Tim De Haas Email & Phone Number

Stockholm, Sweden

Better Shelter, a humanitarian non-profit founded in a collaboration between IKEA Foundation and UNHCR, has since 2015 delivered over 75.000 shelter to emergency, crisis and development programs in over 80 countries for people affected by conflict or disaster. Involved from 2012, I have transformed design ideas into real products that provide safety, dignity and a feeling of home to the users and withstand heavy use and extreme climates, and have helped to develop the organisation. As the Head of Technology of Better Shelter I have the overall responsible for the technical performance of Better Shelter products with a strong focus on sustainability, cost, production without loosing an eye on the user, funder and implementing organisation. Responsibilities included: - Setting the overall technical performance of Better Shelter products and product parts - Management of quality assurance and control of parts- System test management for wind, rain, snow, fire, impact and thermal performance - Production relocations and production improvements - Partnership development and fundraising - Technical support to partners such as UNHCR, IOM, MSB etc.- Remote and on-site training of partners- Product development, product improvements, and development of training materials- Project planning, management, budgeting and budget management

Stockholm, Sweden

As technical project leader I had the responsibility to translate design concepts into well performing parts and products by setting performance requirements and confirmation by tests. - Setting requirements to parts and product- Making part and product improvements - Performing lab and field test e.g. fire, wind, rain, tensile/tear strength, durability etc.- Customer and supplier contact

Brabant, The Netherlands And Stockholm, Sweden

Consultancy in the field of building physics, structural engineering, testing and building / product design for SMEs and private parties. Product development and innovation for SMEs and the humanitarian sector.

Eindhoven Area, Netherlands

As project manager / researcher I was responsible for acquisition, budgeting, guiding, executing and reporting of various researches (R&D) for the (building) industry (SMEs) on building -technology,- installations and in the physics area. Amongst many others, I designed, built and guided large scale tests for the Dutch and German railway industry on switch blade heating and switch motors under winter conditions. Since my start at the TU/e I was involved in the development of shelters, sheltering items and energy systems for NGOs for example the Dutch Red Cross, IFRC-Shelter Research Unit, MSF, NRC and UNHCR. One of the tangible results is the realisation of a large scale collective centre, a jointly development together with the Dutch Red Cross. From early 2012 we also supported Refugee Housing Unit with the development of a temporary family shelter on prototype part/product testing, product development, (building) legislation, building physics and implementation of prototypes. During my employment at the TU/e I guided many Dutch and Asian MSc graduating students, fellow researchers and lab staff with their research and assessing and evaluating of output and jointly wrote multiple Dutch and EU grant proposals.

Eindhoven Area, Netherlands

Graft - De Rijp, The Netherlands

Foundation De Groene Zwaan owns and exploits a former Lutheran church and side buildings as a cultural center and organizes e.g. life music, movie theater, parties, walking dinners and lectures for a wide audience. As board members we were responsible for financial well being, fundraising, collaborations, renovating and global management.

Eindhoven Area, Netherlands

Designing and engineering of newly build houses and extensions, calculating and making presentation and 3D models

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Internship and employment

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Product Development

Courses in e.g. architecture, building technology and a specialization in product development.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Building Engineering

Specialization in architecture and building technology