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Vilvoorde

My team of homologation engineers, CoP and ISO 9001 auditors are key to all your Automotive Type Approval needs! We will provide the know-how for a whole range of certification and homologation services in the automotive industry. We pride ourselves on more than 40 years of experience and collaboration with large, internationally leading car manufacturers.As ISO/IEC 17020 inspection body accredited by BELAC (Belgian Accreditation Body), and notified by the Belgian authorities (e6/E6) to the European Commission and the Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) as a Technical Service, we can guarantee a customized and high quality service that you can count on.Whether your needs concern EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA), system or component Type Approval, Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) our experts are more than happy to offer you:• assistance with the type approval tests according to EU and UNECE regulations or in accordance with regional regulations (e.g. Taiwan, US);• assistance throughout the entire approval process;• practical help in drawing up the documentation and approval applications;• in-depth preparation with regard to optimised testing programmes;• planning and organisation of testing programmes, in cooperation with accredited testing institutes;• verification, inspection and approval of performed tests;• support in the interpretation of regulations and national standards and norms for the automotive industry;• supervision on regulations (and a permanent, direct line to the authorities);• certification audits of QHSE management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001).

Impact Global Emission Solutions Ltd (IGES) – are an environmental project development company bringing electro-catalytic combustion catalyst technology to the sustainable development market on a retro-fit (low cost) basis. We specialise in providing innovative solutions to reduce both carbon emissions and short lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) in transport – waste to energy and other sectors aiming to share both the environmental and health benefits as well as the commercial returns from the resultant improved costs reduction and energy efficiency on a sustainable basis. The deployment of hydrogen enrichment and molecular fuel modification to the existing fuel mixture of ICE,s (internal combustion engines) across the targeted commercial road transport, off road, rail and marine sectors has the ability to deliver a revolutionary impact on both emission components and fuel consumption and co- benefits of Air quality improvement.We have set out to develop GHG Emission Reduction, Air Quality Improvement and Energy Efficiency projects worldwide ideally taking the NAMA -CDM-PoA approach to deliver projects of scale, replicable world–wide, with the emission reductions certified under the UNFCCC Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), and aligned with Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) initiatives on a country basis.Authors of revised methodology:http://cdm.unfccc.int/methodologies/SSCmethodologies/clarifications/17533http://www.impactglobalemissionsolutions.com

Brussels Area, Belgium

Brussels Area, Belgium

Automotive Ecology ~ where Ecology and Economy meetsSit on board of directors after launching professional manufacturing, research, and distribution company involved in discovering and bringing to market new fuel-saving technologies. Establish strategic marketing and product introduction. Supervise sales and marketing introductions, aftermarket, and customer service, production facilities, and quality assurance functions. Applied for grants and subsidies.Key Accomplishments:• Successfully oversaw daily operations and client relationships for first six years.• Led research and development of including hydrogen enrichment with existing ICE fuel mixtures for various vehicle and equipment engines.

Occupation: Key Account Manager – Toyota Motor Europe accountTechnical sales, engineering and new business development Key Activities: - Technical contact person for TME, permanent development and expansion of positive client relationships. - Appropriate and professional follow-up of the responsibilities in client projects plus reporting to Giessen (European headquarters). - Identification of possible new applications - Main initiator for the innovative product design and assurance for the full customer care and technical customer care on-site. - Functional and technical interface between clients, product marketing, development and production through all project phases from the development up to serial application. - Assuring and providing of the know-how transfer. - Responsible for the effective client relationship management. - Responsible for the support of the product management and the areas of quality in case of technical questions. - Responsible for technical internal and external client presentations. - Definition and documentation of requirements of client systems. - Definition of product strategies, specifications and technical solutions in cooperation with the engineering department in Giessen and the product management. - Technical and commercial acquisition responsibility. - Budget responsibility (client projects). - Responsible for the exchange of experience within the team and cross-company. - Responsible for the support of continuous improvement processes. - Responsible for the coordination of work results with all people involved in the project.

Occupation: Sales Engineer – Toyota Motor Europe accountTechnical sales, engineering and new business development support to commercial team.Key Activities: - Promote company standard and new product technology to customer engineering. - Develop product function ability and concept with the customer, maximising potential for company products to be 'designed in' on new business opportunities (pre-RFQ) - Support customer technical enquiries in a timely and effective manner - Ensure common understanding and interpretation of product functionality and technical specifications with the customer (in both new business and design change scenarios) - Obtain customer intelligence on future product requirements, technology strategy and competitor capability and strategy for the European market. - Ensure customer's technical product requirements are clearly defined, understood and communicated to the appropriate people within the company - Undertake competitor product analysis and report findings for benchmarking - Assist the Sales Manager in developing sales, product and marketing strategies for future business expansion. - Assist the commercial sales team in the development of customer quotations - Ensure headquarters and NA members are kept up to date with European product requirements and technical specifications.

Bari Area, Italy

Analysis of Combustion Chambers’ Geometry and Injector Nozzle Parameter influences on Direct Injection Diesel engines equipped with Common Rail injection system. Confidential

Delft, The Netherlands

Analysis of turn-slip tyre modelConfidential

Port Elizabeth Area, South Africa

Improvement of the final assembly line through start-up of a Statistical Process Control, which resulted in reduced rework.

Gent Area, Belgium

Confidential

Vorst, Belgium

Optimization of test cycles by new introduction of test course at the final assembly

Master Of Sience, International Automotive Engineering

•Program MSc International Automotive engineering Sept/01  Dec/01 University of Hertfordshire (UK) Modules: International Automotive.

Bachelor, Automotive Engineering

Basic subjects vehicle technology Vehicle technology, Vehicle mechanics, Internal combustion engines and Transport technology, Electrical.

Education record

Education record

Pre-University Education Credit A2, Electro Mechanics