We are ATH.
Susana Abreu Fernandes

Our team consists of specialists and all-rounders, thinkers and doers, technicians and business experts – And everyone makes a crucial contribution within the overall scheme of things. We are KROENERT, COATEMA and DRYTEC. We are ATH.

Susana Abreu Fernandes

After Sales Manager

Ms Fernandes, why don't you start by telling us something about yourself?

The control panel of my car, always a challenge.

To work in the morning – bicycle, car or train?

Convertible.

Just woken up – what happens next?

My name is Susana Abreu Fernandes and I’m an After Sales Manager.

What did you do before you started working at COATEMA?

Project management – special machine construction.

How did you hear about COATEMA?

Joint research projects.

What do you think makes a good employee in your field of work?

Patience, ability to react quickly.

What keeps you going on a day-to-day basis?

The joy of life.

What is your motto in life?

In my private life: if you follow all the rules, you lose out on all the fun.

What was your most exciting project?

Construction of a 300 MW renewable energy factory construction in Asia.

How much freedom do you need at work?

You're asking the wrong person – please ask my work colleagues.

The buzzwords digitalization and Industry 4.0 are on everyone’s lips, and they’re key issues at COATEMA, too. What was your first encounter with the digital age?

Smart factory/central computer/MES.

Oh no, power failure – what do you do now?

Search for the emergency generator.

Favourite gadget?

The control panel of my car, always a challenge.

To work in the morning – bicycle, car or train?

Convertible.

Just woken up – what happens next?

I look forward to the day.

Your tip for the Dormagen region and surrounding area:

Lake Straberg.

You are a bottle of Gaffel Kölsch. Where do you want to be opened?

Facing west, just before sunset.

The app that changed my life:

WhatsApp, Google Maps, Wannasurf.

I’ll start on it tomorrow:

Flying hours.