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Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands

Leads and motivates the Quality Control section to ensure optimal cooperation with both internal and external customers on short and long-term issues. Appraises performance, leads section meetings, manages activities methodically, and plans resources. Prepares the annual operating and maintenance budget proposal for the Quality Control section and oversees its implementation within targets. Keeps abreast of new developments in the field and ensures the availability and accuracy of all installed analyzer systems to support production while adhering to quality, environmental, and safety standards.

Belgium

Temporary, 8-month, contract till July 2021.Team member of Process & Technics department.Writing process scopes (tank conversion) plus P&ID update. Propose and develop improvement projects. Implementation of projects, plus writing accompanying instructions and training employees. Troubleshooting of everyday problems.

Terneuzen, Provincie Zeeland, Nederland

Employed @ Trinseo by STAR EngineeringTemporary project: Reviewing and updating LOPA. Write new SRS documents. Collection of information for performing exSilentia calculations, plus interpretation of the results. Review P&ID's and update where necessary. Writing new Simulation and Validation procedures in the context of switching to a new DCS system. Review and update BRZO documents for external audits by the government. Acting as Process Safety Focal Point of the Department. Project owner of small-scale improvements regarding Process Safety.Experience with: Ethylbenzene, Styrene & Cumene Production units

Zelzate, Belgium

Managing human and material resources to meet production targets. Analyze production and quality control to detect and correct problems. Resolving process upsets. Determine and implement improvements. Planning and follow-up of maintenance stops. Managing 5S and improve housekeeping in plant. Hire, train, and evaluate workers. Report to upper management. Ensuring that health and safety regulations are met. Direct supervision over 16 operators Experience with: catalytic tube reactors, distillation and crystallization units.

Wilrijk, Belgium

Revamp & plant start-up project, pharmaceutical industry Project lead engineer for revamp project and optimization projects. Plant start-up & troubleshooting. Establishing a preventive maintenance program for new production line. Training new operators. Troubleshooting of current production processes. Successfully revamped the printing office. Experience with: small batch reactor process, packaging lines.

Gent Area, Belgium

Thermoset and glass filled plasticsProject lead within production. Managing new production line start-up. Continuous improvement of existing lines. Successfully improved throughput of several lines, and improved process stability. Dealt with critical process upsets. Performed plant tests, in conjunction with R&D, for product line transfer. Responsible for 5S implementation in production. Ensuring that KPI’s were met. Indirect supervision over 60 operators. Acting as deputy Production Manager. Experience with: Extruders, compounding rollers, dry blending, automated feed hopper systems

Terneuzen Area, Netherlands

Bromine and bromine derivativesPlant commissioning and startup. Optimize and de-bottlenecking of current production processes. Propose, design and calculating of process improvements. Experience with: Stirred batch reactors, glass lined process equipment.

Vlissingen, Netherlands

Phosphorus, phosphates and phosphoric acid industry Continuous improvement of the production processes. Performed research activities to develop and test new products, and improve current products. Assist in new process development. Successfully overhauled a calciner from tech. grade to foodgrade + optimized mill settings. Replaced lime dosing by alternative chemical compound, with improved plant efficiency. Succeeded in producing MSP in spray tower. Performed internal audits to improve plant safety. Responsible for quality control. As Senior Process Engineer delegate and prioritize tasks to team of colleagues.Experience with: electric-arc furnaces, calciner, spray towers, wet separation techniques

Sluiskil, Netherlands

Fertilizer industry, urea and nitratesAssist in R&D pilot plant operation.Perform analyses for R&D department. Applied techniques: HPLC, IC, ICP and titration.

Sas Van Gent, Netherlands

Food industry, glucose syrupsControl and operate basic plant and equipment as efficiently and safely as possible to defined quality specification. Perform routine production analyses. Deal with basic process upsets.Experience with: Enzymatic conversion, ion-exchange, filtration techniques, MVR evaporators.

Master In Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Biochemistry