clean, safe, renewable energy storage innovationsStrategic Vision and LeadershipVision Setting: Establishing the vision & long-term goals, ensuring alignment with market trends & technological advancements in the battery industry.Strategic Planning: Developing & implementing strategic plan, guiding the company’s direction & growth.Fundraising and Financial ManagementFundraising: Leading efforts to secure funding from investors, venture capitalists, & other sources, to support research, development, & expansion.Financial Oversight: Managing financial health, overseeing budgets, financial planning, & resource allocation.Product Development and InnovationInnovation Leadership: Driving the development of innovative battery technologies, fostering a culture of creativity & continuous improvement.R&D Oversight: Ensuring that R&D efforts are aligned with strategic goals & market needs.Market and Customer FocusMarket Analysis: Keeping abreast of market trends, customer needs, & competitive dynamics, to identify opportunities & threats.Customer Relationships: Planning for building & maintaining strong relationships with key customers, partners, & stakeholders.Stakeholder Communication and RelationsInvestor Relations: Planning for communicating regularly with investors, providing updates on progress, financial performance, & strategic direction.Public Relations: Acting as the face of the company, representing the startup at industry events & conferences.Risk ManagementRisk Assessment: Identifying potential risks, including technological, financial, & market risks & developing strategies to mitigate them.Compliance: Ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations & industry standards.Adaptability and ResilienceAdaptability: Quickly responding to changes in the market, technological advancements & unexpected challenges.Resilience: Demonstrating resilience & maintaining morale during tough times, navigating through challenges.

Diverse set of skills to effectively lead the organization, ensure high-quality coaching services & drive business growth.Visionary Leadership: Ability to set a clear vision & strategic direction for the organization.Team Management: Building, leading, & motivating a high-performing team of coaches & support staff, including Business and Strategic Leadership Consultants who train management in multinationals & SMEs such as Atlas Copco, Mohawk, Sabena Aerospace, Hydrogenics, Positive Thinking Company, Jungheinrich, Innovia, Niko, Perrigo, VITO, Electrolux, Leybold, Montea.Change Management: Manage & lead through change & growth phases.Coaching Techniques: Deep understanding of various coaching methodologies & best practices.Client Understanding: Ability to understand the unique needs & challenges of business development executives & R&D & Engineering departments & tailor coaching programs accordingly. I coach CEOs of listed companies.Ethical Standards: Commitment to maintaining high ethical standards & confidentiality in coaching practices.Strategic Planning: Developing & executing strategic plans that align with goals.Financial Management: Proficiency in budgeting, financial planning & resource allocation.Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of sales & marketing strategies to attract & retain clients.Effective Communication: Excellent verbal & written communication skills for interacting with clients, team members & stakeholders.Negotiation Skills: Ability to negotiate contracts with clients/partners.Relationships: Building and maintaining with clients, partners & industry influencers.Quality Assurance: Ensuring high standards of service delivery & client satisfaction.Technology Utilization: Leveraging technology to enhance coaching & operational efficiency.Decision Making: Ability to analyze metrics to make informed decisions.Problem Solving: Identifying & addressing challenges.Critical Thinking: Strategically & critically to drive success.

Focused on Motivational Leadership and Organisational Optimisation.Developed client base of SMEs and Multinationals.

Engineering and New Business Development: setting up an engineering division • Operational management, including profit / loss responsibility • Headhunting candidates - negotiating with clients on price / budget • Mapping the niche market • Prospecting of new clients • Strategy development for the engineering market

Responsible for coaching a team of 35 IT specialists Mapped the landscape in Belgium around IT specializations Organized selection interviews and skills testing Placed talent in IT projects

Management of the Electrical Engineering Department • Budget responsibility and fund allocation across the various labs of the department • Established cooperation agreements for research and development with industrial partners• Supervised graduation projects in the industry • Lead a department of 25 Professors • Planned the work distribution for 25 Professors • Reorganization of the department, including restructuring cooperation with industrial partners • Curriculum development for the Engineering Master Courses • Representation of the department with other universities

Teaching specialised courses in electricity in the Master years of the Industrial Engineering Degree in Electricity and supervising final projects / graduation projects in industry Specializations included: • General electricity • Electric machinery • Lab machines and installation techniques • High voltage technology • Medium voltage technology • Production and distribution of electricity, including solar and wind technology Projects included: Supervised a specialised research project, related to the efficiency of solar panels Collaboration project with Siemens, on industrial automatization and industrial networks

Optimised engineering solutions to reduce noise pollution caused by electrical machinery.