2006 - now: Interim management
Role: Owner
Customer: on Request
Tasks:
- Interim management for: Project management, Program & Account Management, Supplier development, Supplier Quality Management, Quality management
- Consulting for Quality & Environmental management systems (IATF16949 / ISO9001 / ISO14001), several trainings
2009 - now: Automotive & Non- Automotive injection moulded parts, assemblies, painted parts
Role: Project & Account Manager Automotive + Quality System
Customer: PLASCOBEL bvba (B)
Tasks:
- Responsible for project & account management activities, start-up new projects, main contact all automotive accounts (Grupo Antolin, MAGNA, Plastal: for several JLR, Volvo, Audi, BMW projects: bumper parts, door panel parts, IP parts, console parts)
- Responsible for implementation and certification of IATF 16949/ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 according to the applicable automotive standards
2022 - now: Responsible customer contact
Role: Interim Customer Quality Engineer
Customer: Tenneco Automotive Europe BVBA (B)
Tasks:
- Responsible customer contact for follow up of claims, corrective action follow up, complaint handling in form of 8D methodology, follow up and preparing PPAP/EMPB files to customers for new projects and modifications in existing projects
- Responsible for maintaining customer specific quality requirements on customer portals. Quality project follow up for intercompany transfer projects
- Responsible for shock absorbers for customers: Volkswagen, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Arrival, Volvo Trucks, Scania, Claas, CNH
2022 - 2022: Responsible for the program quality plan, performing internal audits and gate reviews
Role: Interim PMO & Quality Engineer
Customer: The Signalling Company (B)
Tasks:
- Supporting the program manager, responsible for the program management plan, project reporting, monitoring the program KPI?s
- Organize supplier audits with the quality team
- Perform the quality control of the program internal, external inputs and outputs
- The Signalling company is developing and building ETCS onboard solutions for rolling stock
- Retrofit LINEAS locomotives with ETCS solution and homologating for Belgium with optional TBL1+ system
2021 - 2022: Responsible for follow up of customer claims
Role: Interim Project Quality Engineer
Customer: Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine Europe BV (NL)
Tasks:
- Responsible for follow up of customer claims, corrective action follow up, complaint handling in form of 8D methodology, follow up and preparing PPAP/EMPB files to customers for new projects and modifications in existing projects
- Responsible for maintaining customer specific quality requirements on customer portals
- Responsible for Turbochargers for customers: BMW, McLaren, Aston Martin, Fiat, IVECO, Volvo
2020 - 2021: Responsible for sheet metal stamping parts, welded assemblies, forging parts, harness & wires, TCU suppliers for the PSA DT2 project
Role: Interim Supplier Quality Engineer
Customer: PUNCH Powertrain PSA e-transmissions (B)
Tasks:
- Supplier follow up, APQP follow up with suppliers, PPAP follow up and PPAP release responsible with suppliers, complaint handling with suppliers, perform new supplier assessments & audits
- PUNCH Powertrain PSA e-transmission is a newly started Joint Venture between PUNCH Powertrain and PSA Groupe (Stellantis) for development and production of electronic Dual Clutch automatic transmissions
2014 - 2019: Active Grill shutters, wheel arch liners, air guide & air duct development projects
Role: Senior Program Manager for several Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover
Customer: RÖCHLING Automotive Germany SE & Co. KG (D)
Tasks:
- Leading the multi-disciplinary project team over several Röchling plants, Project budget follow up & responsible, Project P&L responsible, overall project planning responsible, responsible for APQP reporting to customers, responsible for commercial quotations and negotiations with the customer for changes during the project phases, overall customer contact and responsible for the projects
- Support project launches in the production plants
- Responsible to organize and host customer R@R?s in the production plants
- Perform customer visits for regular project follow up meetings in UK and Sweden
- Host and support customer on site visits
- Regular project status reporting to Röchling automotive senior management team
2013 - 2013: Jaguar D7a ? Air intake System project
Role: Interim Project Manager
Customer: WOCO Industrietechnik GmbH (D)
Tasks:
- Leading the project team, budget follow up, project planning, Advanced product quality planning
2007 - 2009: Heineken Orion project
Role: Program Manager
Customer: PUNCH TechniX Namestovo (SK)
Tasks:
- Non- Automotive: Heineken new cellar beer solution for medium size pubs
2007 - 2009: Skoda Fuel filler lid project
Role: Project Manager
Customer: PUNCHMOTIVE Overpelt (B)
Tasks:
- Exterior Trim: Fuel Filler Lids Skoda A5 and A05 platform: Injection moulding, 2K, painting and assembly activities, JIT deliveries to Skoda Mlada Boleslav (CZ)
2006 - 2007: Faurecia / Renault W91 Project
Role: Project & APQP Engineer
Customer: PUNCHMOTIVE Overpelt (B)
Tasks:
- Interior Trim: Door trim parts
- injection moulding and assembly
2000 - 2006: Different training courses and consulting projects
Role: Senior Consultant Automotive
Customer: International Automotive Associates (IAA) BVBA (B)
Tasks:
- Different training courses and consulting projects in quality management systems and quality techniques at different suppliers of the automotive industry
2005 - 2006: Volvo P14 / P15
Role: Project Manager
Customer: IAA for Rieter Automotive (B / NL)
Tasks:
- Carpets, trunk trim parts, insulation parts
2004 - 2005: Intercompany Tool Transfer
Role: Program Manager
Customer: IAA for PUNCH PlastX (B / SK)
Tasks:
- Injection moulding & assembling
- Transfer & Start up production from Belgium to Slovakia & Interim Engineering Manager PUNCH PlastX Namestovo (SK)
- Program Manager GM DELTA EuroNCAP project
- injection moulding, assembling activities
- Interior Trim Cockpit & console parts GM Opel Astra
2003 - 2004: assembly Frontend Modul VW119 Lupo 3L, GTI, Frontend Modul VW Golf A5 project
Role: Project manager
Customer: IAA for Magna Belplas (B)
Tasks:
- moulding, painting, assembling, JIT delivery to Volkswagen Vorst (B)
- Exterior trim Frontend Module & Bumpers VW119 Lupo
- Project Quality Engineer Assembly Frontend Modul VW Golf A5 project
- Injection moulding, painting, assembling, JIT delivery to Volkswagen Vorst (B)
- Exterior trim Frontend Module & Bumpers Golf A5
2000 - 2003: Trunk Parts VW/Porsche Colorado
Role: Project Quality Engineer
Customer: IAA for LINPAC Automotive (B)
Tasks:
- Injection moulding, Natural fiber & carpet parts, assembly
- Interior Trim trunk parts VW Touareg & Porsche Cayenne project, delivery to Volkswagen Slovakia
1998 - 2000: punching, forming and assembly of sheet metal parts
Role: Quality System Coordinator / Quality Engineer
Customer: Press & Plat N.V. (B)
Tasks:
- punching, forming and assembly of sheet metal parts for truck chassis Volvo & Mercedes Benz Trucks
- Responsible for implementation of QS9000 & VDA6.1 automotive quality standard
- Responsible quality engineer contact toward customer base, handle complaint management, 8D reports