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Eindhoven, Nb, Nl

Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

End-to-end responsible for development projects of complex mechatronical systems and modules, from project initiation up to and including industrialisation.

Helmond, The Netherlands

Responsible for the proper execution in all its aspects of the Boeing Apache Landing Gears program (OE and aftermarket), the Lockheed F35 Landing Gear parts program and the De Havilland Dash-8 Q400 Landing Gears program.

Helmond, The Netherlands

Program managementI organise and manage, in all its program management aspects, the Fokker Landing Gear NH90 Sustaining Program in which various projects are executed. I manage the project teams and interact with the Fokker Landing Gear management team, program managers, project managers, finance, purchasing, engineering, quality and suppliers. Furthermore, I am responsible for the definition of the program budget and agreement thereof by the Fokker Landing Gear management team, for ensuring a clear change process, for assessing change requests and for defining and securing clear boundaries between what is in- and out-of-scope of the program.Program descriptionFokker Landing Gear's NH90 Sustaining Program for all versions of the NH90 helicopter comprises all engineering activities exercised for:• solving incidents, determining problem root-causes, defining preventive and corrective actions, improving the hardware• implementing changes from a wide variety of sources (also from a financial perspective)• delivering engineering solutions to customer service requests and anomalies• delivering input for service bulletins, directives and technical publications• and supporting the customer as well as Fokker Landing Gear's internal organisations New-build and MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul)Product descriptionThe NH90 is a two-engine, state-of-the-art defence helicopter and the first and only full carbon and full fly-by-wire helicopter in production, developed to operate in harsh military environments, over land and sea, from frigate or land, day or night.NH90 is a joint program by Fokker, Airbus Helicopters and AgustaWestland who are responsible for the design and development, industrialisation, production and logistic support of the NH90 helicopter in all variants. In this, Fokker Landing Gear is responsible for all Landing Gears, for Ski and for the Intermediate gear box (a transmission box in the power drive line).

Papendrecht, The Netherlands

Responsible for the non-recurring phase of the NH90 program within Fokker Aerostructures, which comprises the development, qualification (under approval of the national airworthiness authority), industrialisation and first deliveries of the Fokker Aerostructures parts for the NH90 helicopter in agreement with customer contractual conditions and internal requirements.

Papendrecht, The Netherlands

Responsible for the development and qualification of the Fokker workshare in the NH90 program for the original customer NAHEMA (NATO Helicopter Management Agency): the cooperating Ministries of Defense of the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy and Belgium.

Helmond, The Netherlands

Responsible for the development and qualification of the Fokker Landing Gear part in the NH90 program for the export customers: the Ministry of Justice of Norway, the Ministries of Defense of Sweden, Finland, Greece, Oman, Australia, New Zealand and Spain.

Geldrop, The Netherlands

Responsible for the non-recurring phase of the NH90 program within Fokker Landing Gear, for the export customers; for the development and implementation of a quotation process; and for the preparation of quotations for contract changes and potential new contracts.

Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Leading projects in the field of mechanical, dynamical, thermal, thermo-mechanical analysis for various internal (Philips) and external customers, focussing on product development and production processes development and improvement. Responsible for the definition, proposal and negotiation of these projects and for the organisation, management and execution thereof.Leading projects for the automation of such analyses to improve speed and quality of the product creation process and production processes by means of software solutions. In parallel project member, performing such analyses with the use of computer simulation tools.Advising of internal and external customers with respect to the possibilities and implications of the application of numerical simulation software in their product and process development process.

Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Leading projects in the field of mechanical, dynamical, thermal, thermo-mechanical analysis for various internal (Philips) and external customers, with the aim on product development and production processes development and improvement. Leading projects for the automation of such analyses to improve speed and quality of the product creation process and production processes by means of software solutions. In parallel project member, performing such analyses with the use of computer simulation tools.

Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Determination of the causes of thermal and mechanical problems in products and production processes by using computer aided means and delivery of improvement proposals.

Amersfoort, Breda, The Netherlands

Military Services, highest rank: first lieutenant.

Msc, Mechanical Engineering

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