Experience

GRAMME S.A.

• Belgium
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• FUNDER & GENERAL MANAGER

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  Founder and General Manager of an integrated company offering survey, commissioning & maintenance of PV systems for residential, commercial, off grid and tailor made PV canopy. Winner of international BISOL contest 2019 (BMW PV Canopy). Duties includes: • Establishment and revision of corporate Strategy, Business plan and legal operations to create and operate a company active in fast moving sector of renewable across 4 different regions and associate regulation • Design channels for leads and conversion maximisation, insure time and quality is the norm, secure accreditation • Develop efficient sales and recruitment network support by proper communication folio and trainings schedule • Enhance partnerships, diversify activities (up selling), build backlogs, prepare and secure next steps of growth • Extend use of metrics to learn and adjust, handling growth leaning on continuous improvement methodology (PDCA - Processes oriented) • Support up to date redaction of executive summary, annual report, business and budget balancing and their revision on yearly basis • Lead negotiations with key suppliers and investors



PROJECT GRAMME

• Voeren, Flemish Region, Belgium

• Project Development Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  Head of a R&D project to lean electrical grid regulation network (Sized for Belgium). Project covered by 2 publications in national press magazine, conclusions endorsed by politics to reach carbon neutral policy. Duties includes: • Show and tell of various public and private parties to leverage interests and supports to a major structural/CAPEX intensive development program. • Establish suitable BP scenario and lead technical groundings of the whole • Respond to national press publications and diversity of inputs (academics, politics, media)



John Cockerill

• Belgium
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Purchasing, Industrialization & Quality Engineer

  • Oct 2017 - Feb 2018

  Consultancy to audit, select and industrialize “buy”activities of a 20M€ new Diesel Hybrid Locomotive Duties Includes: • On site audit of potential sub-tiers across Europe to secure on time and quality execution and logistics of structural components up to integration in final assembly line. • Writing of material specifications, welding operations and control of steel frame and its multiple sub-assemblies • Reporting of short list selection to management • Kick-off of contract attributions : Establishment of retro-planning and bottlenecks mitigation with awarded partners



Sonaca

• Belgium
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• SUPPLY CHAIN INDUSTRIALIZATION MANAGER

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

  Responsible for Technical and quality assurance selection,industrialization (NPI) and follow-up of 45M€ commodities portfolio allocated to the purchasing/buy activities of SONACA. CEO’s recommendation letter following successful reintegration of critical Anti-icing system from supply chain split in 3 countries to in-house manufacturing with proven1M€/y EBIT for the company. Duties includes: • Being the interface and support between SONACA's engineering (Design / Material & Process /Industrialization / Program) and its representatives among supply chain • Lead audits as defined by the Supply Chain Management Handbook (SCMH) in accordance to the International Aerospace Quality Group to qualify new suppliers and asses existing ones. • Lead Charge Capacity assessment (CCP) to secure NPI and ramp-up of parts and assemblies meets on time and quality requirements • Reporting of qualification specifications and processes of Airbus, Embraer, Bombardier and Dassault are in accordance to requirements • Lead bottleneck mitigation (double sourcing) and recovery plan management for critical parts and assemblies



Latecoere Belgium (TAC - Technical Airborne Components)

• Belgium
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PROJECT LEADER

  • Jan 2010 - Aug 2014

  Responsible for analysis and conception of competitive solutions of both metallic and composites rods involved in various aeronautical programs and actuation systems for diversified customers. Design, manufacturing, qualifications and industrialization of Airbus A350 passenger’s doors. Duties includes: • Leading technical and economic developments of custom engineered, control, structural and system rods Responsible for: • Qualifications programs and reports of new businesses acquisitions. • In-house industrialization • After sales and customers follow up. • Technical support to commercial department



GERKEN SA

• 1 - 100 Employee

• PROCESS ENGINEER

  • Sep 2008 - Jan 2010

  Leading manufacturing process of a 25 persons mechanical workshop dedicated to graphite’s base products for metallurgy and railway applications. Duties Includes: • Execution of technical drawings of parts and assemblies(thru Solidworks software) • Edition of Bill of materials, tooling and consumables to allocate to processes milestones from raw material to quality control before expedition • Cost control reporting (time and materials) of operation schedule • Getting familiar with CNC press, turning & milling operations and associated metrology control method



ArcelorMittal R&D

• Région de Liège, Belgique

• PROJECT ENGINEER

  • Feb 2008 - Aug 2008

  Design and development of a structural mechanical device involved in Physical Vapor Deposition process for advanced coating technologies. Design and development of a structural mechanical device involved in Physical Vapor Deposition process for advanced coating technologies.