Curriculum Vitae


Training/Education

1990 – 1994 : MAVO, ’t Lichtschip in Dronten

1994 – 1998 : MTS, Apeldoorns College in Apeldoorn.
Department automotive technique

1999 – 2002 : HTS, Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen,
in Arnhem. Department automotive technique

2005 : Nima marketing orientation, 11 April final examine.

2006 : Nima Marketing A

2007 : Value Analyses & Value Engineering

2007 : Presentation skills training

2008 : Nima Marketing B (B-2-B), international title: Marketing Manager level 6

Work experience

Half year training period (1996) : Spijker in Harderwijk, Mercedes Benz
garage.
Activities: reception, warehouse and workshop.

Half year training period (1998) : Kuiken Cramat in Emmeloord,
Mobile cranes garage. Activities: mechanic.

Holiday work (5 summers) : Gicom in Biddinghuizen,
Metal working. Activities: welding, setting metal plates, cutting metal plates, etc.

Holiday work (2 summers) : Translift in Dronten,
Designer of side loaded waste collection vehicles. Activities: engineering.

Voluntary work (5 years) : “De Schoof” in Biddinghuizen.
Activities: bar-activities.

1 year 1999 : Scania in Zwolle
Activities: Mechanic

Training (2002) : Police Flevoland, Traffic accidents service

2002 – 2004 : Hard- and software engineer with Translift in Dronten.
Activities: responsible for all hardware and software changes. The hardware and software come from a German company, all the changes or new functionalities where coordinated by me. I also made the technical manuals for the mechanics in foreign countries and I have given the training to the mechanics in foreign countries.

2004 – 2007 : Product Manager at MCFE in Almere
MCFE = Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift Europe
Started as trainee on the Product Support after a half year moved to Design and half a year later ended at the Product Development. After this 1,5 year I was offer a job at the Product Management Department.
Activities: responsible for marketing researches in the EMEA, consolidate all market wishes and show them to Japan and defend them. Introduce new products on the market and setting the marketing strategy. Making Sales training material and also train the sales people of dealers and also internally.

2007 – 2011 : Product Training Manager at JLG in Hoofddorp
JLG is an Oshkosh Corporation Company [NYSE: OSK].
They are a producer of aerial work platforms and Telehandlers. They have signed an alliance with Caterpillar to build Telehandlers for Caterpillar and market them in the EMEA.
To be able to do this JLG set-up a team of +/-50 people world wide. In this group I have started as Product Training Manager, a new function for this group.
I have made all sales training from nothing and did some market research. I am now busy with competition analyses and improve my sales training material. In the planning are also some application studies.

2011 – 2013 : Product Manager Export at Remeha in Apeldoorn
Remeha is a company in the heating business.
I was the export product manager of Remeha. This means I was responsible for all products outside The Netherlands. I was doing all product management tasks (cost/sales analyses, business plans, market introduction, market feedback, etc) for countries mainly in Western Europe and for two customers in North America. I was also the product manager of all commercial floor-standing boilers.
Next to this I had the sales responsibilities of a few countries to get experience with sales.



2013 – 2014 (oktober) : Business Manager at Kobelco in Almere
Kobelco is a manufacturer of crawler excavators.
I am the Business Manager responsible for Scandinavia, Baltic’s, Russia and CIS. When I started the dealers in Scandinavia and Baltic’s were already setup. Meaning this was maintaining the relationship and being sales responsible for this area. Russia/CIS didn’t exist at all. Meaning I needed to search for dealers in Russia and Kazakhstan and setup their business from nothing. I made the business plan for total Europe and Russia/CIS and was responsible for the pricing strategy. As Business Manager I was responsible for sales, service, after sales, spare parts, problems, etc of my dealers.


Other skills

Computer knowledge : Words , Excel, Power Point,
Borland C++ (programming),
Adams, Autocad (drawing program’s)
Solid Works (3-d drawing program’s)
PC-rect (photography program)
Visual Basic

Driving License : Since 1st May 1997

Sport / Hobby’s : Cycling, computer, football, cars, formula 1, reading, Running.

2013 – 2014 (oktober) : Business Manager at Kobelco in Almere
Kobelco is a manufacturer of crawler excavators.
I am the Business Manager responsible for Scandinavia, Baltic’s, Russia and CIS. When I started the dealers in Scandinavia and Baltic’s were already setup. Meaning this was maintaining the relationship and being sales responsible for this area. Russia/CIS didn’t exist at all. Meaning I needed to search for dealers in Russia and Kazakhstan and setup their business from nothing. I made the business plan for total Europe and Russia/CIS and was responsible for the pricing strategy. As Business Manager I was responsible for sales, service, after sales, spare parts, problems, etc of my dealers.

2011 – 2013 : Product Manager Export at Remeha in Apeldoorn
Remeha is a company in the heating business.
I was the export product manager of Remeha. This means I was responsible for all products outside The Netherlands. I was doing all product management tasks (cost/sales analyses, business plans, market introduction, market feedback, etc) for countries mainly in Western Europe and for two customers in North America. I was also the product manager of all commercial floor-standing boilers.
Next to this I had the sales responsibilities of a few countries to get experience with sales.

2007 – 2011 : Product Training Manager at JLG in Hoofddorp
JLG is an Oshkosh Corporation Company [NYSE: OSK].
They are a producer of aerial work platforms and Telehandlers. They have signed an alliance with Caterpillar to build Telehandlers for Caterpillar and market them in the EMEA.
To be able to do this JLG set-up a team of +/-50 people world wide. In this group I have started as Product Training Manager, a new function for this group.
I have made all sales training from nothing and did some market research. I am now busy with competition analyses and improve my sales training material. In the planning are also some application studies.

2004 – 2007 : Product Manager at MCFE in Almere
MCFE = Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift Europe
Started as trainee on the Product Support after a half year moved to Design and half a year later ended at the Product Development. After this 1,5 year I was offer a job at the Product Management Department.
Activities: responsible for marketing researches in the EMEA, consolidate all market wishes and show them to Japan and defend them. Introduce new products on the market and setting the marketing strategy. Making Sales training material and also train the sales people of dealers and also internally.

2002 – 2004 : Hard- and software engineer with Translift in Dronten.
Activities: responsible for all hardware and software changes. The hardware and software come from a German company, all the changes or new functionalities where coordinated by me. I also made the technical manuals for the mechanics in foreign countries and I have given the training to the mechanics in foreign countries.

Training (2002) : Police Flevoland, Traffic accidents service

1 year 1999 : Scania in Zwolle
Activities: Mechanic

Voluntary work (5 years) : “De Schoof” in Biddinghuizen.
Activities: bar-activities.

Holiday work (2 summers) : Translift in Dronten,
Designer of side loaded waste collection vehicles.
Activities: engineering.

Holiday work (5 summers) : Gicom in Biddinghuizen,
Metal working. Activities: welding, setting metal plates, cutting metal plates, etc.