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Working as Program Manager for the development and mass production of sensors for the European automotive industry. The job responsibilities are characterized by the usual PM tasks like scheduling, phasing and budgeting of a project, reporting to management, communication with customers, and protecting the project scope for cost, time and quality. Next to that I'm responsible for the cylinder pressure sensor portfolio. Creating "Gross Margin roadmaps" to maintain the margin for the sensors… Show more Working as Program Manager for the development and mass production of sensors for the European automotive industry. The job responsibilities are characterized by the usual PM tasks like scheduling, phasing and budgeting of a project, reporting to management, communication with customers, and protecting the project scope for cost, time and quality. Next to that I'm responsible for the cylinder pressure sensor portfolio. Creating "Gross Margin roadmaps" to maintain the margin for the sensors during the series production at the desired levels. Show less

Leading a team of purchasing professionals.Responsible for all purchasing activities within New Product Development projects for Sensata Europe. Also responsible for material cost reduction programs within the business for all products currently running in series production.Identifying and developing new suppliers in Eastern Europe.Member of the Management Team of Sensata Europe.

Working as strategic program manager on an assignment of solving a supply shortage issue for critical components used in an Asia Pacific manufactured sensor. Goal: Matching allocated supply to production demand, and avoid customer line stops.keywords: negotiation, customer focus, data analysis.

Working as international project manager for development and mass-production of sensors for the European automotive industry (German, French and English OEM's). Experienced in managing international multidisciplinary teams, because product development takes place in Europe and process development and production is located in Asia and Latin America (Malaysia, China, Mexico).Profound knowledge of automotive quality procedures like APQP AIAG, FMEA, and TS16949. Job responsibilities… Show more Working as international project manager for development and mass-production of sensors for the European automotive industry (German, French and English OEM's). Experienced in managing international multidisciplinary teams, because product development takes place in Europe and process development and production is located in Asia and Latin America (Malaysia, China, Mexico).Profound knowledge of automotive quality procedures like APQP AIAG, FMEA, and TS16949. Job responsibilities are, amongst others, project phasing and planning, reporting to management, communication with the customer, protecting the project scope on costs, time and quality. Show less

Job responsibilities comprised of developing marketing plans and sales strategies for technical software used in control engineering; giving presentations on international trade fairs; translating customer demands to technical specifications for software development department. Responsible for acquisition of consultancy assignments in control engineering.

Job responsibilities consisted of assessing inventions, writing and defending patent applications, advising researchers, examining patent infringement, and exploitation of patents in general. Technical field comprised mechatronics, control engineering, and optical disc players (CD, DVD, Blu-Ray).