Experience

Preflex

• Residential Building Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Operations Director

  • Jan 2018 - Present



Eurofit Group

• Belgium
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Technical Manager

  • Sep 2008 - Jan 2018

  I have raised the group wide availability from 93% to above 97% by focusing on KPI’s, recruiting/developing talents, implementing best practices, continuous improvement, developing a long term machine replacement/standardisation strategy, implementing real-time microstop management and improving preventive maintenance.I have implemented strict cost control/optimization during automotive crisis.Project management (logistics, quality, maintenance, production, EHS): • contract extension/volume increase VW Bratislava • contract extension/volume increase Toyota ValenciennesProject steering: • Master plan Volvo GentIn 2009-2010 I have been interim group ICT manager (2009-2010) to setup a worldwide MPLS network between the factories.In 2017 I lead the SAP S/4HANA plant maintenance implementation Show less

• Group Process Engineer

  • Mar 2006 - Sep 2008

  Responsible for group wide process optimization and creation of 7-year P&L scenarios to respond to RFQ’s for large projects/greenfields.I supported a US factory to achieve a 10% OEE improvement.

• Project Manager (greenfield South Africa)

  • Mar 2007 - Feb 2008

  Start-up of a new factory supplying to Daimler. During the project there was project P&L responsibility. Turnover 3M€, FTE 30



Kuka Automatisering + Robots N.V.

• Project and Application Engineer

  • Nov 2003 - Mar 2006

  As a member of the specialty applications team I managed the following projects: • float glass line projects in Mexico and China. • Software and electric R&D development allowing a robot to follow the vibration of a metal plate bending press in real time. • Developing a 3D simulation tool for 3D milling of CAD/CAM designs As a member of the specialty applications team I managed the following projects: • float glass line projects in Mexico and China. • Software and electric R&D development allowing a robot to follow the vibration of a metal plate bending press in real time. • Developing a 3D simulation tool for 3D milling of CAD/CAM designs