Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands
Experienced Business Innovation Manager in manufacturing environment: - R&D manager for new process development - Application engineering manager for new product development. - Technology and Business Roadmap process - Experienced Value Proposition Canvas and Business Model Canvas user, trainer and implementer - fact-based innovation - LEAN Level 1c - implementation and improvement - Van de Bunt management training - team development, organisational changes Languages: - French: native speaker - English: fluent - Dutch: fluent - German: conversational Experience in the following industries: - High Tech microprecision - Semicon - Chemical industrie - Renewable energy Scientific expertise: - Material science - Nanotechnology - Renewable energy
Improvement of the electrolyte - cathode assembly for medium temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. Tasks: - Work in laboratory: synthesis, deposition and characterization of new materials and structures for cathodes and electrolytes of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. - Contact with Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and industrial partners. - Supervision of Master of Science project, supervision of one-semester projects for student groups. Presentation and publication of the research. Results: - Decreased the working temperature of the fuel cell by 75°C by introducing an innovative structure. Strong improvement on cells’ lifetime expected. - Developed a model to explain these performances.
Solmates is a fast growing and ambitious OEM company, with its mission to position PLD as a mainstream deposition technology equal to ALD and sputtering. Solmates is a spin-off company of the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, located at Science Park Twente, in Enschede, the Netherlands. It was founded from a specialized PLD research group (IMS) chaired by prof. Dave Blank and prof. Guus Rijnders. Its employees are highly recognized specialists in PLD of which many have a semiconductor industry background. Since Solmates was established in 2007 it has generated multiple patents and has brought pulsed laser deposition from lab scale to production level. Currently Solmates has over half a dozen development and pilot production systems running at various customers worldwide.
Project leader for the development of a family of 6 innovative chemical solutions to improve the efficiency and lower the production costs of solar cells. Tasks: - Work in laboratory, find new solutions, initiate patent disclosures of new products, daily lead of two analysts. - Evaluate new business opportunities. - Contact with customers. Results: - Lead successful test of the new products at customers’ production site. - Moved the laboratory into new location. - Standardized the test procedure for new products.
Leader of board (6 persons): organized and lead monthly meetings, worked at the interface between the University Board and the PhD Community