Taskforce Sustainability

• Mar 2022 - Present

Active commission member - Taskforce Sustainability - Brainport Industries Active commission member - Taskforce Sustainability - Brainport Industries

Board Member

• Jan 2021 - Present

Manager Innovation & Technology

• Sep 2015 - Present

Technology - Design - Development - Engineering - CreativityConcepts / Next Generation Design / Out-of-the-box thinkingDesign for Manufacturing - Design for Assembly

Business Development Manager

• Feb 2014 - Sep 2015

New Business Development with a strong focus on technology, producibility, industrialization and branding

Product Innovator

• Jan 2009 - Feb 2014

Idea and concept generation (products, machines, strategy)System architecture (mechanical engineering)DfM & DfACost savings by redesign and alternative production methodesMaterials engineeringTroubleshooting (engineering, quality, manufacturing, supply chain)

Startup Mentor

• Jan 2017 - Oct 2022

Formerly started as Smart Design to Market with ASML as one of the founders, I’ve been mentor, advisor and sparringpartner for mentees in the field of design, engineering, DFM, producibility, industrialization, new business and so on. Formerly started as Smart Design to Market with ASML as one of the founders, I’ve been mentor, advisor and sparringpartner for mentees in the field of design, engineering, DFM, producibility, industrialization, new business and so on.

Product Innovator

• Jan 2000 - Jan 2009

Product Innovator

• 2000 - 2009

Design Engineer

• Oct 1998 - Jan 2000

Industrial Design Engineer, responsible for New Business Development of plastic and plastic/metal combined parts in high volumes for professional applications.

Design Engineer

• 1998 - 2000

Philips - Plastics & Metalware Factories DivisionIdeation, concepts, engineering, prototyping and industrialization of complex injection molded parts and assemblies, including insert-molding, outsert-molding and 2-shot molding of industrial components, tele communication, automotive and consumer electronics for global markets. Implementation of 3D CAD + transition from 2D vector to 3D CAM in tooling.

Project Manager - New Product Development

• Oct 1994 - Oct 1998

Technical CE certification on complete portfolio of Attema for electric installation and building products. New product development + IP for plastic injection molded products and assemblies + plastic profile and conduct extrusion. Department reports, quality and validation plans, KEMA, VDE and CEBEC certification trajectories, incl. prototyping and pre-testing. Technical CE certification on complete portfolio of Attema for electric installation and building products. New product development + IP for plastic injection molded products and assemblies + plastic profile and conduct extrusion. Department reports, quality and validation plans, KEMA, VDE and CEBEC certification trajectories, incl. prototyping and pre-testing.

Interim Team Lead

• Jan 1993 - Oct 1994

Shift Leader, manager of the injection molding department + compounding & recycling department (PP compounds) + assembly & packaging department + warehousing. High volume injection molding of garden furniture incl. gas-assist, In-Mold decoration, 35 - 1800 Tons. Product & tool design of universal transport tray for monobloc type of chairs for repurposing PP regrind plastics. Shift Leader, manager of the injection molding department + compounding & recycling department (PP compounds) + assembly & packaging department + warehousing. High volume injection molding of garden furniture incl. gas-assist, In-Mold decoration, 35 - 1800 Tons. Product & tool design of universal transport tray for monobloc type of chairs for repurposing PP regrind plastics.

Military Service

• May 1992 - May 1993

Cavalry Trooper - 11 Tankbat ssvesk - Generaal Majoor de Ruyter van Steveninckkazerne, Oirschot. Military law studies- writing petitions to exonerate conscripts. Administrative and IT support of 11th Tankbataljon staff. SROC - Bernhardkazerne, Amersfoort. Cavalry Trooper - 11 Tankbat ssvesk - Generaal Majoor de Ruyter van Steveninckkazerne, Oirschot. Military law studies- writing petitions to exonerate conscripts. Administrative and IT support of 11th Tankbataljon staff. SROC - Bernhardkazerne, Amersfoort.

Graduation Internship

• Aug 1991 - Jan 1992

Applied research into the influence of physical and mechanical properties of phenol formaldehyde molding materials. Substitution of die-casted metal bij thermoset of an automotive shock absorber valve. Philips division PMF (Plastics and Metalware Factories), Philips CCP (Competence Center Plastics) Applied research into the influence of physical and mechanical properties of phenol formaldehyde molding materials. Substitution of die-casted metal bij thermoset of an automotive shock absorber valve. Philips division PMF (Plastics and Metalware Factories), Philips CCP (Competence Center Plastics)

Internship Trainee

• Feb 1991 - Jun 1991

Standardization of plastics injection molding department (> 100 molding machines, 6 - 210 Tons) Efficiency improvement and reduction of change over times. Philips division: PMF (Plastics and Metalware Factories), Philips KMT b.v. Standardization of plastics injection molding department (> 100 molding machines, 6 - 210 Tons) Efficiency improvement and reduction of change over times. Philips division: PMF (Plastics and Metalware Factories), Philips KMT b.v.

Internship Trainee

• Feb 1990 - Jun 1990

Development and realization of an automated test setup for measurement of dynamic wear on DIPWALS copier parts, including data acquisition. Computer hardware specs: 8088 processor + 8087 coprocessor + 10MB HDD! :-) Development and realization of an automated test setup for measurement of dynamic wear on DIPWALS copier parts, including data acquisition. Computer hardware specs: 8088 processor + 8087 coprocessor + 10MB HDD! :-)