Master in applied sciences 1988 Started working as a system engineer for the Train Control & Management System at Bombardier Transportation on various internation projects (Shuttle Train, Virgin Trains, ...). Managed an international team of system and software engineers. From 2011 worked as a project manager for the Belgian part of the "Inductive charging research and test" project (cars, busses and trams). In 2018 & 2019 worked at Picanol as servitization manager for the data collection of weaving looms at the production plants of customers. Since early 2020 working for the VLAIO front office (Team Bedrijfstrajecten) as Program Advisor Cybersecuity &AI