Gino van der Zijde

Business Development | Innovation | Project Management | Funding

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

About

Experience

  • Innovation Manager at Avular
    Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Avular is a mobile robotics company aiming to shape a better future for all using mobile robots. We develop technologies to accelerate the creation of new mobile robots - by and for our clients and partners - be it driving (rovers), flying (drones) or sailing (boats). We envision a world where robots improve all our lives - across the globe, and wish to contribute to that future. As an Innovation Manager, I’m creating and managing new partnerships and innovation projects in the field of autonomous mobile robots.

  • Prespective Digital Twin Software (5 yrs 2 mos)
    • Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
      Jan 2021 - Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      • CCO within our Management Team • Develop and execute the commercial strategy (Marketing & Sales) • Manage the growing Marketing & Sales team • Develop & execute the internationalisation strategy for Prespective (USA, Germany, Japan) • Develop new business opportunities with Strategic Partners (Unity Technologies, Consulting companies) • Work closely with our Key Clients (Medical: Philips, Automotive: Toyota, Warehousing: Vanderlande) to develop a sustainable relationship.

    • Business Developer
      Mar 2018 - Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Unit040 is the company behind Prespective; the Digital Twin platform for Industry. Prespective enables industrial companies to develop and test their systems in the Virtual world, before they are being built. In Retro-spect it’s easy to spot errors in development or behavior of a system, but the damage has already been done, and repair or redesign could be costly and time consuming. Prespective offers these insights in Pre-spect, before any real damage will occur and in-time to make changes to the design of the system or its control software. Prespective is unique in offering real validation of the system, by connecting the real CAD data to the real machine-control software. The system then runs in real-time in an interactive virtual environment with physics, as it would in the real world. The Prespective Digital Twin platform provides the opportunity to test systems at an early stage. Thereby gathering feedback in Pre-spect and drastically reducing time-to-market and failure costs during the development and commissioning process. As a Business Developer at Unit040 I am responsible for: • Building & maintaining Strategic Partnerships with partners in the High Tech Industry & Infrastructure domain • International Business Development. Regional Manager APAC. • Project management • Key account management

  • Leap | The Innovation Agency (7 yrs)
    • Senior Consultant
      Jan 2011 - Dec 2017 · 7 yrs

      Leap is een gespecialiseerd innovatieadviesbureau voor technologiebedrijven, gericht op Funding en Business Innovation. Funding; om innovatie optimaal te financieren. Business Innovation; om de innovatiekracht van bedrijven structureel te vergroten. Leap ondersteunt technologiebedrijven bij het complete proces van innovatiefinanciering, subsidies en business innovation. Door kansen binnen de organisatie in kaart te brengen en marktbehoeften te signaleren, ontwikkelen wij succesvolle innovatietrajecten, steevast ingebed in een strategische aanpak passend bij de organisatie. Leap is actief in de sectoren: High Tech, Industrie, ICT, Life Science & Health, Chemie, Agri & Food en Energie & Milieu. Leap heeft specialistische kennis van publieke financiering voor Innovatie/R&D, Duurzaamheid, Scholing & Arbeid en Export.

    • Consultant
      Jun 2013 - Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    • Junior Consultant
      Jan 2011 - May 2013 · 2 yrs 5 mos