Associate Professor, Head of competence center Smart Ecosystems

• Feb 2022 - Present

Assistant Professor

• Sep 2018 - May 2022

Competence Center Engineer & Academic Advisor Executive PhD

• Oct 2016 - Aug 2018

Stimulating joint research, development and project acquisition with and for our competence centers.Advising and brokering participants, projects and research partners in the AMS executive PhD program.

Co-founder

• Sep 2014 - Present

We bring evidence-based insight into coaching and career development processes with the N°1 dedicated analytical career testing as-a-service tool, the Career Fitness Profiler, as well as a suite of specialized talent management analytics for people engagement and development. Founded as a University of Antwerp spin-off, CareerCoach® strives to turn coaching and career development into evidence-based, engaging and personalized outcome-driven practices through insights that make them more career owner driven and forward-looking. We strive to make the most out of intelligent analytics and professional coaching skills to optimize outcomes for the individual and the organization, for people and organizations in flow.Our solutions combine analytics products and services as well as training and co-creation trajectories to improve the dialogue, actions and outcomes in career coaching, high-potential development, talent review processes, employee onboarding, outplacement and any people process that is made more effective by in-depth knowledge of people's motivations, drivers, attitudes and energy sources. Based on the CareerCoach® model we develop and deliver a new generation of analytical tools dedicated to coaching and development processes, and CareerCoach® Academy workshops, trainings, transition projects and large-scale co-creation trajectories.

Project lead

• Jan 2019 - Present

SPEED is a European funded project with the aim of accelerating innovation, connectivity and growth of a European Smart Ports market. Learn all about the newest smart port innovations, events, challenges and RFPs at www.smartportsecosystem.com and engage with the community on our growing ideation portal released in 2020 and already hosting the largest collection of smart port use cases around: https://speed.wazoku.com. SPEED is a European funded project with the aim of accelerating innovation, connectivity and growth of a European Smart Ports market. Learn all about the newest smart port innovations, events, challenges and RFPs at www.smartportsecosystem.com and engage with the community on our growing ideation portal released in 2020 and already hosting the largest collection of smart port use cases around: https://speed.wazoku.com.

Lecturer - Entrepreneurial strategy

• Sep 2016 - Sep 2019

Teaching entrepreneurship-specific strategy in entrepreneurship programs at Masters and Post-academic Masters level.

Postdoctoral Research Associate & Lecturer

• Oct 2015 - Oct 2016

Research and Teaching Assistant

• Oct 2009 - Oct 2015

° Research: - PhD research on the antecedents, governance and development of innovation networks for institutional entrepreneurship to radically change business models and organizational ecosystems. - Academic research on the process and valuation of business model innovation. - SEM study on contingent effectiveness of networking strategies for entrepreneurial ventures. - Research on & tool development for self-directed career management. - Strategic industry studies in Pharmaceuticals, Diagnostics, the Electrotechnical and the steel industry. - Papers on stakeholder mobilization, networking strategies and career attitudes were presented at conferences of the Strategic Management Society, the Industrial Marketing & Purchasing group, the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management and the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology.° Teaching: - Organizational Theory & Design to UAntwerpen graduate students - Blue Ocean Strategy Simulation to UAntwerpen graduate students - Advanced strategy & Innovation to Antwerp Management School Masters - Strategy & business in 'The Company' to UAntwerpen industrial engineering students - Innovation Management at Antwerp Doctoral School & Artesis University College. - Strategic management at Karel De Grote University College.° Teaching assistance: - UAntwerpen: Ba & Msc courses on management, strategy implementation & innovation. - AMS: Full-time postgraduate courses on (global) strategic management - Royal Military Academy: Performance Management workshop (3rd cycle - Major / Lieutenant Colonel level) - Case development on innovation networks and brand strategies in industrial sectors and pharmaceuticals ° Other: - Jr academic representative in UAntwerp education council and the education commission, faculty council and executive board of the Faculty of Applied Economics.- Co-development of company-specific programs at Antwerp Management School

Business development executive

• Aug 2008 - Oct 2009

Responsible for B2B client prospection and client relations, starting new market development projects, communication remodelling project and design of telemarketing management control tools. Responsible for B2B client prospection and client relations, starting new market development projects, communication remodelling project and design of telemarketing management control tools.

Membership Consultant

• Jul 2007 - May 2008

Candidate Officer

• 2001 - 2005