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Brussels, Belgium

Belgium

Belgium

Manage all aspects of complex projects (20 to 40M€ revenue basis per contract) involving installation, testing, validation and delivering of Proton Therapy centers to customers in compliance with medical device standards. • Design & engineering review,• Sourcing & manufacturing coordination• International logistic organization (Oversize road transportation, heavy load rigging),• Recruitment and training of multidisciplinary project staff (first line manager, technical… Show more Manage all aspects of complex projects (20 to 40M€ revenue basis per contract) involving installation, testing, validation and delivering of Proton Therapy centers to customers in compliance with medical device standards. • Design & engineering review,• Sourcing & manufacturing coordination• International logistic organization (Oversize road transportation, heavy load rigging),• Recruitment and training of multidisciplinary project staff (first line manager, technical leader, engineers, admin),• Direct supervision of the site teams and leading of cross-functional teams (+25 employees) from the shared services of the organization in Europe, America and Asia,• Project budget & planning: forecasting, followup and reporting• Reporting to project teams and transverse departments stakeholders,• Customer relation, contract management and negotiations,• Regulatory compliance and discussions with local authorities (Medical Device registration, nuclear authorities…),• High level organization and coordination of site installation until final acceptance (material, labour), and commissioning of the medical equipment with the end-user.Achievements: • 2019-2022: SingaporeTurnkey project with a Proton Therapy System installation (ProteusONE) including facility Design & Build.• 2018-2020: Madrid, SpainDeployment of the IBA ProteusONE solution at the customer facility; first PT solution available and operational in Spain.• 2016-Present: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaProteusPlus project in South-America, including 2 gantry treatment rooms with the latest clinical features and 1 research area.• 2016-2018: Taipei, TaiwanProteusONE project with major configuration changes. Show less

Nice Area, France

Responsible for the site installation of the very first ProteusONE, the new IBA flagship product offering a more compact and affordable solution, bringing Proton Therapy more accessible to the patients.• Site team management (12 people in average), resources and subcontractors coordination,• Recruitment of cross-cultural installation team, • Site budget, short and mid-term planning• Implementation of headquarters & site processes• Communication with customer site… Show more Responsible for the site installation of the very first ProteusONE, the new IBA flagship product offering a more compact and affordable solution, bringing Proton Therapy more accessible to the patients.• Site team management (12 people in average), resources and subcontractors coordination,• Recruitment of cross-cultural installation team, • Site budget, short and mid-term planning• Implementation of headquarters & site processes• Communication with customer site team,• Multidisciplinary technical support of system engineers (mechanical, electrical, electronic, physics, EHS aspects…)• Communication & coordination with R&D departments for the prototype development and improvement,• Reporting to Product and Top Management. Show less

Greater Philadelphia Area

Responsible for the technical installation of a $65 millions Proton Therapy System for PENN University, the largest installed facility to date; A Proton Therapy center with 5 treatment rooms and 1 experimental area, integrated in a brand-new $302M – 500,000 square-foot outpatient facility.• Technical management of a multidisciplinary site team of 15 engineers (Electrical, Mechanical, Physics),• Recruitment and training of site engineers,• Technical phases coordination and… Show more Responsible for the technical installation of a $65 millions Proton Therapy System for PENN University, the largest installed facility to date; A Proton Therapy center with 5 treatment rooms and 1 experimental area, integrated in a brand-new $302M – 500,000 square-foot outpatient facility.• Technical management of a multidisciplinary site team of 15 engineers (Electrical, Mechanical, Physics),• Recruitment and training of site engineers,• Technical phases coordination and preparation,• New R&D prototype testing and features deployments,• Leadership with high-stakes upgrades of Proton Therapy subsystems, up to validation tests completion,• System maintenance, debugging and on-site customer service,• Product and design improvements with R&D departments,• Technical reporting to Management and Customer. Show less

Greater Philadelphia Area

Performed the installation activities on the critical path of a $65M Proton Therapy medical project (ProteusPLUS)• Leadership with the site installation, calibration and validation of the particle accelerator, beam transport & delivery systems and imaging system,• Leadership with the maintenance of the PT subsystems,• Coaching and training of the new system engineers

Belgium, South Korea, China

- Starting, tuning and testing of the particle accelerators in factory, from the mechanical assembly to the factory validation tests.- On-site installations, starting up and fine tuning of the equipment at the client’s facility (USA, South Korea, China, Germany...).- On-site interventions (corrective or preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and technical audit).- Leading troubleshooting, upgrades and customer support on working accelerators.- Improvement projects of the C230… Show more - Starting, tuning and testing of the particle accelerators in factory, from the mechanical assembly to the factory validation tests.- On-site installations, starting up and fine tuning of the equipment at the client’s facility (USA, South Korea, China, Germany...).- On-site interventions (corrective or preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and technical audit).- Leading troubleshooting, upgrades and customer support on working accelerators.- Improvement projects of the C230 accelerators.- Coaching and training on the field of the new cyclotron field engineers.- Technical support for the onsite teams. Show less

Brussels Area, Belgium

- Responsible of the modifications and improvement projects of the production lines:New bottle format production, New Spiral Conveyors, New Palletizer, Reduction of crashed bottles…- Supervising of the production teams (PET and glass lines)- Starting the integration of a CMMS for the production lines (procedures, frequency) in order to ensure the uptime for the production lines.

Senior Leadership Program

Project Management Fundamentals, Project Management

Introduction to Project Management principles and preparation to PMI course.

Physics Techniques In Proton Radiotherapy, Engineering Physics

Training with Dr B. Gottschalk. Design of nozzle equipments for Proton beam. Indiana, USA

Training On Particle Accelerators And Rf Engineering

Archamps, France

Master Of Science In Industrial Engineering - Ecam, Electricity, Mechanics, Automation

Activities and Societies: VUB, ECAM Industrial Engineer specialized in Electricity, Mechanics and Automation. Thesis: Design.