Eric Burgers

Experience

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  Van Rietschoten & Houwens

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1992

  Software Engineer

  Software engineer, working on the command & control system of the Karel Doorman - class Guided Missile Frigate (M-Frigate).

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  Holec Machines en Apparaten

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1995

  Traction Engineer

  Development of IEC-305 complient Train Communication Network (TCN), an onboard, self-configuring real-time communication network for interconnection sensors & systems

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  Logica

  Apr 1995 - Mar 2010

  Umbrella Project: guiding an international team of professionals to deliver Umbrella: a system for planning and distributing unaddressed mail to regions in the UK. The development and test team are based in India, the acceptance test team is based in the UK. Responsible for the budget and progress of the program. Supervising a team of developers in India (35 persons) and UK (3 persons). Member of the core group for System Integration Projects (SIP), a business unit focussed on national and international project delivery based in the Netherlands.Managed various projects in the areas or- Railways (tracking & tracing, traffic management)- Retail logisticsProduct Management for:- Wireless Asset Managament- RFID middlewareCompetence Management (team of 20 people) Worked on various (international) projects, including but not limited to:- Storm Surge Barrier "Maeslantkering', a mission critical system- Signalling, Monitoring and Traffic Control systems for the Railways

  • Project Director

    Jan 2010 - Mar 2010

  • Project Manager for SI/Projects

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2010

  • Systems engineer

    Apr 1995 - Dec 2003
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  National Information Center (NIC)

  Mar 2008 - Nov 2008

  Project Manager

  The National Information Center (NIC) is the information technology service provider for all Ministry of Interior (MOI) sectors (Passport Directorate, Civil Registry, Security Forces, Police Units, Border Control, etc.). The basic role of the NIC is fulfilled by operating a main central office in Riyadh. In conjunction, the NIC maintains 10 regional zone centres spread throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Over 800 user sites connect to the central office through these regional zone centres.The purpose of this project was to research, select and deploy the most suitable RFID technology available to enhance the goals of the Ministry of Interior by providing an accurate and fast method of vehicle identification. Eric worked on the Statement of Work and organised stakeholder workshops to identify and elaborate the operational scenarios. The work was done in Riyadh (Saudi-Arabia), Dubai (United Arabic Emirates) and in the Netherlands. The project was put on hold in November 2008 because of the overlap with ATVAM. Show less

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  Ministry of Interior (MOI) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  Nov 2008 - Dec 2009

  National Technical Manager ATVAM

  In 2004 the Ministry of Interior (MOI) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued a contract for a nationwide implementation of law enforcement systems and traffic control centres. The purpose of ATVAM is to reduce the number of deaths and improving road safety. The MOI awarded the contract to three investor under a Build-Operate-Transfer contract - every investor is responsible for the deployment of an ATVAM system in one of the three regions in the Kingdom. The total contract value was estimated at 1,5 billion U.S. dollars. To manage the three investors, a project management office was established by the MOI, where Eric filled the position of National Technical Manager. Eric reported directly to the program director. As Technical Manager, Eric was responsible for detailing the program requirements, evaluating all designs (civil, electrical engineering, traffic engineering, mechanical and software components), acceptance and quality of the systems, defining and enforcing program-wide standards and manage change proposals. Eric managed a centralized technical team directly and defined systems engineering management policies for the technical teams in the three regions Show less

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  Royal Haskoning

  Apr 2010 - Jul 2010

  Systems Engineer

  Eric defined a verification and validation strategy for one of the largest tunnel projects in the Netherlands. The strategy needed to be defined to ensure full end-to-end integration of all systems that are in or near the tunnel entries / exits and the regional traffic control centres.As a sidestep, Eric assisted in a bid and described the Systems Engineering approach for a large capacity improvement project for the Maasvlakte, which is part of the Rotterdam Harbour.

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  Soltegro

  Apr 2010 - Oct 2015

  Project Manager Systems Engineering

  Small (< 30 staff) and independent company specialised in reliable systems engineering, industrial IT and management consultancy. Delivering professional services (technical management, project management, systems engineering) to the infrastructure market. Worked on several medium to large projects using and introducing Model Based Systems Engineering.

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  Cofely GDF-Suez

  Aug 2010 - Feb 2012

  Project Manager Engineering

  Eric managed the software development team for the control & monitoring system for the A2-Leidsche Rijn tunnel. To assure a verifiable product, Eric implemented software configuration management, defect resolution, reviewing and inspection processes and introduced SCRUM. Implemented a training & certification program for the future tunnel operators.

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  N.V. Westerscheldetunnel

  Apr 2012 - Aug 2012

  Systems Engineer

  Leading and working with a team of systems engineers responsible for the delivery of the conceptual design of the Westerschelde tunnel safety systems as part of a tender.

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  Vialis

  Aug 2012 - Apr 2014

  Team Lead Systems Engineering

  Leading a team of systems engineers and responsible for the delivery of the overall design of the A4 motorway tunnel & road safety systems by applying model based systems engineering techniques. Providing coaching and advice for the adoption of model-based systems engineering to the organization. Introduced defect tracking systems based on MANTIS and introduced KANBAN.

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  Rijkswaterstaat

  Apr 2014 - Nov 2014

  Leading a team of project controllers within the CHARM programme, a joint initiative of Rijkswaterstaat (NL) and the Highways Agency (UK) for selecting software products for traffic control centres. Tasked with monitoring overall programme progress, financial status and integral risk management. Defining and maintaining standards for project management within the CHARM project, a joint initiative of Rijkswaterstaat (NL) and the Highways Agency (UK) for selecting software products for traffic control centres. Tasked with the delivery of the quality management plan, risk management plan, document management plan, configuration management plan, requirements management plan and change management plan.

  • Interim Manager Programme Control

    Jul 2014 - Nov 2014

  • Interim Manager Project control

    Apr 2014 - Jun 2014
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  INCOSE

  Aug 2014 - Jan 2016

  Co-chairman Special Interest Group Model Based System Engineering

  Initiated the Special Interest Group Model Based Systems Engineering for the Dutch chapter of INCOSE. The goal is to develop and promote the use of model-based systems engineering by integrating modelling techniques from various engineering disciplines.

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  BESIX

  Dec 2014 - Oct 2015

  Teamlead PMS/IA

  Teamlead for the analysis and design of the Performance Measurement System (prestatie meetsysteem) and the sluice control system for the sluice at Limmel, near Maastricht. Responsible for leading a team of 4..8 systems engineers, liaison with subcontractors, and planning and monitoring the project and quality of the deliverables. Delivered the conceptual en detailed design, acceptance test plans and descriptions and the Performance Measurement System for the existing sluice (including design, tests, code). Delivered the conceptual en detailed design, ISIT, SIT, ISAT and SAT protocols for the sluice control system. Show less

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  Rijkswaterstaat

  Oct 2015 - now

  Senior Consultant / System architect

  System architect for two major infrastructure projects in The Netherlands: - The Rijnlandroute, the first drilled tunnel that conforms to the Dutch National Tunnel Standard between the A4 and A44 south of the city of Leiden, and- ZuidAsDok, the A10 tunnel in the heart of the business centre of Amsterdam combined with a major renovation of the Schinkel bridges and sluice.Responsible for the overall functionality and quality of the control systems for these projects, including formulating adaptations to the Dutch National Tunnel Standard to facilitate stakeholder needs that impacts the standard. Show less

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  Semapro

  Jan 2016 - now

  Owner
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  INCOSE

  Nov 2016 - now

  Infrastructure Ambassador

  Engaging industry members across geographic and application domain boundaries in order to contribute to the development and practice of systems engineering and model based systems engineering / model based conceptual design, especially for the infrastructure domain.