Operational Asset Owner of MSD Biotech Oss bioreactors / fermenters (size ranging from 5 - 20.000 Ltr) and adjacent media preparation/feed/holding tanks. Responsible for long term maintenance and reliability, compliance, trouble shooting, deviation management and change control.Activities include: Commissioning, (initial) qualification, change control, project management, deviation management, periodic review, retirement, lifecycle management, 8-step problem solving, root cause analyses.

Lead mechanical engineer for various MSD locations. Ranging from small scale monodisciplinary to large scale multidisciplinary projects in chemical and biotech production plants.Responsible for content and quality of mechanical engineering packages, coordination between other disciplines and other mechanical engineers, supervision of junior engineers and budget control (man-hours).

Worked on a renovation of an IFF Nederland BV production plant in Tilburg (NL).Responsibilities: Construction management, process/equipment design and fire safety (sprinklers)Previous major assignments:- Heinz / Kon. De Ruijter, in Utrecht (NL) (General project management: e.g. In-line measuring equipment, Load cells, Warehouse safety tools, Sprinklers)- Danone / Nutricia, in Cuijk (NL) (Various improvement projects on production facilities, including: e.g. Spray driers, Industrial vacuum installations, Sprinklers, Atex)- Bel Leerdammer, in Schoonrewoerd (NL) (Fire safety master plan, Fire detection, Sprinklers)

Engineer in the Global Technology Development group for fluorescent lamps (GTD-TL) Process department, in Roosendaal (NL)Development and improvement (in multi disciplinary teams) of current and new production processes and equipment, for existing or new TL products.

Improving a sheet molding compound used for physical protection of pipelines during horizontal, directional drilling.