Experienced International Business Development Director with a demonstrated history of delivering results in complex multi-national and multi-cultural technical environments, by managing and coaching international and multi-disciplinary proposal teams. Dedicated, loyal and analytically strong team player with excellent communication skills. Strong relationship builder with passion for working with people.Proven to mobilize commitment for complex executive decisions through soft skills and through content driven persuasiveness. Demonstrated balance between commercial interest and customer interest (win-win). With a (logistics) Masters degree from the Technical University of Delft, I have been educated to solve complex challenges, which I have been able to apply successfully in a constantly changing large corporate and multi-national environment. In my current role of Customer Strategy Director at GKN Aerospace I am responsible for top line growth for our Business Line. Highlights of my experience include: - Leading multi-national and multi-disciplinary proposal teams across our facilities in Europe and the US - Building strong relationships with customers in the US, France, Canada and Japan- Being in charge of a Program with a yearly revenue of $10M+ - Mobilizing commitment for strategic projects at both external and internal senior leadership (C-level)- Member of Business Line MT- Coaching Proposal teams, General Management Trainees- Offering and negotiating Complex Work Packages for Business Jet and Urban Air Mobility customers (values usually $5M-$500M)- “Financial engineering” of proposal business cases to achieve win-win scenarios- Working in the US for 6 months (in 2011) and 1 week a month (2018-2020)What gives me energy? Working together and learning from different people, personalities and cultures. Most rewarding to me is supporting people in their personal and professional development by coaching.Bart holds a Masters degree from Delft University of TechnologyKey Words: Sustainable Aviation, Electric Aircraft, eVTOL, UAM, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Business Development, Technical solutions, Team building, coaching, relationship building, multi-year contract negotiation, Management team