Bost, Flemish Region, Belgium
Group leader for platform/variant wiper blade development, leading a group of project managers and designers.
Project manager for the Bosch Automotive Aftermarket division in R&D, managing teams to develop new generations of wiper blades and packaging. Responsible for managing variant and platform projects, from concept to serial production. Responsible for managing the main KPI’s in these projects: cost, timing and quality. Responsible for regular reporting of the project status to higher management. Responsible for project teams including designers, testing & process engineers, purchasing, marketing, logistics, etc. Realised projects: - GWB072 to cover competitor connection on several Audi models. - J.E.T. Blade to cover competitor vehicle models. - Plastic free packaging for Aerotwin wiper blade program (>20 million pcs/year).
• Manage and support fastener related issues and assist the customer in solving joint problems • Manage and support the development of fastener applications • Manage and support customer technical objectives • Manage and support cost and timing information • Manage and support the customer fastener release process • Manage and follow up of new project development plans and ensure the project proceeds as scheduled including communication to customer and team about the progress and status • Support bill of material part count – propose standardization possibilities – reporting of simplified bill of material cost
Production Operator: Operating the additive manufacturing machines during the weekends August 2016: Software development team assistant: Helping the SAM software team during the development of a new version of their software