Experience

Enervalis

• Belgium
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Manager energy management & virtual power plants

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  Enervalis believes that energy-as-a-service business models are needed to seduce the majority of energy consumers to reduce their carbon footprint and accelerate the energy transition while adding the needed flexibility to the energy system in the most cost- and resource efficient way.We therefore build scalable hardware agnostic SaaS solutions for both the service provider & consumer side covering the full EaaS value chain from device & service lifecycle management, site energy management (home, office, ....) to the Virtual Power Plant.As a product manager @Enervalis, I cover the areas of site energy management and the virtual power plant (ancillary services, DSO congestion management and energy trading) . My main activities include: - Translating Enervalis' mission & vision into Product roadmaps - Staying up-to-date with the latest market trends & regulatory changes - Discovering, validating & prioritising user problems - Defining product requirements & validating solutions - Participating in the design, development & release process - Creating content & product marketing material - Participating for Enervalis in national & international R&D projects

• Account, Product & New Business manager

  • Sep 2017 - Nov 2018

  Enervalis (www.enervalis.com) creates the Energy Operating System of the future that we call the 'Internet of Energy'. With our Smartpower Suite® SaaS solution we focus on 4 main verticals: smart EV, smart buildings, smart microgrids and smart settlement (blockchain).We help electricity producers, - distributors and - consumers to make and save money by optimizing in real time their energy supply, storage and demand in a flexible, sustainable and automated way while maximizing the consumption of renewable energy.We facilitate the roll-out of an energy-as-a-service business model for new energy market entrants and technology providers taking into account the upcoming EU Clean Energy Package.My focus areas from a product & business development perspective are Smart EV charging, Vehicle-to-X and smart microgrids (Local Energy Communities).Our shareholders include ABB, Elia, Nuhma & LRM.



TotalEnergies Power & Gas Belgium

• Belgium
• Utilities
• 100 - 200 Employee

• e-Mobility Manager

  • May 2017 - Sep 2017

  operational and commercial responsible for the e-mobility offer of Lampiris and Total in Belgium

• Business Development new Products & Services

  • Jan 2017 - Sep 2017

  definition and development of new products and services for primarily the B2C perimeter for Lampiris & Total Gas, Renewables and Power including:- Development of the e-mobility offer for Lampiris & Total Belgium- Develop synergies between other Total GRP affiliates like Sunpower (PV) and Saft (batteries). - Definition of a disruptive business plan for sustainable international expansion- Set-up of a pilot project for green hydrogen production in combination with a 15MW PV plant including battery storage for ancillary services and transportation end-use- Identify future markets and business cases- Market & competitor watch

• business development manager Flexiris

  • Mar 2016 - Dec 2016

  Development of a demand response portfolio of flexible decentralised energy consumers, producers and prosumers to be able to cope with the demands of our future energy system.- Perform Demand Response audits- Negotiate ancillary services contracts- Actively participate in Elia's Balancing taskforceLampiris was acquired in sept 2016 by the French energy company Total.



Altran

• France
• Information Technology & Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• advanced business manager energy & utilities

  • Feb 2014 - Feb 2016

  Set-up, development and management of my consulting business unit specialised in the energy sector. Responsibilities include:• Initiate,develop and maintain partnerships with key customers (utilities, DSO's & TSO's)• Negotiate and manage new contracts within time & means, service and fixed price mode• Recruit, motivate and manage a team of consultants• Manage the career evolutions of the consultants and perform all annual reviews• Overall P&L responsibility of +2 million euros• Be innovative and creative• Stay up-to-date with new market trendsSelected for the product innovation award at the European Utilities Week 2014 with our internally developed Virtual Power Plant

• business manager energy & utilities

  • Mar 2013 - Feb 2014



Air Liquide

• France
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Engineer/Account manager

  • Mar 2010 - Mar 2013

  Responsible as account manager for the client portfolio of Air Liquide Industrial Merchant for Brussels and Flemish Brabant with very diverse applications (metallurgy, food, laboratories, water purification, welding,...). Responsibilities & tasks included:• actively hunt for new customers• present and sell new gas applications and additional services at new and existing customers• follow-up existing clients (contracts, stock management, deliveries, client satisfaction,...)• follow-up and coördinate the engineering and execution of projects internally and at client side• manage the profitability of a client portfolio of 3 million annual revenueSuper interesting first professional experience as it allowed me to get to know and grasp a diverse set of industries and processes.