Hoegaarden, Flemish Region, Belgium
I'm an R&D Executive with a proven track record of leading global teams to success. With a diverse background in product engineering, I thrive in aligning international teams across Europe, North America, and APAC with both R&D objectives and broader company strategies. My career has been marked by a strong focus on organizational transformation, where I played a pivotal role in reshaping R&D from isolated entities into a cohesive, functional matrix organization. I excel in partnership development, having established valuable collaborations with suppliers and technical institutions, ensuring technology and competencies align with project needs and timelines. Collaboration with the sales team has been a significant driver of revenue growth, and I've been instrumental in securing several major projects that have positively impacted the company's bottom line. My experience also includes leading successful product launches in the competitive automotive industry and serving as a council member at the University of Leuven's Industrial Research Fund, where I annually evaluate projects for their potential success and market relevance. Specializing in building global teams, customer-focused approaches, product engineering & innovation with a clear business case, I am dedicated to engineering excellence and driving impactful change in the industry. Let's connect and explore ways we can collaborate to achieve our professional goals.
- Evaluate personal mandates and projects to be granted by the IOF Fund. - Goal of the IOF is to stimulate transfer from the academic environment towards industry. Its KPIs are focused on valorization and are based on business with industry (through e.g. IP), spin-off creation and resulting subsidized projects.