25+ years professional experience in Innovation in the (Bio-)chemical industry. Experienced program/portfolio/people manager driven by energy, expertise, and collaboration. 10+ years in Biochem innovation management in a global setting. Innovation Portfolio management at Board level, managing teams of experts in the fields of Fermentation, Downstream Processing, Powder technology and Process Modeling. Focus on scale-up and implementation of cutting edge Biobased technology in the field of organic acid building blocks for bioplastics and biochemicals. 15 years experience in Chemical Engineering in the polycarbonate industry based out of the Netherlands and Spain.R&D: process technology development and scale-up to world scale production plant. Experienced program manager and team leader, 10 granted US patents. Manufacturing Engineering: long term strategic planning for investment in global asset base. Leading benchmarking and best practice technology implementation programs. Experience in project portfolio management with DFSS approach.Specialties: innovation management, chemical engineering, conceptual design, strategic planning, benchmarking, process development, R&D program management, best practice translation, Design for Six Sigma, English, Spanish, Dutch