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Brussels, Be

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

Deputy project manager (technical integrator) - Design and construction of a facility for thetreatment of radioactive material arising from the dismantling of the Doel and Tihange sites(>100M EUR CAPEX)• defined the scope for the feasibility and basic design phases• coordinated the work of technical engineers, typically 20 full time equivalents• took a leading role in defining the facility functionalities and operationalperformances• integrated the design solution in layout drawings fitting sites’ requirements

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

Deputy project manager (design leader in the project management team) – Design upgradeof facilities in Belgian nuclear power plants for their lifetime extension (beyond 2025):• managed the process for defining the design improvements and coordinated thefeasibility studies• performed the cost evaluation of the total solution

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

In close cooperation with the department manager, managed businessdevelopment with IBA, a new Client, for opening a new branch of business in the medicalsector (proton therapy):• identified and analyzed opportunities, demonstrated added value through a test case(IBD review)• set up the cooperation frame, drafted the commercial offer for this first contract• in support to the sales team, drafted a commercial offer for a TE Owner’s Engineermission at a potential IBA Client aiming at the construction of a proton therapysystem on its Italian clinical facility

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

Deputy project manager (technical integrator and commissioning manager) - Construction offacilities in all Belgian nuclear power plants for the management of Fukushima-type accidents(150M EUR CAPEX, as Owner’s Engineer: 50 000 h/y, 30 full time equivalents):• coordinated the detailed design studies and the drafting of design specifications• ensured that the procurement and construction works are adhering to the design• managed the commissioning tests/team, with the Client and Contractors managers

Technical coordinator - Design and construction of a facility for the treatment of radioactivematerial• defined the scope & planning for the feasibility and basic design phases• coordinated the work of technical engineers, typically 15 full time equivalents• managed technical communication internally, with the client and at conferences

Project engineer (technical coordinator) - Development of new nuclear power plants:• developed Bid Invitation Specifications for the construction of 3GWe capacity in UK• represented GDF Suez in workshops gathering representatives of European operators• set up a R&D roadmap for the Nuclear department based on market evolutions

Licensing & safety engineer for operation support to nuclear power plants:• assessed existing plants against new legal requirements (Belgian and US 10 CFR 50)• identified the regulatory framework applicable to systems' design modifications

Graduate Engineer, Electro-Mechanical Engineering

Also participated in a programme aiming at developping entrepreneurship skills. Lectures followed in law, economics, marketing.

Electrical And Computer Engineering

Exchange student at the Oklahoma State University for 5 months.