Brussels Metropolitan Area
Automotive (OEM) development experience: • EU market trends research & product placement (incl BEV models) • Dynamic vehicle performance development & management for ICE, HEV & PHEV models • Vehicle prototype testing • Field quality concern resolution • Early stage research
Lead Vehicle Performance Manager for the new 2024 Toyota C-HR: - Leading the initial vehicle performance target setting in the areas of driving dynamics, NVH, driveability, aerodynamics, emissions, HVAC/cooling , crash & durability. - Managing the reflection of those performance targets into the vehicle's component & system designs while resolving potential cross-functional performance conflicts. - Planning & coordinating vehicle performance testing campaigns (on test track & public road) in order to confirm the performance achievement on-vehicle. - Leading the final customer-centric vehicle performance validation tests to ensure the model's competitiveness & attractiveness within the future market segment.
Vehicle Comfort team manager (Drivability & Powertrain Sound Quality development)
Coordinator of TME's Drivability&Sound Quality team: 1. Active sound technology (conventional & EV powertrains): • Active engine sound target setting using virtual sound simulator & sound design applications. • Evaluation & tuning of in-house active engine sound applications, specific for sports car derivatives (e.g. 2019 Toyota Supra). • Benchmarking of local EU active sound technology. • Supervision of collaboration projects with local EU sound engineering partners. • Pending patent (WO 2017067570 A1) for a custom active sound application specific for hybrid vehicles. 2. Real world driving 'big data' collection: • Measurement/analysis of customers' driving behavior on public roads, cascading into objective customer requirements for drivability performance. • Coordinating in-house & outsourced development of 'big data' processing tools (MatLab applications). • Supervision of in-house internships. 3. Multi-sensory perception of vehicle motion: • Coordinating advanced research into the multi-sensory perception of vehicle motion & acceleration (correlating acoustic/vestibular/visual perception), in order to define suitable objective vehicle development targets, specific for the local EU market. • Networking with local EU engineering & academic partners. • Supervision of future PhD candidate (H2020 Marie Curie ITN project). 4. Vehicle performance development management (conventional/hybrid/EV): • Initial performance target setting, project budget planning & performance follow-up during a typical vehicle development cycle, using virtual performance models & physical prototypes). • Support/liaison function for mother company Toyota Motor Cooperation & local EU partners. 5. 'Graduate Development Programme' mentor: • Encouraging & mentoring new drivability team members' competency development as part of the official TME 'Graduate Development Programme'.