Franky van Daele

Managing Partner at Plant Engineering Belgium

Ghent Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • Managing Partner at Plant Engineering Belgium
    Oct 2014 - Present · 11 yrs 9 mos

    Plant Engineering Belgium. Neutral, independent and international oriented service company. Professional innovating minds with vast experience in, project- development, project-engineering, project-management as well as operational management. We are there to support our customers in their sustainable development and growth!

  • Site Manager at Electrawinds Greenfuel/Refuel
    May 2012 - Oct 2014 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Responsible for the re-commissioning and start –up of DBO biodiesel plant after 3 years shutdown . In charge of setting up new plant management/organization. Manager of multidisciplinary teams working on set-up of various management systems such as QSE management system, Maintenance management system,Customs and excise management system. Lead engineer for the plant conversion from first to second generation feedstock.

  • Electrawinds (7 yrs 2 mos)
    • General Manager EW Technics
      Jan 2011 - Oct 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Center of competence wit focus on. • Management the Technical assets (CHP plants). • Centralized Maintenance management. • Service contracts maintenance and engineering. • Process and plant optimization. Managed innovation, energy efficiency and R&D projects.

    • Plant Manager
      Sep 2005 - Dec 2010 · 5 yrs 4 mos

      Plant Manager of a CHP and bio-refinery plant running on Cat 1 animal fats. Total electrical output of the plant was 20MWe and consisted of (2 x 8,3 MWe MAN Diesel 32/40 and 1,3MWe, + Siemens KKK steam turbine. • Joined Electrawinds during commissioning and start-up of the plant. • Managed plant conversion of the bio-refinery from vegetable oil to waste fats (animal fat Cat1). • Managed increasing the capacity of bio-refinery from 40 kTon/year to 80 kTon/year. • Setting up plant management, administration and procedures.

  • Commissioning engineer at ABC Diesel
    1997 - 2005 · 8 yrs

    Commissioning and start-up of power plants running on various fuel types , HFO, LFO, Biofuel, Biogas. Commissioning and start-up of propulsion engines and power plants on board of ships. Site management during construction phase of Power Plants in India, Pakistan, Indonesia,Taiwan Projects in many countries including Spain, France, Martinique, Curaçao, Colombia, Mexico, Germany, Austria, Italy

  • General Manager/Partner at Bepac Corp.
    1996 - 1997 · 1 yr

    General Manager of a trading company