbia Graduate School of Business and BA from Yale University. Military reserve service spanned 29 years, US Navy, with 5 commands both seagoing and staff and student tours at the Naval War College and National Defense University.