Weert, Limburg, Netherlands
17 years experience in OEM and refinishes Automotive , Aerospace paint sector specialized in product developments, color development of effect and special effect pigments, colorimetric and training of color matchers in Europe , Asia, South and central America and leading a expert team specialized for color matching Experience of Research and Development for top coats and base coat, establishing new products in paint shops for OEMs and Refinish Market
Leading a team specialized for color development for Car refinish market, OEM Aerospace , HP pigments and special effect pigments, training of color matchers for global and support labs. Setting up of new Aerospace labs for color development activities Responsible for new pigment analysis and introduction for Car refinishes product line Global Standardization of Color Development and Processes Managing the lab budget, CAPEX and running the lab based on the projected budget.
Certified as an expert color matcher E, and responsible for Ready mix color formula developments with special effects Training the global and regional color labs of Akzo Nobel Car refinishes for color matching and color related activities. Certifying the color matcher for their skill for Global color organization of Akzo Nobel includes Brazil, Jakarta, Mexico, Australia, Poland Bangalore, Barcelona and Sassenhiem. •Introduction and deletion of toner assortments in different product lines in co ordination with Global color marketing •Developing and integrating new color matching methods and processes into color development and color information groups. •Monitoring the KPI's for global expert formula development and project activities as agreed with reporting manager •Involved in making business case, reviewing, testing and rolling out of the new formula development tools and soft wares, •Testing of new spectro photometers, equipments related to color matching and introducing to the global color labs Working close with technology of colorimetric center team for new color optimization engines.
Worked in R&D and Technical service for OEM paints