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Hoofddorp, North Holland, Netherlands

• De Voogt Naval Architects (DVNA) is a specialist engineering firm with 150+ employees, located in Hoofddorp. The company is part of Feadship, the globally renowned brand of custom-built superyachts built by Koninklijke.
• Drafting, implementing and monitoring DVNA's vision, strategic and annual plans and the associated budgets
• Overseeing all operations and business activities to ensure they produce the desired results and are consistent with the overall strategy and vision
• Establishing an efficient organization, aimed at further optimizing business operations
• Ensuring the creation and maintenance of an inspiring and motivating culture and an effective and dynamic organization
• Building trust relations with key partners and stakeholders

Hoofddorp, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• As Manager Projects I manage the project management department and I am responsible for all De Voogt’s engineering services on projects. This concerns all projects that De Voogt executes for the Feadship yards: Royal.
• P&L of De Voogt’s projects and project governance;
• Order intake & contracting;
• Project execution and handover;
• Project planning, budgeting and reporting;
• Managing De Voogt’s Project Managers;

Riel, The Netherland

Board member REASeuroResponsible for the commercial, operational and financial performance of the Business Unit Operations. This business unit delivers the following services on land and at sea:- Historical Research- Project Risk Analysis- UXO detection, identification and clearance services- On/off-site EOD Management- Customer EOD.

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

MT-member Van Oord and MT-member Van Oord Engineering & EstimatingResponsible for establishing a corporate Project Planning & Risk Department that supports Offshore, Offshore Wind and Dredging tenders and projects worldwide. Van Oord has a turnover of around 2.5 billion Euro's. Responsibilities include:- Developing the strategic agenda for Van Oord with.

Leiden

• Responsible for Heerema Marine Contractor's (HMC) global planning, document control and project secretaries departments with offices in Leiden, London, Houston and Perth. The departments provide project services for.
• General Management of one of HMC's global knowledge departments (around 80 FTE) in the most effective and cost-efficient way.
• Reorganized and integrated the Planning, Document Control and Project Secretaries Departments (Avg. BSc degree and over 10 different nationalities) and realized significant operational and financial synergies.
• Developed and implemented standard operating procedures & processes, KPI's and quality standards for the department.
• Optimized the interface between the department and other HMC departments aiming at the optimization and aligning of work methodologies.In addition to the above, being responsible for the engineering, procurement.
• Managing a multi-site project team of technical and non-technical experts.

Vlaardingen Area, Netherlands

• Responsible for various strategic projects related to the acquisition of Norfolkline by the DFDS Group.
• Managed the business plan and budget creation, the acquisition of terminal space and the design, tender and construction phases of a marine terminal in The Netherlands. Led the internal project team and managing all.
• Interim management of Europe's largest trailer workshop (40 FTE), with a specific focus on business process alignment and change management.
• Responsible for the sale of the former Norfolkline head office in The Hague and the move of all activities to Vlaardingen, The Netherlands.

Zeebrugge, Belgium

• Overall responsible for the commercial, operational and financial performance of a new business unit active in the European Ro-Ro & Ro-Pax markets.
• Managed the start-up and growth phases of the new venture. Within an eight months timeframe, expanded the team to 120 employees and organized the operational and commercial activities of the business unit, including.
• Grew sales revenue to approximately EUR 30 million and increased the b-to-b client base to 150 logistic operators. Managed bottom-line performance for the business unit and realized an operational cost savinf of 10%.
• Developed an appropriate business strategy and key account management plans for the business unit with a focus on the container, trailer, trade car, special cargo and passenger shipping markets.
• Led change management, outsourcings and process optimization processes and introduced and imbedded lean management techniques and Key Performance Indicators.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• Responsible for corporate and business strategy design and implementation for the Norfolkline Group and Ferry Division.
• Managed a team designing a future growth strategy for the Norfolkline Group aimed at doubling the net result within a 5-year timeframe. Internal stakeholder: Executive Management Board A.P.Moller-Maersk Group. As a.
• Designed a business strategy for the divsion based on a scenario analysis of the European ferry and transport market.
• Responsible for the successful completion of several business cases aimed at the development of new ventures in Belgium, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom and at the acquisition of strategic assets with a value of.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• Overall responsible for the funding, design, construction and go-live of a major marine terminal in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands.
• Responsible for the contract negotiations with and contract management of all public and commercial entities involved in the project. Commercial entities included authorities, governmental organizations, consultants.
• Managed a project team of 10 employees and a budget responsibility for over EUR 70 million.
• Each project phase delivered on time and in accordance with the operational, quality and financial KPI’s set.
• Total savings of 5% of the project budget were realized.

Egypt

• Resident Project Manager of a construction project improving the nautical safety on the river Nile.
• Responsible for the execution of hydrographical surveys and the installation of Aids to Navigation on the river Nile.
• Technical and operational management of workshops and ships involved.
• Responsible for a project team of a maximum of 20 local people and a total project budget of EUR 9 million.

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

Merchant navy officer in charge of engineering, navigational and cargo handling watches on board of deep sea chemical tankers and ferries.

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

Mba, Executive Mba

With international modules at Kellogg School of Management and University of Stellenbosch Business School

Msc, Integral Port Management

With international modules at among others University of Bradford, Universiteit Gent and Glasgow Caledonian University

Bsc, Maritime Operations

Officer Merchant Navy: degree in marine engineering and navigation