Mar 2022 – Mar 2026 · 4 yrs · Tring, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• Leading multidisciplinary X-ray CT development teams in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. My focus is on driving technical innovation and continuous improvement, fostering a collaborative engineering culture, and aligning project outcomes with customer and business needs.
• Top-level project ownership, spearheading product and departmental innovation, and championing cross-functional collaboration. I prioritize people development through coaching and training, building strong relationships across teams, departments and the X-ray busineess unit. My hands-on leadership style drives effective resource planning, stakeholder engagement, and delivery of cutting-edge solutions.

Oct 2020 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · Cambridge, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• System engineering team lead for a large medical robotic device for a US-based start-up. Manag-ing complexity and risk on a dynamic and fast paced project, while ensuring documented technical alignment across disciplines and teams.

Mar 2020 – Oct 2020 · 7 mos

• Wherever borders were open.

Jan 2019 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

• Collaborative leadership of teams and clients to deliver innovative and disruptive products. Project manager and design lead for a wide variety of product developments, incl. writing proposals, planning, budgeting, client management, hands-on design, verification and reporting. Spearheaded PDD’s capability growth from mainly mechanical/physical design into the complete man-agement and delivery of electro-mechanical products
• Projects: e.g. new medical imager for diabetic feet; development and early production of 2 urinary catheters and their casing (IF design award); EV charging system; windscreen repair tools; drug delivery accessories; design reviews; pumps; insect rearing equipment; tracking module for use trials, and so on.

Aug 2016 – Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

Nov 2014 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Day-to-day running and management of a medical devices R&D department. Project manager and technical lead for Keeler’s most innovative NPD in 30y.:, redeveloping the core technology from first principles into the first practical hand-held tonometer

Apr 2013 – Oct 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos

• At PA's Technology Group we realize our client's most difficult challenges. I was involved in all stages of what we do: concept development, testing the best ideas in prototypes, building up a new pilot line, as well as the design, build, and commissioning of a full manufacturing line.
• This has helped Ora, an award-winning, new kitchen towel product to go from idea to store delivery in 12 months. Just another 17 months later, deliveries have started from a full manufacturing line. With several other large FMCG's we were again at the early phases of this journey.
• Besides several other projects I worked on, I also built up a new universal test rig / robotic platform for fast new process development. Instead of spending weeks on designing and building a test platform, you can now have one up and running in just a few days.

Apr 2012 – Mar 2013 · 11 mos

Apr 2009 – Mar 2012 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Tsukuba, Japan

• Special PhD fellowship at the Global Center of Excellence Program "Cybernics", technologies that combine human and machine.
• I developed flexible, wearable robots to help health care workers lift and hold patients. These kind of robots are Japan's solution to a quickly ageing society. Some more coming from the U.S., and now also slowly invading Europe. There is no escaping the cyborgs!

Oct 2008 – Mar 2012 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Tsukuba, Japan

• Successful venture company that commercialized the HAL robot suit, a wearable robot / medical device that helps patients and the elderly to walk again. (Part of a corporate sponsored Ph.D. program.)
• My work: helping patients to regain their walking ability by applying the very latest high tech rehab robots and tools.

Apr 2004 – Sep 2006 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Wassenaar, The Netherlands

• Operator at large amusement park. Promoted to inspector in March 2006. Responsible for safety checks, repairs, and training and evaluation of other operators.