Vincent Vandaele

Project Manager at Siemens

Brussels Metropolitan Area

About

Project Manager at Siemens Several projects October 2011 - Present Lead Engineer at Siemens Low voltage scope and Process scope of the Shuqaiq project. May 2010 - September 2011 Hardware Lead Engineer at Siemens Process scope of the Shuqaiq project. July 2008 - May 2010 Researcher at Université libre de Bruxelles 2003 – 2008 (5 years)

Experience

  • Siemens (18 yrs)
    • Project Manager
      Oct 2011 - Present · 14 yrs 9 mos

    • Lead Engineer
      Jul 2008 - Sep 2011 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      Current Project Project Name: Shuqaiq Phase 2 Water transmission System (class B) Country: Saudi Arabia Total sales price: 60.000.000 € Team: currently 16 engineers (evolving between 45 and 8 engineers) Short description: 8 pumping stations for potable water in West side of Saudi Arabia with 900km of pipelines in the mountains. Scope of Siemens Works General scope: all electrical, control, communication and instrumentation + start up spare parts and special tools. Equipments: medium voltage switchgears, medium voltage motors and auxiliaries, low voltage main distribution boards and sub distribution boards, cables, diesel generators, UPS, process instrumentation, control systems, scada, communication. Services: complete design and supervision, engineering, procurement, factory tests, delivery, supervision of erection, commissioning, start up and test on completion Documentation: complete technical information, drawings, as-built, operation and maintenance manuals Function in the project: Lead engineer for the process scope: - Medium voltage motors (37 units), - Lubrication systems (29 units), - Water cooling systems (5 units). Sales price: 9.200.000 € Lead engineer for the low voltage scope (since 05/2010): - Main distribution boards (8 units), - Sub distribution boards (+- 145 units), - Uninterruptible power supply (+- 40 units), - Emergency diesel generators (8 units), - Low voltage cables. Sales price: 17.900.000 € Coordinnate all tasks related to engineering, manufacturing, procurement, installation supervision and commissioning. Mains taks: - Broad Technical Expert (20%) - Engineering Manager (40%) - Project Management (40%)

  • Université libre de Bruxelles (8 yrs 1 mo)
    • Researcher
      2003 - 2008 · 5 yrs

      Doctoral researcher, Bio-, Electro- And Mechanical Systems (BEAMS) department, Microtechnology group, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB). FRIA grant holder (Fonds pour la formation à la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l'Agriculture), Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS). Summary: Research engineer in microtechnologies: - development of innovative micro-manipulation principles, physical modelling, theoretical and experimental approach ; - design and manufacturing of electronic and mechanical equipments: estimated value is 28000€ ; - project management, schedule, costs, supervision of student projects ; - writing of scientific papers. Technical and scientific skills: - Computer: Windows, (Open)Office, LaTeX, Mozilla, Photoshop, networks and internet. - Programming: C/C++, Matlab, Java, C for micro-controllers. - Modelling: Matlab, Comsol Multiphysics, Catia, Samcef, OrCAD. - Electronics: digital and power electronics. - Robotics: design of mechanical and electronic architectures, µC programming. Goals: Work in a research and development department. Be involved in all development stages of technological products.

    • Student assistant
      2000 - 2003 · 3 yrs

      Student assistant, CAD/CAM department, ULB.