PJ Motion at a glance
The experts of PJ Motion GmbH offer a comprehensive authorization management for vehicle and vehicle types , as a full-service package, which includes all steps from requirement identification and validation / verification management to official submission and issuing of the vehicle and vehicle type authorization.
- Authorization Management
- Requirement Management
- Test campaign und SQE Service
- Asset Management
- ECM Service
Team
Thomas Hofer
Managing Director / Senior Railway Expert
Electrical engineering was always on the track throughout his professional life. Among other things, Thomas Hofer gained experience in drawing electrical schematics, design of electrical cabinets, product testing, as a system engineer and as a team leader. He keeps track of things in every situation and always sees the big picture. In recent years, he has focused on the increasingly complex authorisation process, and in particular on the risk management process via the Common Safety Method (CSM) and the area of functional safety. He is the first contact person for these fields, a certified "Functional Safety Engineer" and Managing Director
Lorenz Kochan
Senior railway expert / Project management
Lorenz Kochan has successfully managed numerous complex projects across different countries, due to his understanding of diverse cultures and interface know-how. He acquired the necessary skills from a variety of roles, such as a manufacturing engineer, project engineer and project manager in large-scale projects. In recent years, he has increasingly focused on project management, which is his core area at PJ Motion GmbH. He grew up in the world of trains in the truest sense of the word: his father and grandparents were professionally anchored in railroading.
Markus Fankhauser
Senior railway expert / Authorisation project planning
Markus Fankhauser immersed himself in engineering for many years before delving into the subject of authorization. His experience in design, integration and commissioning of a wide range of vehicle systems gives him an overall view that is particularly important in vehicle authorisation. However, he got on the train much earlier, namely with the first toy train as Christimas gift. His focus is on requirements capture and verification in the area of TSI (NoBo) and national regulations (DeBo).
Joachim Wagner
Senior railway expert / Sales
Right after his technical school education, he entered the world of locomotives rail vehicles. His treasure trove of experience ranges from development and design of rail vehicles to project management and corporate responsibility. Joachim Wagner is a "Certified Senior Project Manager IPMA Level B®" and his areas of responsibility are sales and corporate development. What is important here? The course for successful project realisation is set as early as the proposal phase, when the scope of delivery is determined including the timeline, expenditure, resources and the technical concept.
Josef Hadrigan
Senior Railway Expert
He has been fascinated by trains since he was a child; his first toy was actually a wooden train. Josef Hadrigan has now gained 26 years of experience and expertise in the railway industry. The starting point of his journey in the railway world was his qualification as an electrician, since then he has become familiar with numerous facets and company structures and has immersed himself in various specialist areas. Or in his words: ‘The world of rail vehicle manufacturing, that's where I come from.’ At PJ Motion, his focus is on project management and ECM.
Lorenz Kochan
Senior railway expert
Xaver Bachler took an unusual route into the railway industry. After graduating from a technical college, he completed an apprenticeship as a blacksmith. His structured way of working enabled him to combine his job in the construction industry with a degree in mechanical engineering. Three years ago, he landed in the rail vehicle segment, where he gained experience ranging from engineering to authorization management. As an authorization and certification engineer at PJ Motion, he successfully guides customers through the complex authorization process.
Lukas Witting
Senior railway expert
The youngest of the team studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Graz. Before, he had graduated from a vocational school specializing in mechatronics. Then he went into the rail vehicle industry, where Lukas Witting familiarized himself with a broad spectrum of rail vehicles, from projects such as ETCS integration to the construction of special vehicles. Now, he will provide important support in the areas of safety acc. to CSM / EN 50126 and authorization in acc. to the 4th railway package. His analytical thinking was already evident in his childhood: he was particularly fascinated by complicated technical toys and puzzles. Today, he is also fascinated by the interplay between mechanics and electronics.
