Responsible for consultancy support to SME’s in countries where economies are weaker than those in our western world. Consultancy support is largely focused on improving quality and productivity of SME’s in the metal industry sector. Supplied such support to:- an industrial knife company in Cali, Colombia (THC) in September 2010, - a metal car seat frame and spring manufacturer in Manizales, Colombia (Iderna) in February 2011, - a manufacturer of tractor gearbox components in… Show more Responsible for consultancy support to SME’s in countries where economies are weaker than those in our western world. Consultancy support is largely focused on improving quality and productivity of SME’s in the metal industry sector. Supplied such support to:- an industrial knife company in Cali, Colombia (THC) in September 2010, - a metal car seat frame and spring manufacturer in Manizales, Colombia (Iderna) in February 2011, - a manufacturer of tractor gearbox components in Lahore, Pakistan (Agrofork) in April, 2011, - a heat treatment service supplier in Medellin, Colombia (Templamos) in November, 2011, - Organized a heat treatment training session of two weeks in the Netherlands for two executives of Templamos. - a company dedicated to forging, machining and heat treatment of tractor and car engine parts in Lahore, Pakistan (Infinity Engineering) in April 2012,- an industrial knive company Sonyog in Amritsar, India during the last two weeks of October, 2012- a semi-governmental organization in Lahore called Furniture Pakistan setup to establish state of the art training and manufacturing centers to boost furniture production and export in April 2013- a machine shop called DECO located in Davao, Philippines in July 2013- a second visit to Templamos a heat treatment service supplier in Medellin, Colombia in September, 2013 Show less

- Consultancy work for Hamilton Sundstrand in Maastricht, March, 2013 until June, 2013 Investigated some opportunities for the extension of current repair capabilities.

Responsible for managing and executing the business case acivities aimed at supporting the capital investment justification of the design, construction and exploitation of a new state of the art 60 MW nuclear research reactor named Pallas that will replace the current 50 years old High Flux Reactor (HFR). Based thereupon the Dutch government has given its approval for the design, procurement and licensing phase in January 2012. For the execution thereof the Dutch government and the province… Show more Responsible for managing and executing the business case acivities aimed at supporting the capital investment justification of the design, construction and exploitation of a new state of the art 60 MW nuclear research reactor named Pallas that will replace the current 50 years old High Flux Reactor (HFR). Based thereupon the Dutch government has given its approval for the design, procurement and licensing phase in January 2012. For the execution thereof the Dutch government and the province of Noord Holland will each provide 40 MEuro’s. The value of the whole project is 500 MEuro’s including the above mentioned 80 MEuro’s. The new reactor will be operational by 2022. Show less

Responsible for reorganizing and growing the safety consultancy team such as to improve their core strength of helping industries to comply with European Directives regarding work place and product safety, to enlarge their product portfolio with safety awareness training courses and safety management systems and to create synergy with other departments within TCPM.

Responsible for searching, selecting and introducing a successor as manager engineering, for optimizing support on and continuous improvement of existing repair capabilities and for introducing new repair capabilities.

Responsible for initiating quality culture based on the analysis of some major non conformances and customer complaints and on four core quality values: customer orientation, consequent action, responsibility and openness. Introduced a Quality Culture working group consisting of 6 members of the Executive Management Team.

Responsible for introducing my successor at customers and into the contractual obligations with these customers.

Responsible for an aerospace policy, the acquisition of contracts and the monitoring of work progress and deliveries to ensure execution in accordance with those contracts. Goal was to double the turnover to 40 million Dutch Guilders by 1998 and a further but slower growth in subsequent years. Managed a team of two program managers (space and aviation), a business administrator and a business lawyer. Identified business opportunities such as to achieve a balanced, sustainable and profitable… Show more Responsible for an aerospace policy, the acquisition of contracts and the monitoring of work progress and deliveries to ensure execution in accordance with those contracts. Goal was to double the turnover to 40 million Dutch Guilders by 1998 and a further but slower growth in subsequent years. Managed a team of two program managers (space and aviation), a business administrator and a business lawyer. Identified business opportunities such as to achieve a balanced, sustainable and profitable growth with focus on license production and co-development of (sub)systems utilizing offset as market entry tool whenever possible. Structured, negotiated and concluded various long term agreements with amongst others Fokker Space (solar array mechanisms, magnetic torquers), Turbomeca (load compressor), Rolls Royce (engine starters), Eurocopter (composite drive shafts) and Honeywell (ACM’s, air flow valves, engine starters, load compressors and their spares) worth over 500 MEUR. The most remarkable ones were the set of agreements governing the transfer of the design, manufacture and aftermarket support of the 331-350 Load Compressor, a sub-assy of the 331-350 APU that is fitted on the Airbus A330/A340, from Turbomeca to Urenco Aerospace in December 1995. Was closely involved in the Dutch industrial participation in the F35 Joint Strike Fighter. Identified the forward module of Honeywell’s PTMS as the work package for Urenco to participate in. Developed and implemented strategies of various kinds to be best in quality, lead-time, price, flexibility and innovation. Showed leadership in creating a climate of trust with employees, customers/licensors and suppliers. Represented Urenco Aerospace at Air Shows and other aerospace, space and defense trade exhibitions. Cooperated with amongst others the customers/licensors such as Honeywell and institutes like NIVR and NLR. Structured and executed strategic partnerships with NLR (Netherlands Aerospace Laboratory) and Fokker Space. Show less

Responsible for setting up a qualified and certified organization for the design, manufacture and product support of aerospace (aviation and space) subsystems and for monitoring of work progress and deliveries to ensure execution in accordance with the concluded agreements. Initial goal for this organization was to reach 20 million Dutch Guilders turnover of which 50% value added within 5 years. Managed a team consisting of managers of production control, quality, process planning and… Show more Responsible for setting up a qualified and certified organization for the design, manufacture and product support of aerospace (aviation and space) subsystems and for monitoring of work progress and deliveries to ensure execution in accordance with the concluded agreements. Initial goal for this organization was to reach 20 million Dutch Guilders turnover of which 50% value added within 5 years. Managed a team consisting of managers of production control, quality, process planning and procurement departments including a business administrator and a business lawyer. Closely involved in the structuring, negotiations and signing of the first manufacturing license agreement with Honeywell for the ACM, water separator and recirculation fan for the F100 including the related supply agreements with NGL, Fokker Aircraft and Honeywell (spare parts). Managed the development of super critical composite helicopter tail rotor drive shafts for the NH90 helicopter. Managed the transfer of the design rights of passive nutation dampers from Fokker Space to Urenco Aerospace including the acquisition of contracts for the design manufacture and test of such dampers for the Chinese FY-2 and the European Cluster satellites. Managed the acquisition of a contract with Fokker Space for the co-design, manufacture and test for solar array mechanisms and something similar with SPE for the design and manufacture of composite robotic arm limbs and a composite sandwich thrust cylinder. Built an organization that fulfilled the quality, product assurance and safety requirements of ISO 9000, JAR 21G, JAR 145 and ESA PSS-01, could effectively and efficiently manage a global supply chain and possessed the required manufacturing tools, test equipment and know-how to deliver good quality products on time. Cooperated with amongst others the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA), Fokker Aircraft, Fokker Space, Honeywell, the KEMA and the Dutch Civil Aviation Authority. Show less

Responsible for the development and qualification of materials including the special manufacturing processes needed to shape, join and coat these materials (such as filament winding, flow turning, hydroforming, EB-welding and PVD and conversion coatings) in order to materialize the ultra centrifuge and ultra centrifuge plant designs within the design requirements driven by performance, reliability, reproducibility and cost. Managed a team of metallurgists, composite engineer of high speed… Show more Responsible for the development and qualification of materials including the special manufacturing processes needed to shape, join and coat these materials (such as filament winding, flow turning, hydroforming, EB-welding and PVD and conversion coatings) in order to materialize the ultra centrifuge and ultra centrifuge plant designs within the design requirements driven by performance, reliability, reproducibility and cost. Managed a team of metallurgists, composite engineer of high speed rotating equipment s, material degradation and fracture mechanics specialists, failure analysis and component test engineers and special manufacturing processes specialists. Directed the building and operation of a materials laboratory and component testing facilities to support ultracentrifuge R&D and serial production. Co-operated with partners within the Urenco group, with Dutch and European research institutes, universities and material suppliers. Participated in several international working groups on ultra high strength materials such as maraging steels and carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP). Member of the German Metallurgical Society (DGM) and SAMPE. Participated in diversification working groups. Closely involved in the policy making around aerospace, which would be based on subsystem design, manufacturing and product support utilizing direct/indirect civil and military offsets, strategic (risk & revenue sharing) partnerships and Urenco’s design and manufacturing engineering know how of high speed rotating equipment. Show less

Responsible for the development and qualification of ultra high strength materials such as 350 and 400 KSI maraging steels. Coordinated outsourced materials research at institutions like FDO, TNO, NLR, ECN, CRM (Centre de Recherche Metallurgique in Liege) and HDA (High Duty Alloys in the UK). Developed and utilized sophisticated test and inspection methods to measure strength and ductility, to understand degradation mechanisms and to verify life expectancy. Established maraging steel… Show more Responsible for the development and qualification of ultra high strength materials such as 350 and 400 KSI maraging steels. Coordinated outsourced materials research at institutions like FDO, TNO, NLR, ECN, CRM (Centre de Recherche Metallurgique in Liege) and HDA (High Duty Alloys in the UK). Developed and utilized sophisticated test and inspection methods to measure strength and ductility, to understand degradation mechanisms and to verify life expectancy. Established maraging steel specifications in close cooperation with maraging steel suppliers such as Imphy SA in France and Saarstahl in Germany. Supported procurement and manufacturing in respectively discussing technical issues and optimizing material usage. Delivered materials consultancy support to manufacturing, mechanical and process design specialists. Cooperated externally with partners within the Urenco group, with Dutch and European research institutes, universities and material suppliers. Show less