Antwerp Area, Belgium
Entrepreneur, Business Development & Sales Leader
Telecommunications
Education
University of Louvain-la-Neuve (UCL) 1991 — 1992
Postgraduate (French), Business Administration, Distinction
RWTH Aachen 1990 — 1991
Thesis work (German): Collision protection solution for robot arm, Mechanical Engineering (Maschinenbau), Distinction
University of Leuven (KUL) 1986 — 1991
Master of Science (Dutch), Electro-mechanical engineering (Mechatronics)
Experience
OTN Systems August 2013 - Present
Firstlink BVBA June 2001 - Present
AimValley August 2012 - December 2012
Transmode Systems AB April 2006 - April 2011
Transmode Systems AB January 2003 - March 2006
CommScope December 2001 - December 2002
Spike Broadband Systems April 2000 - November 2001
Tyco Electronics April 1999 - March 2000
Tyco Electronics June 1997 - March 1999
Tyco Electronics November 1992 - May 1997
Skills
Global Alliances, Telecommunications, Sales, Strategy, Start-ups, Market Entry, Positioning, Go-to-market Strategy, DWDM, Entrepreneurship, People Management, Team Building, Contract Negotiation, International Business, Ethernet, Europe, Channel Partners, Sales Management, Forecasting, Fiber Optics, EMEA, Wireless Solutions, FTTx, Emerging Technologies, Direct Sales, Team Management, Broadband, Optical Transmission, Mergers, Business Strategy, Sales Operations, Pre-sales, Strategic Partnerships, Strategic Planning, Channel Management, Self Starter, Alliances, Contract Negotiations, Leadership, Wireless, Competitive Analysis, International Sales, New Business Development, Business Intelligence, OEMs, Business Alliances, Management, Strategic Alliances, Negotiation, Solution Selling