Experience

Tokai COBEX

• Germany
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Technology

  • Mar 2023 - Present



KBM Master Alloys B.V.

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environment and Safety Expert

  • Oct 2022 - Feb 2023



DAMCO Aluminium Delfzijl Cooperatie U.A.

• Netherlands
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Sep 2019 - Oct 2022

  In my time as production manager at Aldel, I've been lucky to lead a highly driven and capable electrolysis team through ups and downs.Our team has improved safety, work ownership and performance to a level we can be proud of. We have also faced shortages and setbacks of the kinds no factory should need to face - always professional, critical and constructive.In other words, the team has made enormous steps, with towering ambitions for our next steps. A complete re-tooling of our metal transport, carbon capture on our off-gases, the 4,8 GWh virtual battery to serve the energy transition, et cetera.Sadly, we have also had to shut down that same operation we built up due the energy crisis. As those involved know, a complete shutdown in primary aluminium production is not a trivial matter - for many plants it has meant bankruptcy.But even in that shutdown operation, the team was professional, mindful of each other's safety and well-being, and contributed in the best ways to a controlled shutdown, to preserve the value that could be preserved.Before I started in this position, I would never have expected any of this - how inspiring people really are. Show less

• Process Engineer

  • Jul 2018 - Sep 2019



KBM Master Alloys B.V.

• Farmsum

• Researcher

  • Nov 2017 - Jun 2018

  Through Ajilon Professionals I'm working as a researcher for KBM Master Alloys B.V. My mission is to improve the quality of KBM's metallurgy products and efficiency of processes even further, ensuring a competitive edge in an economy that continues to globalize. Through Ajilon Professionals I'm working as a researcher for KBM Master Alloys B.V. My mission is to improve the quality of KBM's metallurgy products and efficiency of processes even further, ensuring a competitive edge in an economy that continues to globalize.



ESD-SIC B.V.

• Farmsum

• Researcher and head QC

  • Dec 2015 - Oct 2017

  Leadership I lead a team of 4 laboratory analists, who perform routine analyses to ensure and improve safety and control over the unique chemical processes practiced at ESD-SiC bv. Motivating and being motivated by such hard-working colleagues is a true pleasure, and to improve my skills I’m currently following an ‘effective leadership’ training by Schouten en Nelissen. Industry strategy The silicon carbide industry makes for a dangerous, corrosive and abrasive environment. Progress is a true challenge in the sense that making an improvement is difficult and takes time – but a successful development will result in impressive practical and financial gains. For example, the process gas is contaminated by H2S, PAH’s and oxygen making it very difficult to purify, so it is combusted at low efficiency. If ESD-SiC bv could efficiently purify the gas they could sell their annual 40 million m3 of valuable hydrogen – making significant extra profits. Process control The Acheson process is a process of solid-gas reactions at extreme temperatures. This is a very interesting field for process control, because many aspects of the process cannot be measured directly – let alone controlled. Working with large uncertainties and combining the expertise from a larger, varied team is the only effective way to move forward, and I’m glad to play a key part in this. Show less



University of Groningen

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post-doctoral researcher

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

  Structure and magnetism I have investigated the magneto-caloric properties of a particular ceramic material at the University of Groningen (RUG). The properties of such a material could be used to manipulate heat using magnetic fields, for example in a heat pump. In order to control and optimize the magneto-caloric properties of such a material, improved understanding is necessary. The role of material structure and composition in the magnetic switching behavior is as of yet unknown, and insight into the interplay of structure and magnetism will prove valuable for many applications and fields. In this research I worked extensively with Electron BackScatter Diffraction (EBSD) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), among other characterization techniques. I have produced a large amount of high quality data, which allowed us to test several hypotheses and gain new clues and insights concerning materials and their magnetic properties. Students During this time I have guided two bachelor students in their research assignments as daily supervisor. The subject of the first student was developing a Digital Image Correlation method for Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images; the second student investigated methods to quantify the precision of DIC calculations. Show less



Materials innovation institute M2i

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PhD researcher

  • Apr 2010 - Jun 2014

  Research on polymer/metal interface In collaboration with Tata steel and the Materials innovation institute (M2i), I have studied the mechanical properties as well as micro- and nanoscale interface phenomena in a strained metal-polymer laminate system. This research was done at the Materials Science group, at the department of Applied Physics, University of Groningen. My primary activities included sample preparation and characterization with optical, electron- and ion-beam systems as well as extensive data analysis. I have become very familiar with electron microscopes and many techniques used in combination with electron microscopy. The data analysis included a significant amount of custom calculations, programmed in Mathematica. This has earned me valuable experience in setting up, validating and troubleshooting scientific calculations. In this period I have benefited from the excellent scientific environment offered by Prof. Jeff de Hosson's group and the Zernike institute. The collaborations in this group cover many different nationalities as well as disciplines, including physics, materials science, metallurgy and chemistry. Due to my involvement with M2i I have had plentiful exposure to the industrial and the business side of materials science. Patent Collaborations within the Materials Science group have also led to a patent (EP14170815) which was supported and submitted by the University of Groningen. The patent is currently pending, and describes a method by which three-dimensional surface profiles can be calculated from three or more two-dimensional images. In this work my role was solving all the mathematical issues, converting displacement data obtained by digital image correlation into three-dimensional surface profiles, writing all the necessary routines in Mathematica and validating the results in various ways. Show less



Synspec BV Nederland

• Junior researcher

  • Nov 2009 - Mar 2010

  Research about materials for, and fabrication of a surface to which ammonia adhesion is as low as possible. The application is an industrial ammonia analyzer using new technology, currently being developed by Synspec BV. Research about materials for, and fabrication of a surface to which ammonia adhesion is as low as possible. The application is an industrial ammonia analyzer using new technology, currently being developed by Synspec BV.



C.T.S.G. Alembic

• alumnus

  • 2002 - 2009

  Active participation in student organization, including educative and social events as well as editing a student magazine (the CaT) Active participation in student organization, including educative and social events as well as editing a student magazine (the CaT)



SolMateS

• Junior Consultant

  • Feb 2007 - Mar 2008

  I worked on gathering and organizing information concerning materials science. I worked on gathering and organizing information concerning materials science.