Mattias Ulenaers

Production Expert / Manufacturing Engineer at Henkel

Lommel, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Recently started as a manufacturing engineer in the Adhesive Technologies department of Henkel. Graduated cum laude in June 2020 as a chemical engineer at KU Leuven and in June 2018 as an industrial engineer at Hasselt University.

Experience

  • Manufacturing Engineer at Henkel
    Aug 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 11 mos

  • Master's Thesis - Experimental Research at KU Leuven
    Sep 2019 - Jun 2020 · 10 mos

    Membrane fabrication and validation for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration Activities * Experimental Research * Lab work * Validation * Analytical skills * Engineering skills

  • Student Job - Chemical Industry at TransFurans Chemicals
    Jul 2019 - Aug 2019 · 2 mos

    Student job in a dynamic company where multiple aspects of being a chemical engineer can be explored and developed. Activities: * Research and Development * Quality Control * Assembly work * Maintenance work

  • Student job - Accounts Receivable Department at Renewi plc
    Aug 2013 - Aug 2019 · 6 yrs 1 mo

    Administrative employee in an accounts receivable department Activities: * Accounting programs * Customer contact * Team work

  • Master's thesis - Internship Trainee at TransFurans Chemicals
    Mar 2018 - Jun 2018 · 4 mos

    Internship in an international chemical company, as a part of industrial engineering master's thesis. Main focus: Purification of new, sustainable biochemicals via evaporation and distillation Title: Evaporation processes for the purification of furfural-derived chemicals Activities: * Research & Development (R&D) * Lab work * Quality Control (QC) * Engineering skills * Engineering calculations