About us

20 years of combined knowledge in cost engineering.

With two decades of accumulated expertise in the area of cost engineering, we offer you training that significantly expands and deepens your skills.

Know-how on equal terms

Our instructors

Our lecturers are experienced experts who bring their extensive knowledge and practical experience in cost engineering directly from industry.

Frank Weinert

Production Engineer (Dipl.-Ing. FH)

  • Book author "Modernes Cost Engineering"
  • 10 years of experience in purchasing at Ford Werke AG
  • Managing Director and Founder of costdata® GmbH
  • International pioneer and expert in purchase price analysis
  • over 30 years of experience in cost and value analysis
  • more than 500 international cost engineering projects carried out
  • Guest lecturer at the Koblenz University of Applied Sciences
Farhad Rezasoltani

Mechanical Engineer (Dipl.-Ing.)

  • 5 years of experience in Cost Engineering at costdata GmbH, with a focus on Product Costing, Should Costing, and Cost Analysis
  • More than 10 years of technical professional experience in Project Management, Manufacturing, and Mechanical and Plant Engineering
  • Facilitation and moderation of supplier and technology workshops
  • Development of product cost calculations and manufacturing cost analyses across various industries
  • Analysis of manufacturing processes and identification of cost optimization opportunities through Value Engineering initiatives
Fritz Schäfer

M.Sc. Management

  • 3 years of experience in Cost Engineering at costdata GmbH, with strong expertise in product cost analysis and evaluation
  • More than one year of experience as a Sales and Operations Consultant for Cost Engineering software, providing deep insight into the practices and best-in-class methodologies of Cost Engineering teams worldwide
  • Frequent guest speaker on Cost Engineering at renowned universities, including Koblenz University of Applied Sciences and Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW)
  • Successfully supported more than 30 Cost Engineering projects across diverse industries and commodity groups
  • Master in Management, providing a strong business foundation that bridges technical cost expertise with strategic decision-making
Bernd Hausmann

Diploma Engineer (Precision Engineering)

  • 15 years of experience in product optimization
  • More than 250 national and international projects
  • Trainer for DFMA, TRIZ and Value Management
  • DFMA and Early Value Ideation Creator
Prof. Dr. Elmar Bräkling

Professor of Business Administration, especially Procurement and Logistics

  • 10 years of experience in production, R&D and purchasing at Daimler AG
  • 15 years as a professor of Business Administration, especially procurement and logistics, at HS Koblenz
  • Managing Director and Founder of PIP-Power in Procurement GmbH, Koblenz
  • Over 20 years of experience in professional procurement management
  • Specialist and coach in negotiation preparation and conduct
  • Author at Springer Verlag for procurement and logistics topics
Our mission

To train experts who can successfully survive in the modern business world.

We meet the growing demand for cost engineers through qualified training. In view of the increasing importance of cost engineering in companies, we offer in-depth training based on over 20 years of experience.

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