Projects

Management consultancy

For a major European Defence company, I made a strategy plan for general management. A new strategy was needed for high-end camera’s and thermal imagers within the businessline Optronics. The strategy included a commercial plan for Sales, Productline Management and a plan for long term maintenance including strategic stock for the Service department.

Business development and capture management

As strategic capture lead and bid manager, I contributed to provide defence solutions to customers around the world and to deliver best-of-class solutions that improve stability and security. I initiated large international projects, to the public with a tender process or directly by business to business. For a one-stop-shop defence solution provider, I participated in strategic planning and managed acquisition, tendering, consultancy and product management.

Engineering

Fault Finding and Root Cause Analysis

Within the production line of optical components for Helmet Mounted Displays, I did fault finding on a production fault which had severe consequences. In cooperation with product engineering, development and production support, I gained detailed insight into the root cause, the status of all fielded and planned series. I monitored the quality of the solution, the implementation of the new production and generated a communication plan for the integrator and the customer.

Special projects

A utility company requested information on infrared conditioning monitoring. Together with a Dutch company, I investigated the possibilities and performed some tests.

Services for Energy savings, Heatview

I generated a service called Heatview, for local government and energy auditing companies. Heatview targets energy efficiency behavior and sustainability with heat scans. A heat scan is a thermal or infrared image which visualises and indicates the flow of heat in and around the home. Households account for a significant proportion of energy consumption. A heatscan motivates and encourages householders to install draught proofing measures. The heat scans are made with a specially designed recording system on a car. I did product development, sales and all operational work. See Heatview

Thermal imaging consultancy

With my technical and operational expertise on thermal imaging, I can supply consultancy for procurement, R&D and sales departments for Defence&Security. I can assist in translating the operational needs into realistic specifications of products. I can do a technical assessment of midwave and longwave thermal imaging systems, from cooled/uncooled thermal cores to completely integrated thermal-imaging cameras, systems, and subsystems. For the Dutch Defence organization and for a Dutch Security company, I created a dedicated training on thermal imaging for the Defence&Security market and for gas detection. The training compromised basic principles of infrared and thermal imaging, operational requirements, functionalities, range performance modelling, life cycle costing and criteria for the different stakeholders.
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