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Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

Best, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

HBK (HBM merged with B&K) is a world player in (sound, vibration, mechanical and electrical) test and measurement ranging from sensors to data acquisition systems as well as analysis software. Within the business management my main focus was the definition of the ePOWER and High speed mechanical testing value stream. The value stream is aligned with customer demands, sales and support feedback, technical constraints of the existing and future products and prioritized by return of… Show more HBK (HBM merged with B&K) is a world player in (sound, vibration, mechanical and electrical) test and measurement ranging from sensors to data acquisition systems as well as analysis software. Within the business management my main focus was the definition of the ePOWER and High speed mechanical testing value stream. The value stream is aligned with customer demands, sales and support feedback, technical constraints of the existing and future products and prioritized by return of investment.Achievements:• Strategic ePOWER product roadmap• System integrator support through API, real-time EtherCAT , CAN-FD• Voltage input to1.5kV DC CAT III and current transducers• User interface and analysis enhancements for dynamic power analyzer• (Power) Measurement uncertainty conform GUMTechnical keywords: Electric drive train, Invertors, invertor controllers, Measurement Uncertainty, 1.5kV DC voltage, Current Transducer, Torque, Rotation, Strain/Bridge, IEPE, RTD, Thermocouple sensor interfacing, analog and digital electronics, TI floating point DSP, PCI express bus system, M2 PCIe disk, 1 and 10 Gbit Ethernet, EtherCAT, CAN-FD, real-time Linux, Windows user interface software, Scalable dynamic signal analyzer, Sound and Vibration analysis, FFT Show less

Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

HBM is a world player in (mechanical/electrical) test and measurement ranging from sensors to DAQ systems including analysis software. My main role was managing the multidisciplinary (system architects, electronics, embedded and UI software, mechanics and industrial design) engineering department (27 FTE) as well as Dutch location manager. With the system architect I extended the system with high channel count power analyzer functions (voltage, current, torque, speed and efficiency)… Show more HBM is a world player in (mechanical/electrical) test and measurement ranging from sensors to DAQ systems including analysis software. My main role was managing the multidisciplinary (system architects, electronics, embedded and UI software, mechanics and industrial design) engineering department (27 FTE) as well as Dutch location manager. With the system architect I extended the system with high channel count power analyzer functions (voltage, current, torque, speed and efficiency) capabilities while maintaining and extending the existing vibration and time domain recording features.Achievements:• Manage time and budget constraints in a dynamic engineer environment• Admission to the Dutch R&D tax return program (WBSO) • Dynamic power analyzer for electrical car/machine testing• User programmable real-time math with 1 ms latency EtherCAT output• Technical contact for automotive/aerospace customer.Technical keywords: Analog and digital Electronics, 1kV CAT II voltage input, Current Transducer, Strain/Bridge, IEPE, RTD, Thermocouple sensor interfacing, TI floating point DSP, PCI express bus system, M2 PCIe disk, 1 and 10 Gbit Ethernet, Real-time Linux, user interface software, Data Acquisition System, Dynamic signal analyzer, FFT Show less

Dongen, North Brabant, Netherlands

LDS is a world player in electric shakers, shaker controllers. It extended is offering with data acquisition systems by acquiring Nicolet. My main role was to manage the multidisciplinary (electronics, embedded and UI software, mechanics and industrial design) engineering department (20 FTE) as well as general location manager. As system architect I extended the system with high channel count vibration (frequency analysis oriented) recording capabilities while maintaining and extending the… Show more LDS is a world player in electric shakers, shaker controllers. It extended is offering with data acquisition systems by acquiring Nicolet. My main role was to manage the multidisciplinary (electronics, embedded and UI software, mechanics and industrial design) engineering department (20 FTE) as well as general location manager. As system architect I extended the system with high channel count vibration (frequency analysis oriented) recording capabilities while maintaining and extending the existing time domain recording features.Achievements:• Designed new DAQ system consolidating up to 7 legacy systems• Designed new software platform consolidating 5 software platforms• Extended system architecture with frequency analyzer functions• Extended DC accuracy with Dynamic accuracy (Sigma Delta ADC)• Converted VxWork, XScale design to real-time Linux, Atom system• Introduced SATA disks and 10 Gbit ethernet• Established Shanghai based software team (4 FTE)• Patent on statistical data streaming enhancing handling of huge datasetsTechnical keywords : Analog and digital Electronics, Strain/Bridge and IEPE sensor interfacing, Charge based microphone interface, Sigma Delta ADC, TI floating point DSP, Compact PCI bus system, 1 and 10 Gbit ethernet, SATA disk, Real-time Linux, Windows software, Data Acquisition System, Dynamic signal analyzer, FFT Show less

Dongen, North Brabant, Netherlands

Nicolet is a world leader in digital storage oscilloscopes and a pioneer in converting traditional analog paper recorders to direct to disk digital chart recorders. ($18M company owned by Thermo Instrument Systems)My main role was to manage the multidisciplinary (electronics, embedded and UI software and mechanics) engineering department (15 FTE). As system architect I developed a new DAQ system with direct to disk data recording capabilities and supported the marketing team to introduce… Show more Nicolet is a world leader in digital storage oscilloscopes and a pioneer in converting traditional analog paper recorders to direct to disk digital chart recorders. ($18M company owned by Thermo Instrument Systems)My main role was to manage the multidisciplinary (electronics, embedded and UI software and mechanics) engineering department (15 FTE). As system architect I developed a new DAQ system with direct to disk data recording capabilities and supported the marketing team to introduce the new digital chart recorder technology in a conservative market.Achievements:• Provide leadership to the engineering team.• Introduced design process for outsourced manufacturing in the US• Designed the first digital chart recorder using hard drives• Conversion of traditional analog filters to digital filters • Architecture extension for software controlled transient recorder• Architecture extension for continuous data acquisition• Architecture extension for direct to SCSI disk storageTechnical keywords : Analog and digital Electronics, Strain/Bridge sensors, DRAM, CPLD, FPGA, XSCALE, ARM, SCSI disk, PCI bus system, 1 Gbit ethernet, high voltage isolation, C Software programming, Real-time VxWorks, Windows 95/98 software and drivers, DSO, transient recorder, Digital paper recorder (DAQ). Show less

Dongen, North Brabant, Netherlands

Bakker Electronics is a privately owned company and a pioneer in the digital data acquisition market. The company was one of the first to introduce transient recorders and digital triggering (predecessor of the digital storage oscilloscope). My job consisted of designing electronic and the controlling embedded software with growing project management and architectural design responsibilities.Achievements:• Introduced ISO9000 work processes• Introduced project documentation and… Show more Bakker Electronics is a privately owned company and a pioneer in the digital data acquisition market. The company was one of the first to introduce transient recorders and digital triggering (predecessor of the digital storage oscilloscope). My job consisted of designing electronic and the controlling embedded software with growing project management and architectural design responsibilities.Achievements:• Introduced ISO9000 work processes• Introduced project documentation and progress gated reviews• Introduced (Xilinx) field programable gate arrays• Introduced VHDL based functional design for CPLD and FPGA• Introduced new architecture to consolidate existing recorder designs• Introduced power reduced and cost of goods driven design focusTechnical keywords : Analog and digital Electronics, Schematic design, PCB layout, ADC, DAC, OPAMP, SRAM DRAM, CPLD, FPGA, 80286/80186 Intel platforms, ISA bus system, fiber optic communication, high voltage isolation, C Software programming, model based system design, DSO, transient recorder. Show less

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Hoogovens automation systems is a software automation supplier in the industrial markets. My job role was to setup welding robots and developing a RS232 based software communication protocol to automate the manufacturing process at DAF trucks Eindhoven.Achievements:• Computer to machine communication • Convert product model type to required machine operationsTechnical keywords : VAX VMS, RS232, Database, C Software programming

Bachelor, Computer Science

Degree in both software engineering as well as hardware/electronic engineering. Graduation study: TNO Delft. Electron Beam Pattern.

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration, Management And Operations, Post Bachelor/Academic Education

Activities and Societies: Strategy and direction, marketing Financial, human resource, quality, logistic and change management Leadership.

Safe Product Manager

Us Reexport Controls, Us Reexport

Activities and Societies: EAR, export control reform, US content in foreign made items (De minimis rule) embargoed countries, commpliance.

Internal Training, 6 Sigma, Green Belt

Activities and Societies: Lean organisations, with focus on lean engineering. completed 6 Sigma green belt training to support.