Bart Robijns

Experience

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  Groep T

  Sept 1992 - May 1995

  Assistant/Docent at Department of Electro Mechanical Engineering

  • Assistant in Laboratory of Applied Material Sciences• Training production technicians at the InBev brewery at Louvain• Docent evening courses (adult education) measuring and controller technology

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  Robert Bosch Production NV

  May 1995 - May 1997

  Design Engineer Manufacturing Equipment

  • Technical design of machines and production tools• Admittance to central Bosch Trainee Programme• Internship at Bosch Development Centre at HQ Bühlertal, Germany

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  Robert Bosch GmbH

  May 1997 - May 1999

  Product Development Engineer Wiper Systems

  • Product development (system engineering, CAE/CAD)• Resident Engineer at Ford Development Centre at Cologne, Germany.• Achievements: Introduction " Full Service Supplier" Concept at Bosch ED Division, achieving "Customer Driven Quality Award” for new Ford Focus

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  Robert Bosch Ltd

  May 1999 - Apr 2000

  Project Leader Wiper Systems Ford, Jaguar and Land Rover Account

  • Final responsibility for project results including commercial performance• Coaching resident engineers at Ford development centres in London and Cologne.• Achievements: introduction first Bosch Wiper Systems at Jaguar

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  Robert Bosch GmbH

  Apr 2000 - Apr 2004

  Manager Sales and Project Management

  • Management of Ford, GM and Fiat Account for business unit wiper systems (Turnover > 70 Million EUR)• Responsible for project management and commercial result• Leading and coaching team of >10 project leaders / sales engineers• Interface for regional activities in Nafta and Mercusol• Achievements: > 90% Market share at Ford, new acquisitions at Fiat/Alfa

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  Robert Bosch Production NV

  Apr 2004 - Mar 2008

  Plant Champion

  • Coordination of new product launches• Coordination of interdisciplinary activities at the plant• Liaison engineer towards OEM Customers and project leaders at Business Unit

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  Robert Bosch Production NV

  May 2008 - Feb 2019

  The role Manager Chemical Process Development is a leadership role which is responsible for the research and development for chemical process development for Original Equipment and Aftermarket of Bosch Wiper Systems. The department gathers a team of highly skilled engineers and chemists. They operate as specialists and project managers, and are a crucial interface towards product engineering, manufacturing, quality and Business Unit. Their goal is to develop and pre-engineer new manufacturing technologies in the field of painting operations (wiper blade & arm), rubber mixing, injection and extrusion moulding (wiper rubber profiles), and wiper rubber surface treatment operations. For these manufacturing processes the aim is to generate and industrialize new production technologies as well as to optimize existing manufacturing processes to improve quality and profitability.The department acts within the Bosch Devision as Competence Center. Its home base is the Bosch Lead Plant at Tienen (Belgium). The team operates with a global approach and supports other production locations (e.g. Serbia, China, India, Thailand) and its suppliers worldwide to ensure implementation of standardized processes.The target is to fulfill customer expectations, achieve excellence in quallity with a clear continuous improvement approach. Show less • Coordination and management of new product launches for OEM customers• Reporting to Plant Manager and Production Director• Leading and coaching interdisciplinary "Launch Team" (> 20 employees)• Window Person towards Business Unit at HQ Robert Bosch GmbH (D)• As Center of Competence creating worldwide standards • Introducing Launch Management at WW production subsidiaries• Supporting the build of new production satellites WW• Assuring an flawless launch of initial applications WW• Achievements: successful launches of dozens of new vehicles, introduction of management tools and standards (visualisation, KPI's), introducing Launch Management at new production locations in Hungary and Serbia Show less

  • Manager Chemical Process Development

    Jan 2014 - Feb 2019

  • Launch Manager & Lead Plant Coordinator

    May 2009 - Feb 2019

  • Quality Manager

    May 2008 - May 2009
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  Robert Bosch

  Feb 2019 - now

  Director Program Management

  A leadership role with target responsibility for development, engineering and industrialization of a new platform portfolio of automotive wiper & cleaning solutions. Direct reports are project managers located at Bosch's R&D locations WW. This role reports directly to the president of the business unit at Bosch's HQ in Germany. My challenge is to lead and coach the teams, orchestrate the resources, and deliver to target. #WeAreBosch