Niels de Boer

COO & Senior Programme Director, Energy Research Institute @ NTU

Singapore

About

Pragmatic R&D Leader who has a wide experience ranging from product development, product platform development to advanced technology development / research in automotive and electrical drivetrains. Has delivered innovative solutions successfully utilizing cross-functional teams located across multiple continents.

Experience

  • Nanyang Technological University Singapore (10 yrs 3 mos)
    • Chief Operating Officer, Energy Research Institute @ NTU
      Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

    • Senior Programme Director, Centre of Excellence for Testing & Research of Autonomous vehicles - NTU
      Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

      Senior Programme Director for the Centre of Excellence for Testing & Research of Autonomous vehicles - NTU which is operating within the Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N). The purpose is to support the Land Transport Authorithy and other government agencies on the development of technical requirements and standards needed to make full deployment of autonomous vehicles on Singapore roads a reality.

    • Programme Director, Centre of Excellence for Testing & Research of Autonomous vehicles - NTU
      Apr 2016 - Jun 2022 · 6 yrs 3 mos

      Programme Director for the Centre of Excellence for Testing & Research of Autonomous vehicles - NTU. The purpose is to support the Land Transport Authorithy and other government agencies on the development of technical requirements and standards needed to make full deployment of autonomous vehicles on Singapore roads a reality.

  • Lloyd's Register (Singapore)
    • Technology Quality Manager
      Feb 2014 - Mar 2016 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      The Technology Quality Manager role is to ensure that the outputs of Energy Technology meet the objectives of the business. Ensuring the technical quality of Technologies, Tools and Services developed in Energy Technology globally - Author of the Technology Project stage gate model - Review of project plans, business cases, verification and validation strategies and commercial deployment (transfer from R&D to Business As Usual) - Escalation point for technical issues on Technology projects - Defined the acceptance criteria for technical aspects of new Products & Services in the Energy Business for commercial deployment Commercial contact in Energy Technology for the Research Collaboration Agreements, Joint Industry Projects related agreements and Non-Disclosure Agreements - Review and negotiate IP clauses to ensure access to joint IP to enable commercialisation - Review contractual risks associated with technical aspects of the project - Ensure appropriate exit clauses are built into the agreements - Work closely with Group Legal Represented Technology in the Energy Technology Governance Board, a group consisting of Technical Leadership of all Service Lines within the Energy Business Streams. Its role is to provide the overall technical governance of all technical work and deliverables to clients in the Energy Business Stream. With the consequence of the lower oil prices, supported the business in rationalising the cost of Technology projects * Built a detailed project cost tracking and forecasting mechanism to compensate for the inability of existing financial tools to perform this task * Generated visibility which enabled prioritisation of portfolio and reduction from about 225 projects to around 75 * Ensured there is a clear business case and ROI assessment for all projects and tracking of actual ROI achieved after commercialisation. Mentor and coach for staff of all seniority on effective execution of technology projects.

    • Lead Specialist - Electrical Systems
      Feb 2013 - Feb 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Leading creation of technical road maps relating to electrical systems for offshore energy.

  • Director, Electrical Conversion & Delivery at Vestas Technology R&D Singapore
    Jul 2012 - Dec 2012 · 6 mos

    Responsible for Advanced Technology development in Electrical Conversion for wind turbine drive train systems, Electrical Delivery which is the plant design and plant electrical performance and compliance and Plant Diagnostics. Managed a team located in Singapore, Aarhus (Denmark) and Houston (US).

  • Vestas Technology R&D (4 yrs 5 mos)
    • Director, Drive Systems
      Aug 2011 - Jul 2012 · 1 yr

      Responsible for research in Drivetrain Technologies for Vestas. This includes the full drivetrain including mechanical and electrical components. Managed a team in Singapore as well as engineers located in Houston and Boston.

    • Director, Electrical Drives & Systems
      Mar 2008 - Jul 2011 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Responsible for the research into electrical power conversion systems within Vestas Singapore. Managed a team which significantly contributed to the development of the Vestas Gridstreamer technology.

  • Snr Manager, Platform & Advanced Dev at Siemens VDO Automotive Singapore Pte Ltd
    Mar 2005 - Feb 2008 · 3 yrs

    Responsible leadership of infotainment platform development team in Singapore and part of the team which work on the global roadmap development.