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Netherlands

Rotterdam And The Hague, Netherlands

Sumas Regional Consortium for HighTech is a not-for-profit accelerator and incubator for high tech start-ups in the Sumas region in British Columbia.

Delta, Bc - Cad

Avcorp Industries Inc., a Canadian public company traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:AVP), designs and builds major airframe structures for some of the world's leading aircraft companies, including BAE Systems, Boeing, Bombardier, Lockheed Martin and FHI. Avcorp also offers aircraft structural component repair services for commercial aircraft. Locations: Head office in Delta, BC, with subsidiaries in Burlington, ON. and Gardena, CA.On-site due diligence team lead in acquisition of the assets of Hitco Composites in LA, CA, now operating as Avcorp Composite Fabrication. Led the transition team pre- and post-close. The acquisition essentially doubled the revenue of Avcorp to a range of approx. $165 to $175 million on a pro forma annualized basis.

Delta, Bc, Burlington, On - Cad

• Played a key role in streamlining the organization and ensuring the company’s viability. Led the recovery from the economic downturn.• Secured Major Customer Contracts with Lockheed, Cessna and Boeing with a combined revenue potential in excess of $ 600mln over life of the programs. Acquisition and integration of Comtek Advanced Structures (2007) added over $12mln profitable annual revenue.• Refinanced the company raising over $10mln of new capital. Litigated successfully breach of contract being awarded $ 27mln in damages. Retired all debt.• Increased margin performance through Operational Excellence and Lean principles.• Maintained exceptional delivery ratings (100% for 6 consecutive years) with regard to contractual obligations. Mitigated assembly start date risks through robust Program Management, combined with strong Supply Chain Management ensuring a stable, uninterrupted delivery from the Supply Chain.• Secured a collective labour agreement for the Delta, BC, operation for an unprecedented term of 6 years, adding specific union/non-union collaboration language for new product and new technology introduction.

Papendrecht, Hoogeveen, Amsterdam - Nld

Stork Fokker was at the time part of Stork NV: a publicly traded Dutch Industrial Conglomerate consisting of independent internationally operating Companies clustered into 5 Strategic Units: Equipment for the Poultry and Foodprocessing Industries; Equipment for Textile Printing Industries; Technical Services for Oil, Gas, and Pharma Industries; Industrial Components; and Aerospace (Aerospace activities were acquired out of the Fokker bankruptcy).Stork Fokker AESP was a Tier1 Supplier of ‘Design and Build’ and ‘Build to Print’ Aerostructures to North American and European OEM’s. It had annual revenue €260mln with 1800 employees.Business and P&L oversight for defence and space projects. Responsible for AESP’s operational management, QA, ICT, site leader for Hoogeveen plant - Fokker's Composite Center of Excellence. Deputy of the President and Member of the Board of Management of Stork Aerospace Group.• Lead for achieving ITAR compliance enabling the company to win profitable contracts in US defense programs with Lockheed, Boeing and Raytheon. Secured contracts with Lockheed, Raytheon, L3, DutchSpace. • Improved operational performance with robust program and risk management processes lowering quality costs and increasing asset utilisation. • Successful on-time, on-budget start-up of A380 Leading Edge production and F35 prototype production.• Lead for successful merger of Fokker Aerostructures and Fokker Special Products into Stork Fokker AESP realising synergies in Business Systems, Program Management, Quality systems, and administration.• Liaison with incubator department developing ‘E-Lighter’ an innovative wearable power source for infantry securing R&D funds from the Dutch government.

Hoogeveen - Nld

Fokker Special Products, Centre of Excellence for composite technology, had an annual revenue of €100M and 750 employees. It supplied composite Aerostructures parts and metal-composite assemblies to the global aerospace markets.Turning around loss making situation and improving customer delivery and quality ratings.Strategic focus on Aerospace and Defense, exiting non-core activities. Keeping Management Team priority on customer relations and Operational Excellence.Executing Capex projects to support new A380 and F35 programs on-time and on-budget.

Aldridge - Gbr

Carver is a privately owned UK based company in HVAC with manufacturing locations in Nuneaton (GBR), Bromsgrove (GBR) and Kootstertille (NLD), and sales offices in Belgium, Germany and France.

Klundert - Nld

APP develops and manufactures ignition systems for Ariane and Vega space launchers. Shareholders at the time were Stork N.V. and TNO (Netherlands organisation for Applied Scientific Research)

Geldrop - Nld

Stork SP Aerospace [currently known as Fokker Landing Gear] a System Supplier and MRO facility of Helicopter and Airplane Landing Gear.Annual revenue EUR 45 million, 300 employees.Stabilising the company coming out of bankruptcy, restoring confidence from customers, suppliers, airworthiness authorities and the workforce.Uninterrupted supply to customers during transition.Securing R&D budgets from Government to develop carbon composite Landing Gear components.

Amersfoort - Nld

Assisting the Group President in developing and evaluating both Group and Operating Companies’ strategies, including assessing specific Business Cases.

Amersfoort - Nld, Hengelo - Nld, Montreal - Cad, Bytow - Pol

Cluster consisted of Stork Bronswerk - NLD, Stork Thermeq - NLD, Polmor - POL, Stork Canada - CADAs Deputy to Group President managing a cluster of four multi-national operating companies in the Stork Aerospace Group.Directed the strategic realignment of Stork Bronswerk and Stork Canada. Both companies were suppliers of industrial grade HVAC&R systems and equipment.Interim President of Stork Thermeq, initiating a turnaround and rebuilding the Management Team. Stork Thermeq supplied equipment and services for industrial power plants.Facilitated Polmor gaining access to North-West European markets introducing robust business processes and upgrading its technology. Polmor supplied components for Railway and Machinery Industries.

Nijkerk - Nld; Antwerp - Bel; Berlin, Barsbuttel, Willich - Deu; London - Gbr

Refac [formerly Stork Refac] supplied, installed and provided after sales service of residential and commercial HVAC&R systems.In 1996, following a management proposal, Stork Refac was acquired by Lennox from Dallas, TX, USA, combining operations in GBR, NLD, BEL, DEU, FRA and ESP.

Amersfoort - Nld

Stork Refac supplied, installed and provided after sales service of residential and commercial HVAC&R systems.

Amersfoort - Nld

Program Manager for the Raytheon SeaSparrow Launching Canister program.

Amersfoort - Nld

M Sc, Mechanical Engineering

Education record

Stork Business Administration Course 1987 - 1988