Kurt Meert

Projectmanager - Air Liquide LI

Antwerp Metropolitan Area

About

“When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves.”

Experience

  • Air Liquide (10 yrs 6 mos)
    • Project Manager – Industrial Direction - Large Industries – BASF
      Sep 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 10 mos

      Responsible for the technical design and construction of various adjustments to production installations for (liquid) gases. From budget to (pre)commissioning and transfer to exploitation. Engineering support for project managers Industrial Direction. Reference projects: - Several smaller maintenance projects - Antwerp site - Rerouting of one NGBP core E301 to E360 - Antwerp site

    • Project Manager – Industrial Direction - Large Industries – BASF
      Jan 2018 - Sep 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Responsible for the technical design and construction of various adjustments to production installations for (liquid) gases. From budget to (pre)commissioning and transfer to exploitation. Reference projects: - CH4 feed from BASF - Antwerp site - Truckloading phase I - Antwerp site

    • Installation manager / Project manager - Industrial Marchands – EVERE
      Jan 2016 - Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Responsible for the complete development of (liquid) bulk gas projects. Starting from project order up to and including (pre)commissioning and handover to the exploitation & maintenance department as well as to the customer, whether or not in team. Reference projects: - Lox-Gox installation – 10.000Nm³/h, Arcelor Mittal – Gent - Nitrogen installation with 2xPSA units – 160Nm³/h, Celanese – Lanaken

  • Site Coordinator natural gas facilities at Fluxys
    Apr 2012 - Jan 2016 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Technical coordination and implementation responsible for construction of (natural) gas facilities. Construction starting green or brown field up to and including (pre)commissioning and handover to the exploitation & maintenance department, whether or not in team. Reference projects: - LIN- ballasting plant – Fluxys – Dudzele - 2nd Jetti, LNG Terminal – Fluxys – Zeebrugge - Natural gas compression facility – Fluxys – Berneau

  • Site coördinator crane building departement at ARCELOR MITTAL GENT
    Jun 2011 - Apr 2012 · 11 mos

    Technical coordination and planning responsible for complete revamps of overhead cranes. Construction starting from existing installations up to and including handover to the production department, whether or not in team. Assignment: +/- 11 months Reference projects: - Revamping of 4 overhead cranes in production zone

  • Logistic coordinator at Total E&P
    Feb 2011 - Jun 2011 · 5 mos

    Logistic coordination of site accommodation & infrastructure and management of traffic & implantation plans related to the shutdown of 2011. Assignment: +/- 5 months Reference projects: - TRA 2011

  • Maintenance Manager at G&G international - Pressure vessels
    Jun 2007 - Oct 2010 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Responsible of the maintenance department in a company with as core business: Construction of pressure vessels. Fully responsible for preventive & curative maintenance of machinery, installations & infrastructure as well as all maintenance & safety related construction and renovation projects. Reference projects: - Revamping of an annealing furnace, - Revamping of several overhead cranes, - Revamping of OP-welding installations, - Installation of a new High voltage transformer room, - Installation of a bending machine “Hauesler”