Experience

Octiva
• Netherlands
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Project Management Office Lead

  • Aug 2023 - Present


Lineas

• Belgium
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Engineering

  • Nov 2021 - Apr 2023

  Organising the design, introduction and industrialisation of new traffics within the Lineas Group according the product requirements. Optimising the resource productivity and securing the product robustness and best cost to serve. Accountable as the global process owner (GPO) for the Ideation to Industrialisation and SPOT process. Team coaching in international context (BE,DE,FR,NL). Driving force for the implementation and rollout of JIRA and Confluence IT systems. Setting up new communication and reporting structure. Show less



UxPrea

• Belgium
• Medical Device

• Senior Consultant

  • Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

  UxPrea is a small startup company gearing up to introduce smart innovative sample quality-driven medical technologies, from medical practitioner collection to diagnosis in the lab. In this assignment I created a detailed project plan covering the next 24 months and worked on the financial plan to prepare for future investment rounds. At UxPrea, we invent, develop and deliver sample quality-driven medical technologies, from collection to diagnosis. UxPrea is a small startup company gearing up to introduce smart innovative sample quality-driven medical technologies, from medical practitioner collection to diagnosis in the lab. In this assignment I created a detailed project plan covering the next 24 months and worked on the financial plan to prepare for future investment rounds. At UxPrea, we invent, develop and deliver sample quality-driven medical technologies, from collection to diagnosis.



ADB SAFEGATE

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

• R&D Director Airfield (Rest Of World)

  • Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

  I am fond of managing a diverse team of engineers spread over China, Germany, Belgium and Sweden to serve the complete Airfield R&D operations (excluding the Americas). My product portfolio is focussed on the Airfield products ranging from AGL lights, individual light control (ILCMS) and their constant current regulators. In this function I am responsible for defining and aligning multi-site developments (Brussels, Mannheim, Tianjin, Malmö, Östersund) with the product roadmap, daily resource management and financial management and reporting. Show less

• R&D Director

  • Mar 2016 - Jun 2020

  Managing the HQ R&D team in Zaventem, Belgium and the R&D teams in Mannheim, Germany and Tianjin, China. I am enjoying bringing a global R&D team together to develop Airfield solutions composed of AGL lights and constant current regulators. In this function I am responsible for defining and aligning multi-site developments (Brussels, Mannheim, Tianjin) with the product roadmap, daily resource management and financial management and reporting.



ADB Airfield Solutions

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• R&D Director

  • Feb 2014 - Mar 2016

  Managing the HQ R&D team in Zaventem, Belgium. Products being developed are airfield lights and its constant current power supplies. In this function I am responsible for aligning and programming the R&D developments with product management, the daily resource management and financial management and reporting. Managing the HQ R&D team in Zaventem, Belgium. Products being developed are airfield lights and its constant current power supplies. In this function I am responsible for aligning and programming the R&D developments with product management, the daily resource management and financial management and reporting.



D&M PSS

• Senior Project Manager

  • Sep 2006 - Jan 2014

  Handling multi-site, multi-disciplinary consumer industry teams (mechanics, electronics, software, quality, purchasing and approbation), from concept to industrialization. Key account project management Bowers & Wilkins (RFQ, project SPOC, maintenance definition, Apple MFI) Handling multi-site, multi-disciplinary consumer industry teams (mechanics, electronics, software, quality, purchasing and approbation), from concept to industrialization. Key account project management Bowers & Wilkins (RFQ, project SPOC, maintenance definition, Apple MFI)



Philips

• Netherlands
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • Nov 2000 - Aug 2006

  Co-author IBBT IM3 project (interactive mobile medical monitoring) Philips Leuven MyHeart project leader (IST programme of the European Commission's 6th Framework #507816) Handling multi-site, multi-disciplinary consumer industry teams (mechanics, electronics, software, quality, purchasing and approbation), from concept to industrialization. - Philips ProntoPro and derived products Co-author IBBT IM3 project (interactive mobile medical monitoring) Philips Leuven MyHeart project leader (IST programme of the European Commission's 6th Framework #507816) Handling multi-site, multi-disciplinary consumer industry teams (mechanics, electronics, software, quality, purchasing and approbation), from concept to industrialization. - Philips ProntoPro and derived products



Eonic Systems

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Coordinator/Manager

  • Apr 1998 - Oct 2000

  Technical product manager (manual, distribution media, installation approach, after sales support, trainings setup)Project Manager (transition to new generation product & test approach)

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Apr 1997 - Mar 1998

  Software development Virtuoso real-time operating system



European Development Center

• Germany

• Software Engineer

  • Jan 1989 - Mar 1997

  Software engineer (@ UNIX workstations) - DSP Station framework (Philips project) - DSP compiler (TI 320C40, Motorola 56000) - Automatic test framework with report generation Software engineer (@ UNIX workstations) - DSP Station framework (Philips project) - DSP compiler (TI 320C40, Motorola 56000) - Automatic test framework with report generation