Who am I?
In the end, only those businesses that achieve the right balance between ‘People, Planet and Profit’ will remain viable.
That’s something I can safely say, based on my experience with implementing and auditing cleaner production programmes and ISO care systems (environment, safety, food safety and quality). And it’s something that I have done with both SMEs and multinationals, in Belgium and abroad.
In everything I do, I always seek to achieve maximum added value for and in consultation with the client.
What do I do in my spare time? Travelling has been part of my life since I was young, as has sport.
El mundo da muchas vueltas"
Expertise
As environment coordinator and prevention adviser, I help companies to develop their policy on Environment, Health & Safety (EHS). I coach workers, deal with environmental permit applications and develop care systems. My EHS experience extends across various sectors: chemical, pharmaceuticals, food, metalworking, woodworking and waste processing.
You can also come to me for REACH coordination, determining your carbon footprint and analysing the lifecycle of products.
Experience
External environmental coordinator, level A, and external prevention adviser, level 1 – Mensura
Since 2021
External environmental coordinator, level A – Mensura
2013 - 2021
Group Environmental Technologist, Group EHS – Bekaert
2009 – 2012
Senior Environmental Consultant – SGS Environmental Services Belgium
Lead Auditor ISO 14001 – SGS Certification Services Belgium
2008
Management Consultant – SGS Management Services Belgium
2005 – 2007
Freelance lead auditor ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 – Bureau Veritas, Ecuador and Colombia
2001 – 2004
VVOB cooperative faculty of chemical engineers
Instructor – Project coordinator of implementation programmes for cleaner production at SMEs – Polytechnic College, Quito (Ecuador)
1996-2004
Diploma's
Preventieadviseur niveau 1
2021
Milieucoördinator A
2011
Preventieadviseur niveau 3
2005
Lead auditor ISO 9001
2003
Lead auditor ISO 14001
2002
Specialist cleaner production
2001
Ingenieur scheikunde en landbouwindustrieën (=Bio-ingenieur)
1986 – 1991
Courses
My contribution to the package of training courses at Mensura Learn&Connect is the course on ‘Basic prevention adviser training’.