Dawid Janik

Automotive professional with around 5 years of experience running an independent car workshop. Extensive hands-on experience in diagnostic road testing, vehicle behaviour assessment and technical verification before and after repairs. Prepared performance and race cars for track days, including Nürburgring events, and personally participated in track and competitive driving.

Worked directly with customers on vehicle setup and fine-tuning, using road and track feedback to improve vehicle behaviour and teaching safe, correct driving techniques adapted to the specific car. Strong mechanical understanding of engines, drivetrains, suspension, braking and vehicle dynamics. Safety-focused, reliable and comfortable following routes, schedules, procedures and technical instructions in international environments.

Owner / Automotive Workshop Manager at GR Autoserwis / Goatz Racing (2021-01 – 2026-06)

• Ran an independent automotive workshop and personally supervised technical diagnostics, complex repairs and final vehicle verification.
• Performed diagnostic road tests before and after repairs to reproduce faults, assess symptoms and confirm that repairs resolved the reported issue; carried out pre- and post-drive safety checks.
• Evaluated steering, braking, suspension, drivetrain and engine/transmission behaviour, including abnormal noises, vibrations, grip, balance and response during verification drives.
• Prepared performance and race cars for track days, including Nürburgring events, with focus on technical condition, setup, reliability and readiness for demanding driving conditions.
• Personally participated in track days and competitive driving, developing practical understanding of vehicle dynamics, braking, grip, balance, heat management and driver feedback.
• Worked with customers to fine-tune vehicle setup based on road/track feedback and coached them in safe, correct driving techniques adapted to the characteristics of their own cars.
• Used diagnostic tools, fault codes, live data and technical documentation to correlate driver observations with mechanical/electronic faults; documented test results and communicated findings clearly to technicians and customers.

Managing Director / Mechanical Engineering Projects at 2Lhdm (2019-01 – 2022-02)

• Built and managed a technical team of around 20 people and organized engineering and manufacturing processes from concept through installation and commissioning.
• Coordinated technical testing, commissioning and fault resolution, ensuring work followed documentation, procedures, quality requirements and safety rules.
• Planned schedules, resources and daily priorities; monitored deviations and introduced corrective actions when technical or delivery issues appeared.
• Worked directly with customers, suppliers and subcontractors in a technical B2B environment and prepared clear descriptions of issues, actions and outcomes.
• Managed technical risk, project quality and final acceptance of completed machinery and systems.

Project Manager / Process Engineer / CAM Programmer at Lin-Tech Ltd. (2017-02 – 2019-01)

• Supervised the engineering process and technical delivery for components used in industrial manipulators and robots, including Volkswagen-related projects.
• Planned manufacturing operations, solved technical problems and verified compliance with drawings, deadlines and quality requirements.
• Programmed in Esprit CAM and optimized machining technology for aluminium, steel and engineering plastics.

CNC Programmer / Process Technologist at Van Rooijen Hose Couplings B.V. (2015-02 – 2017-01)

• Programmed and optimized Fanuc and Okuma CNC turning processes, selecting tools, parameters and operation sequences for repeatable production.
• Controlled the manufacturing process from drawing analysis to first-part inspection, corrected process deviations and solved technical and quality issues.

CNC Programmer / Process Technologist at Component Supplies Ltd. (2014-10 – 2015-01)

• Programmed Mazatrol/Fanuc milling and turning machines and prepared manufacturing processes for precision components.
• Worked on components for automotive and heavy-equipment applications, including Land Rover and JCB projects; verified drawing compliance and process quality.

CNC Programmer / 5-Axis Process Technologist at Hydro-Namo Ltd. (2014-02 – 2014-09)

• Prepared and ran 5-axis Heidenhain machining processes: drawing analysis, programming, tooling, setup and measurement.
• Produced one-off and complex parts, analysed deviations and corrected processes to meet technical and quality requirements.

Technical secondary education in Information Management – T. Kościuszko Automotive Technical School (2010 – 2013)