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Qualifications2 years of experiences with production according to ISO 13485:2003 Medical Devices20 years of experiences with lean transformatons and Kaizen working methods in mid-sized and large-seized operations organisations.10 years of experiences with operational management of mid-seized operations organisations with international customers and suppliers.4 years of experiences with international technical sales projects within the automotive industry.Personal skillsVery strong analytical brainpower and result oriented. Much initiative is taken and my work is very structured. I am a team builder and I am working with a strong vision on my professional environment. By good knowledge of the business cases I am able to convince others. Last personal skills: a very good presentation skills and coaching skills.Professional achievementsAs Account Manager achieved a turn around of the existing passive reps network towards sales successes.As Operations Manager re-defined the operations organisation based on the principles of lean thinking; product throughput time from 6 to 2 weeks, decreased the work floor surface with 40%, reduced work in process with 50%, implemented 5S, introduced visual performance indicators, etc.As Operations Manager and Consultant led/coached more than 125 Rapid Improvment Event teams.As Consultant coached more than 10 lean transformations at various customers.Specialties: LanguagesDutch: native languageEnglish: good level written and good level oralGerman:average level written and good level oralFrench: low level written and low level oral

Listed skills include Lean Manufacturing, Operations Management, Kaizen, Coaching, and 20 others.