Thomas Van Erp Email & Phone Number

Eindhoven, Nb, Nl

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

Process Excellence Lead at the Usability Center of Excellence. Responsible for strategic E2E usability process development for medical and consumer products. Ensure compliance to the IEC 62366-1, FDA and NMPA guidelines.

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

Eindhoven Area, Netherlands

– (Business) Value proposition creation (journey mapping, ideation, definition, testing)– Global strategy, planning and execution of user research and validation– Execution of medical usability engineering process (i.e. use cases, user requirements)– Documenting according to FDA guidelines and good documentation practices– Developing medical and non-medical consumer products (digital, physical and IoT)– Lean product development for categories: Mother & Child Care (Philips Avent) and Beauty– Functional usability design and Human Factors consultancy (cognitive and physical ergonomics)– Setting up creative workshops for ideation and product development purposesResults: Successful product launches, like: new soother core range, electric breast pump, and Visapure Advanced Anti Pollution. Winner of ‘Gouden Oor’ Award 2015, and winner of Philips Excellence Competition 2018.

Eindhoven Area, Netherlands

– Planning & execution of ux, usability and visual perception research for various lighting systems– Definition of lighting system prototypes (e.g. office and home lighting concepts) – Definition of testing environments (e.g. office, home, school settings)– Consultancy on lighting engineering, perception, usability and user experience – Writing user requirements for lighting systems– Development projects for the office, home, retail, and education segments– User research and interviews with end-users, decision makers, lighting professionals– Mapping decision making process for purchasing (b2b) lighting systemsResults: Launch of SchoolVision, patent issued on a user interface that controls color variation

Shanghai, China

Team member of the sister team in Shanghai, China. Collaborated in China local projects for the segments: homes (consumer), office and retail (b2b) segment. Coached local colleagues on user research and gave trainings in visual perception, light and lighting engineering.

Research on the effects of light on atmosphere perception in indoor environments.

Stockholm, Sweden

Explorative study on the use of sensors to measure emotions for affective computing.

Master Of Science (Msc), Human Technology Interaction, Completed With Great Appreciation

Human Computer Interaction

Erasmus student

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Physics

Education record