Mortsel, Flemish Region, Belgium
Bioscience engineer with an additional degree in Environmental Engineering. Previous career in the waste and recycle industry, chemical and polymer industry. Founder of Apeiron-Team in 2009, a company driven by making a positive impact for society. Passionate about making the circular economy happen. Expert in re-use & recycle, alternative assessments, substitution strategies, REACH regulation, authorisation.
Consultants with expertise in Regulatory Affairs, Substitution strategies to safer and more sustainable technologies, Circular Economy business models development.
Specialised in REACH consultancy from A tot Z, i.e chemical substance inventory, substance identification, consortia, SIEF representation, exposure scenario’s, risk assessment, exposure modelling, etc. As a Business Development Manager I’m responsible for the internal global business development strategy. Furthermore I’m supporting the customer in the REACH implementation strategy and in setting up a REACH management system taking into account the in house business strategy. The final goal is long term compliance with REACH. In order to provide contingent full REACH services to our clients it is my job to connect to the right partners in each area of expertise (IT, legal,…). Furthermore, coaching the team members of ARCADIS' Product Stewardship is a daily part of the job.
Bridge between the customer, R&D, production and marketing. Customer support in terms of problem solving, complaints and in developing new research to meet the customer’s requirements. Development of management systems to safeguard compliance to pharmaceutical and food regulations, as well as to REACH. Responsible for succesful REACH implemetnation and compliance thereto for the Butyl Rubber Business Unit. This position requires a profound chemical background and the ability to work with both customers and the industry. Key words: • Vision • Strategical thinking • Business development • Dealing with many different cultures
This position was based on 4 key elements: 1) long term projects for process optimisation regarding volume, quality & environment. 2) technical contact to suppliers (problem solving, questionnaires, answer to question on regulatory affairs) 3) knowledge management & change management 4) helpdesk for the production sites Key words: • Long term projects & planning • Technical depth • Quality & change management
Contribution in 2 main projects and knowledge transfer between the production sites in Antwerp and Sarnia. The first project concerned fundamental research on the kinetics of the reaction process and the effect of impurities thereon. This was simulated on lab scale and in a later phase the online simulation model was successfully implemented in the production plants. The second project involved the applications of butyl rubber. This resulted in two patent memoranda and a succesful implementation at the customer. Key words: • Different culture • Research environment • Application development
Day to day follow up of the production process, short term optimisation projects. Key words: Short term projects