1. Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Jan Van den Brande
Vestinglaan 11, 2860 Sint-Katelijne-Waver (Belgium)
+32 15 55 63 92
+32 468 205 490
vandenbrande.jan@telenet.be
Sex Male | Date of birth 11/08/1961 | Nationality Belgian
PREFERRED JOB
Quality- / Production- / Change Manager
WORK EXPERIENCE
January 2013–October 2013
Production Manager B.U. Power Transformers
CG Power Systems Belgium, Mechelen (Belgium)
Managing 3 departments: production, industrial engineering and maintenance: 6 direct and 120
indirect employees.
Reorientation of the departments after a radical re-structuring, with focus on polyvalence, efficiency
and productivity.
February 2012–December 2012
Quality Manager B.U. Power Transformers
CG Power Systems Belgium, Mechelen (Belgium)
Managing the quality-department, 4 direct and 8 indirect employees from incoming goods control over
process-control and test-bay till final control and final release of the transformers.
Reorientation of the department from quality control to quality assurance.
February 2010–January 2012
Quality Manager B.U. Distribution Transformers
CG Power Systems Belgium, Mechelen (Belgium)
Managing the quality-department, 9 direct and 9 indirect employees from incoming goods control over
process-control and test-bay till final control and final release of the transformers.
Reorganisation of the department into 4 cells: quality control, quality analysis, test-bay and quality
audit.
June 2007–January 2010
Industrial Engineering Manager B.U. Power Transformers
CG Power Systems Belgium, Mechelen (Belgium)
Managing a team of 3 process-/project-engineers.
Analysis of production-processes on output and efficiency.
Search for new and better working-methods, techniques, equipment, machines and lay-out.
Proposition, implementation, follow-up and secure improvements to reduce trough-put times,
production-costs and bringing quality, safety and ergonomics to a higher level. Organisation of method
studies and analysis of working-stations.
January 2004–May 2007
Quality Manager for Volkswagen at supplier
Volkswagen Braunschweig, Braunschweig (Germany)
Responsible for the quality within the Module-assembly (suspension) of VW Braunschweig in Beersel,
from the reception of the incoming goods until the delivery in sequence and J.I.T. to the car-factory of
VW Brussels.
Execute/prepare Audits (VDA 6, ISO TS, Product and Process).
Quality-objectives: tuning, follow-up and improvements.
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Evaluation of technical product-changes.
Watch over the quality-status of the incoming goods.
Development/implementation of concepts in order to improve and guarantee the delivered goods.
Take care of customer-complaints, customer-visits.
Establish/follow-up of inspections.
Representation of the plant-manager.
September 2002–December 2003
Quality Project Engineer
Volkswagen Brussel, Vorst (Belgium)
Responsible for the non conformity follow-up and introduction of the VDS-Win system in the factory.
Coordination of the trainings for the quality department.
Team member for the quality department into different work-groups (testing-concepts, prototyping,
trainings, manufacturing processes).
July 2001–August 2002
Quality Engineer
Volkswagen Brussel, Vorst (Belgium)
Summary and analysis of external quality problems (customer-complaints, importers, inquiries, …)
compare and associate with internal sources (Product-Audits, Test drives, …) and other VW-plants in
order to give feedback to the production.
Building of cross-functional teams to find solutions for the detected weaknesses.
August 1999–June 2001
R&D Manager first line analysis
Seat Centro Técnico, Martorell (Spain)
Supervision of a team engineers (up to 8 persons during the start-up) in order to:
- reduce the production- and quality-problems within the factory
- analyse customer- and test drive remarks and propose improvement
- reduce costs of production by simplification or change of materials
Follow-up of novelties (model-changes, new options, …).
In the name of the development department Seat (Technische Entwicklung) participate in meetings in
the VW-factory (planning of production, technical changes, car-audits, suppliers, …) and give
feedback to the T.E..
Assure the connection/communication between the developer (TE Seat Martorell) and the producer
(Factory Volkswagen Brussels).
October 1998–July 1999
International Personal Development Programm
Seat, Martorell (Spain)
By I.P.D. contract associated with the department vehicle optimization (O.V. Optimisación Vehiculos Fahrzeugoptimierung) in Spain.
Objective: become familiar with the organisation and methods of the technical centre, in particular the
O.V.-department, with the objective to manage an O.V.-department at Volkswagen Brussels for the
models Toledo en Leon.
September 1996–September
1998
Industrial Engineer Prototyping
Volkswagen Brussel, Vorst (Belgium)
Responsible for the bodywork of the Toledo (2nd generation).
Study, planning and initiation of the necessary tools for the production of prototypes.
Implementation of an FMEA (early detection of possible problems in the mass-production).
Planning of the prototypes and PVS-cars (preproduction-cars)
Problem-analysis and set-up of problem-sheets.
Contacts with the development departments (Seat Spain).
Description of the working methods in procedures ISO9002.
November 1989–August 1996
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Volkswagen Brussel, Vorst (Belgium)
Responsible for the model VW Passat (3th and 4th generation).
Study, planning and commissioning of production lines, follow-up of product changes to assure the
quality and conformity.
Set-up and update of production descriptions and the genealogical tree of the model.
Improvement of the production processes.
Description of the working methods in procedures ISO9002.
May 1988–October 1989
Industrial Engineer Body Shop
Renault Belgique, Vilvoorde (Belgium)
Preparation, follow-up and commissioning of the manual Jiggs of a new production line for the Clio.
Collaboration with the Plant in Valladolid (Spain) due to identical production lines.
May 1985–April 1988
Trainer
Renault Belgique, Vilvoorde (Belgium)
Investigation, preparation and realization of training in the subjects: automation, robotic programming,
training by computer and computer applications.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
September 1979–June 1984
Master in Industrial Engineering, Electronics Measurement and
Control Technology 1984 (great honors)
Stedelijke Industriële Hogeschool Antwerpen (IHAM), Antwerpen (Belgium)
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s)
Dutch
Other language(s)
UNDERSTANDING
SPEAKING
WRITING
Listening
Reading
Spoken interaction
Spoken production
English
B2
B2
B2
B2
B2
French
B2
B2
B2
B2
B1
German
B2
B2
B2
B2
B1
B2
B2
B2
B2
B1
Spanish
Levels: A1/A2: Basic user - B1/B2: Independent user - C1/C2: Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Communication skills
▪ teamplayer
▪ involvement
▪ give and receive feedback
▪ conflict handling
▪ lead meetings
▪ one-to-one conversations
▪ custumer minded(internal and external)
Organisational / managerial skills
▪ leadershipandcoaching
▪ determine vision
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▪ follow-up system for actions
▪ planning on medium and long term
▪ introduce specific changes to improve results and performances
Job-related skills
▪ take initiative
▪ full commitment
▪ quality minded
▪ take decisions
▪ flexible
Computer skills
▪ Microsoft Office: Excel - Word - Power Point - Outlook
▪ SAP
▪ Lotus Notes
▪ Q-Pulse
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Opleidingen
▪ Management: Goto Management - Coaching & people management
▪ Safety: DuPont leadership in safety - Event tree analysis
▪ Quality: Juran - TQM - 8D - Six Sigma Green Belt
▪ Productivity: 5S - Value Stream Mapping - Lean Manufacturing
▪ Organisation:Priority management
▪ Financial: Fundamentals of Finance
▪ Various: Hay function classification -Customer minded acting
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