Summary
Michael Taxis is a seasoned commissioning and automation engineer with over 25 years focused on roll slitting machinery and 13 years in senior roles delivering commissioning, erection and startup services. He combines deep hands-on expertise in control software and HMI development with practical knowledge of roll production, having commissioned and optimized double-supported and backup roller systems. Michael also brings applied experience in pneumatics, hydraulics and hardware selection, routinely advising colleagues on system and component engineering. His career spans leadership roles through company transitions, including managing electrical engineering and software teams during acquisitions and buyouts. Based in Deizisau, Germany, he blends long-term domain mastery with a pragmatic service mindset—often finding profitable, efficient solutions for complex, bespoke machinery. An engineer by training (Dipl.-Ing. Feinwerktechnik, Hochschule Esslingen), he is as comfortable debugging PLC/HMI code in the field as designing automation strategies at the departmental level.
13 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom-Ingenieur, Feinwerktechnik, Diplom-Ingenieur, Feinwerktechnik at Hochschule Esslingen - University of Applied Sciences
German, English, French