Experience

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  TNO

  • Netherlands
  • Research Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Regional Director Asia Pacific

    • Jan 2023 - Present

    Heading the Asia Pacific region; Developing the regional strategy, leading the business development team and overseeing support offices in Singapore, Japan and Korea (2024).Initiating strategic R&D collaborations and contract research with public, private & academic partners, with a primary focus on Mobility and the Built Environment. Responsible for establishing TNO Korea office.

  • Business Development Director

    • Jan 2019 - Dec 2022

    Overseeing the support office in Singapore; expanding the R&D project portfolio in alignment with the strategic roadmap of the TNO Traffic & Transport (T&T) business unit. Successfully steered TNO Singapore office towards multiple, collaborative research funds that enabled the acceleration of the safe & sustainable deployment of electric vehicles and automated vehicles in Singapore and the Netherlands.

  • Business Development Manager

    • Oct 2015 - Dec 2018

    Starting up TNO’s Singapore office; in charge of Business Development. Tasked with market orientation and strategy development, networking, contract negotiations, organizing senior level trade missions, public speaking and providing project management & legal support. Successfully orchestrated TNO’s first strategic partnerships, leading to collaborative innovation projects with public & private sector partners in the area of Automated Driving, Smart City (Digital Twin) and Video Analytics.

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  Tebodin

  • Singapore

  • Business Development Manager

    • Aug 2014 - Jul 2015
    • Singapore

    Starting up Tebodin’s Singapore office; in charge of Business Development. Tasked with market orientation, network development and account management, overseeing the bidding process and contract negotiations, providing project & legal support. Successfully awarded Tebodin’s first engineering projects in Singapore. Providing Engineering & Consultancy services to various industrial companies in Singapore & Johor, Malaysia. Working closely with the regional engineering centre in HCMC, Vietnam.

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  Adecco

  • Switzerland
  • Staffing and Recruiting
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Consultant

    • Jun 2013 - Jul 2014

    Selected by the Adecco 'GO-ASIA' internal recruitment project and relocated to Kuala Lumpur to contribute in starting up the Malaysia office for ‘Spring Professional Recruitment Services’.

  • Consultant

    • Aug 2011 - May 2013

    Recruitment consultant; responsible for sales, account management and the recruitment of engineering & commercial professionals in a variety of industries.

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  Polar Electro Oy

  • Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands

  • Marketing Communications Officer

    • Oct 2007 - Sep 2011
    • Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands

    To oversee the implementation of the Marketing & Communications strategy in the Netherlands, working closely with the sales representatives and the head office in Finland. Successfully managed new product introductions, created marketing & sales campaigns and established partnerships and sponsor contracts with professional athletes & sport organisations.