• Definition and implementation of mid to long-term worldwide strategy for FTTH Access Networks Outside Plant product lines. Development of innovative solutions, deployment with key target customers.• Thought leadership in the company and across the industry

Member of Commscope Africa leadership team, directly reporting to the General Manager. Support disruptive growth plan for Commscope in the region.• Lead and develop project management and field application engineering teams accross the continent• Lead technology and product portfolio roadmap for the continent. Drive relation with key target accounts from a technology and network architecture standpoint.• Sales Manager for South Africa - lead sales team, drive customer and distributors relation

• Responsible for the day-to-day management and mid-term strategy of Fiber Optics Optical Distribution Frameworks (ODF) and Fiber to the Antenna (FTTA) product lines within the Broadband Networks Solutions division. • Coordination of sales, marketing, operations and R&D.• Lead and manage key innovation projects, supervising and coordinating development of next-generation products from first concept to market rollout.

• Redefined operational and commercial model of a European energy transport company, optimizing competitive positioning of the offering• Designed and sized the organization of a multi-national food & beverages company• Defined a new service offering for BCG in the area of program and change management, including competitive landscape analysis to optimize our positioning• Redefined the governance and budgeting process of a major University Hospital to increase financial control and organizational efficiency

Responsible of all business development aspects for the ULP Wireless and DSP activities of IMEC-NL.Define value proposition and go-to-market strategy for the considered activities, co-steer 12-18 month research roadmap.In charge of all interactions with partners from first discussions to contract closure, including negotiations and contract proposal.Interactions with back-office for legal and financial matters

Launched and led WiPulse from the first day onwards (August 2007). WiPulse was a fabless semiconductor startup developing ultra low power wireless communications ICs for the consumer electronics market.Matched IMEC’s technology with market needs, defining WiPulse’s target market and value proposition.Convinced IMEC management to reserve IP portfolio for WiPulse and to keep financing research activities during the preparation of the incubation file.Convinced core team of 18 people to join WiPulse initiative (external CEO and external team with industrial fabless experience, and IMEC core research team).Developed WiPulse business plan and technical roadmaps in close cooperation with the CEO.Investor relations: preparation of WiPulse’s seed investment round (2.5 – 3.5 MEUR), Interfacing with prospect investors and Venture Capital companies, setting up relation with the consortium of investors.

Activity Leader Ultra Low Power Radios for the recently started (2005) WATS division of IMEC-NL. I have been involved since the start of the activity with three main responsibilities: Team management, R&D, and business development:Team management: Setting up the team and hiring team members (15 persons) Steering its activities according to research strategy. Daily Management of the team (recruitment, performance appraisals)R&D activitiesSystem architecture and baseband solutions for low-power radios: Development of a vision for the next years in my field Translation into an actionable research strategy Technical supervision of related research activitiesBusiness Development: Setting up an external network with industry and academia and other IMEC groups and activities. Acquisition and management of projects related to low-power radios.

.Project Officer for IMEC, the largest independant european R&D center in the field of micro-electronics, within the DESICS division (Design Technologies for Integrated Information and Communication Systems).- Set up, manage and follow-up joint research projects funded by public authorities at the european, national and regional levels (EC, CELTIC, MEDEA, BELSPO, IWT, IBBT).- Manage relations with consortium partners (Industry, Universities, Research Institutes) and Public Authorities- Contractual negociations with project partners, including the technical scope of the projects, IP rights and financial negociations.- Project Topics in the field of ICT: Wireless Technologies, Design Technologies, Multi-Media Application, Embedded Systems, ...

.PhD researcher at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Electrical Engineering department. - Research Assistant: study and development of novel ideas and concepts for wireless signal processing, 16 publications. Oral presentation of research results and representation of the department in international conferences. - Teaching Assistant: Design and teach exercise sessions, elaborate project topics and supervise their realisation for the classes ‘Digital Signal Processing, part II’ and ‘Digital Electronics and Processors’; Propose and supervise Master Theses in my research area (3 theses supervised).- Hardware Implementation: Hardware implementation of a Space-Time Coded Wireless MIMO Transceiver using TI C6713 DSPs in the framework of a master thesis supervision. Project in collaboration with Texas Instruments.- Reviewer for International Journals and Conferences.

.Tendering and Sales Engineer for Alcatel Belgium in the Network Applications Division. The division develops and markets software for the management of large scale Telecommunication Networks: monitoring of the network, prevention and management of network breakdowns, enforcement of Service Level Agreements, billing, fraud detection and similar applications.- International Tenders: Elaborate the division’s part of Alcatel’s answer to large scale international tenders issued by major telecom operators: proposition of technical solutions; project planning and pricing, drawing up the answer to the tender.- Customers Management: Managed contractual aspects and direct contacts with local customers of the division. Competition analysis and contribution to the repositioning of Alcatel’s product line.