Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium
Digital platform and product leader with 20+ years of experience transforming complex engineering systems through AI-enabled platforms, customer-centric product innovation, and cross-functional leadership.
Leading the adoption and evolution of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) within Simcenter. • Harmonized two MBSE products - creating synergies across a large global team. • Led MBSE transformations with customers (auto, aero, medical, others). • Introduced AI-driven capabilities (RL, Reasoning) for MBSE. • Transitioned Simcenter Studio from an incubation initiative into a product embedded in the global organization. • Built organizational MBSE expertise through enablement and mentoring of technical leads.
Transformed an research innovation into the commercial incubation offering Simcenter Studio. • Built and led a incubation organization spanning Systems Engineering, Product Management, Research, and Development. • Generated sufficient product and services revenue before the first official release. • Ensured business and regulatory compliance across licensing, pricing, export control, and global support processes.
Product discovery in Systems Engineering to unlock new market opportunities for Simcenter. • Scaled the Systems Engineering research team from 10 to 18 FTEs. • Developed a novel Systems Engineering methodology integrating model-based approaches, simulation and AI-assisted design exploration to improve early-phase concept development. • Created an AI-driven architecture generation demonstrator that attracted executive sponsorship from the Simcenter CEO and CTO. • Secured acceptance into Siemens’ incubator program (Next47 Accelerator) following internal nomination and endorsement by senior leadership.
Founded and led HPC simulation lab; established multi-partner industry collaborations. • Led an simulation laboratory (5 FTEs) which helped scaling & architecting of engineering codes. • Collaborated with industry partners on HPC and algorithm development. • Organized scalability workshops
Worked on computational methods for HPC and scientific computing
Doctorate in Computational Science and Engineering Architected, implemented and published novel computational methods.
Advanced control engineering for automated driving Executed projects in the automotive and off-highway sectors, focusing on control sensor fusion, signal processing, and model identification for automated driving technologies.