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Technical / Engineering Manager

Technical / Engineering  Manager

Work Experience

Professional Experience
Tob Management Since May 2011

Owner
Interim & Project Assignments in Leadership and Management Setting

Assignment: Engineering Manager a.i. with top-5 company in Food/Medical Nutrition Manufacturing Company in the Netherlands.
Responsible for Engineering Management at the Supply Point Zoetermeer; leading a 15+ FTE department, driving several € 10+ MM projects involving Compliance, Site Utilities, Building Renovation and New, Production Equipment and Packaging Lines.

Wolters Kluwer Health July 2008 – March 2011.

Director Program Management Europe
Responsibility: Program, Project, and Portfolio Management Office for Europe; 6 European regions, close collaboration with New Zealand.
Results:
In 2008 we have over delivered 330% opposite the FY08 OpEx target.
In 2009 Started Green Belt class; Lean Six sigma Awareness Training for Management
In 2009 we achieved revenue targets and exceeded EBITA & cash-flow targets; Certified 5 Green Belts with saving in excess of € 0.5 MM total
In 2010 certified 2 Green Belts with savings in excess of € 0.2 MM, provided PMO services for a pan European IT implementation, and project managed two new office locations, one in Eastern Europe, another in Eurasia.
Negotiated & implemented global sourcing initiative on Translation Services in 5 languages

Octoplus N.V. Dec 2007 – June 2008.

Manager Facilities (Assignment) – Leiden, the Netherlands
Responsibility: Facilities, Warehouse, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Engineering, Projects, Office Management, ICT, EHS/ARBO, and Asset Management.
Results:
Warehouse improvement [OTIF] of more then 20% compared to previous year
Supply Chain Optimization eliminating re-works completely
Consolidation of three sites into single location; more then triple the footage

Georgia Pacific International Ltd Nov 2005 – Sept 2007.

Manager Operational Excellence – London, United Kingdom
Responsibility: implementing Operational Excellence across 26 sites in 10 countries.
Results:
Implemented Center-Lining Methodology across the major manufacturing sites;
Led € 2 MM cost reduction programs in waste elimination (Spare parts reduction).
Coached key positions at each site in Europe, implementing the new work processes
Total program led to 35% FTE reduction, and almost 50% reduction in running cost.

Biopharamceutical Jan 2002 – Oct 2005.

Senior Manager Facilities – Hoofddorp, the Netherlands
Responsibility: Facilities, Maintenance, Engineering, Projects, Metrology, Validation, Office Management, ICT, EHS, Capital Investments, Contracts, and Asset Management.
Results:
Implemented a Management Team Structure
expanded the organization from a single site into three separate facilities in and around Amsterdam
Led the Validation Team; milestone achievement: no observations for Facilities during the EMEA inspection, and no observations during the FDA inspection of the Product Release Laboratory in Amsterdam in 2005.

Consulting Sep 2000 – Dec 2001.

Project Manager – Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Responsibility: Operational improvement assignments with customers at their location.
Results:
APS at packaging department of a pharmaceutical plant in Belgium
Purchasing & Supply Chain Implementation at Formula 1 racing team in the UK
Maintenance Restructure at a fluor-chemicals site in the Netherlands

Hygiene Industry Feb 1994- Aug 2000.

3 positions with increasing resposibility; Engineering Manager Europe, out of Terre Haute (IN) USA; previous Manager Eastern Europe, out of Budapest (Hungary); started as Technical Manager, stationed in Kerkrade (Netherlands).

Packaging industry Aug 1986 – Jan 1994.

2 positions with increasing responsibility; Production Manager Valcross, stationed in Belgium, and previous Technologist at Research & Development in the Netherlands.

Education

2000 Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Celerant Consulting, London, UK

1992 Corporate M.Sc. Manufacturing Management (Cranfield, United Kingdom)

1986 B.Sc. Chemical Technology (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

Other Pharmaceutical GMP, David Begg Associates (2003)Senior Project Management, MCE Brussels (1998)Project Management, MCE, Brussels (1998);Maintenance Management, IIR Amsterdam (1995)Maintenance Management, NSC Vlaardingen (1995)Presentation skills in English, In-house (1995)Project Leader, Synectics Vreeland (1993)Interactive Teamwork, Synectics Vreeland (1988)

Skills

Analysis; Planning and Organising; Quality; Technical Know-how; Leadership; cGxP;

Languages

Dutch (native), English (excellent), German (good), Hungarian (notion)

Other

‘83 - ‘93 Co-founder of a computer club in the Netherlands, as well as a foundation to advance computer usages, specifically geared towards HP-Handheld Computers; Editor-in-chief for a bimonthly computer journal published by the computer club. Author of the booklet “Eenvoudig op weg met de HP-21S”, with ISBN 90-74588-01.



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