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• Project management, technologie ontwikkeling en Product Management in diverse technische en industriële sectoren.• Meer dan 12 jaar ervaring met commerciële projecten en 6 jaar R&D, Innovatie en NPD/NPI projecten.• Uitstekende technische, bestuurlijke, commerciële, organisatorische en communicatieve vaardigheden.• Hands-on, pro-actief, analytisch met de juiste kennis en ervaring om methodes te identificeren die zorgen voor een hogere productiviteit/efficiëntie en deze volledig te benutten.

GEBOORTEDATUM 24.03.1970 BURGERLIJKE STAAT Alleenstand WOONPLAATS Vleuten, The NetherlandsONDERWIJS BSc (Hons) Product Design & Engineering, East London Universiteit, Essex, UK, 1994

TAALVAARDIGHEDEN Engels: moedertaal Nederlandse: basiskennis, wat in ontwikkeling is.SOFT SKILLS Effectieve mensen-manager, flexibele, opmerkzaam, goed gehumeurd, empathisch, gezellig.

Projectmanager, eigenaar. CADserv Europe Ltd. Engineering data management. December 2014 – hedenEigen bedrijf gespecialiseerd in engineering data management. Beschikbaar voor nieuwe contracten.

Projectmanager. Innovative Input bv. Maritiem industrie.Juni 2014 – November 2014Projectmanager voor twee zeer innovatieve NPD/NPI projecten met CAPEX waarde €15m.

Project Ingenieur. Bluewater Energy Services bv. Olie & Gas (Maritiem). Maart 2013 – September 2013Ontwerp, ontwikkeling en bouwkunde voor R&D projecten en FPSO systemen.

Sr Project Ingenieur. FMC Technologies bv. Olie & Gas (Scheiding technologie).Januari 2012 – Januari 2013Projectmanagement voor zeven parallel hi-CAPEX R&D, Nieuwe Technologie en NPD/NPI projecten.

Technisch Auteur. NOV ASEP Elmar bv. Olie & Gas (Exploratie technologie). November 2010 – December 2011Technisch schrijver voor handleidingen van complexe apparatuur.

Project Ingenieur. Ulstein Sea of Solutions bv. Maritiem industrie. September 2008 – September 2010Ontwerp, ontwikkeling en bouwkunde voor pipe-lay schepen, boorschepen en systemen voor op schepen.

Projectmanager, eigenaar. CADserv Europe Ltd. Engineering data management. September 2004 – Juli 2008Eigen bedrijf gespecialiseerd in engineering data management voor klanten Shell, Imtech, Vitens, National Grid.

Projectmanager. Kema bv. Elektriciteit transmissie & distributie. Januari 2003 – September 2004Projectmanagement, ontwikkeling en bouwkunde waaronder de ‘Emergency Restoration System’.

Projectleider. ASM International bv. Semiconductor industrie. Januari 2001 – November 2001Ontwerp, ontwikkeling en product-verbeterings projecten voor semiconductor productie machines.

Project Ingenieur. MB Faber Design Consultancy Ltd. Nucleaire en luchtvaart industrie.Juni 1998 – Januari 2001Ontwerp en bouwkunde voor nucleaire installaties en gerwerkt aan het Typhoon straaljager programma.

Ingenieur. BGC Design Consultancy Ltd. Product ontwikkling en civiële techniek. Augustus 1997 - Juni 1998Ontwerp, ontwikkeling en bouwkunde voor producten en interieurs van de consumenten.

Projectleider. Turkington Engineering Ltd. Bakkerij en voedingsindustrie.Februari 1995 - Juni 1997Ontwerp, ontwikkeling en bouwkunde voor bakkerij en voedingsindustrie apparatuur.

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Kern vaardigheden

TECHNISCHE VAARDIGHEDEN Hardware: Mechanische systemen, mechatronica, constructief ontwerp techniek in de nucleaire, luchtvaart, maritieme, olie & gas en semiconductor industrie.Software: MS Project, PDM, SAP, ERP, Inventor, AutoCAD, Solidworks, Ansys, 3DStudioMAX, Rhino3D, Adobe InDesign.

2012: VCA VOL ‘Safety for Operational Supervisors’ (gecertificeerde)2003: Prince2 Project Management (autodidact practitioner)2000: HAZOP 0/1/2 ‘Introduction and study implementation for Nuclear Installations’ (gecertificeerde)2000: Deterministic Safety Analysis ‘Consequence, Frequency and Risk Analysis’ (gecertificeerde)1996: City & Guilds Advanced AutoCAD (gecertificeerde)1996: City & Guilds 2D & 3D AutoCAD (gecertificeerde)

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Chris Dixon

+31 61 812 [email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisdixoncadserv

Portefeuille:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9n6ynvk9novq2ug/AABska3ersC0a0sHzemoQOGna?dl=0

• Project management, technology development and product management across a wide range of applications and industry sectors.• Over 12 years experience of commercial projects and 6 years within R&D, Technology Innovation and New Product Development / New Product Introduction (NPD/NPI) projects.• Excellent technical, managerial, commercial, organizational and communication skills.• Hands-on, pro-active attitude. Analytical mindset with an aptitude for complex problem- solving and an ability to exploit opportunities for increased productivity and efficiency.

DATE OF BIRTH 24.03.1970MARITAL STATUS Single PLACE OF RESIDENCE Vleuten, The Netherlands.

EDUCATION BSc (Hons) Product Design & Engineering, East London University, Essex, UK, 1994

LANGUAGE SKILLS English: native. Dutch: basic, in development. SOFT SKILLS Effective people-manager, adaptable, perceptive, good-humoured, empathetic, sociable, reliable.

CADserv Europe Ltd. Vleuten, The Netherlands / Engineering data managementProject Manager, owner / Available for new contractsDecember 2014 – present

My own company specialising in engineering data management and consultation.

Innovative Input bv Ridderkerk, The Netherlands / Maritime engineering industryProject Manager / R&D, Technology Innovation and NPD/NPI projectsJune 2014 – November 2014 (6 months)

For a company which specializes in providing unique solutions to the maritime/offshore sector, my remit here was to lead two ground-breaking innovation projects with a CAPEX value of €15m. Tasks and responsibilities included project definition, scope and strategic planning including validation of business-need, formulating a business case development path and securing external investment and technical partners, all utilising LEAN-oriented Prince2 project management methodology. I also motivated and led a team of engineers to develop concepts and execute FEED projects with an emphasis on feasibility for engineering, manufacturability, safety, reliability and cost-effectiveness.

Bluewater Energy Services bv Hoofddorp, The Netherlands / Maritime engineering industryProject Engineer / R&D and commercial engineering projectsMarch 2013 – September 2013 (7 months)

Bluewater specializes in the design and development of tanker-based (FPSO) production and storage systems. I provided design input for the ‘BlueTEC’ new energy R&D project focusing on the development of a tidal energy harnessing system and also contributed engineering expertise for turret-transfer and mechanical handling systems for Bluewater’s fleet of FPSO’s.

FMC Technologies bv Arnhem, The Netherlands / Oil & Gas (separation technology)Senior Project Engineer / Multiple Innovation & Technology and NPD/NPI projectsJanuary 2012 – January 2013 (1 year 1 month)

FMC Technologies designs and develops multi-phase separation technology used in the oil & gas industry. As Senior Project Engineer I was able to bring my project management skills to several parallel high-CAPEX, high-visibility R&D projects. This included leading and motivating several project teams, defining project scope, planning and strategy, budget forecasting, cost-control, procurement, work breakdown structure, task & resource coördination, risk-assessment, QC/QA and commissioning. Commercial duties included internal and external stakeholder management including negotiations and contracts formulation as well as business development and promotion via conducting presentations at the OTC and ADIPEC conferences. I also brought many operational improvements to this company including standardised project execution, planning methods and also VCA VOL safety certification for all employees.

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A distinguished career spanning 18 years within a diverse variety of hi-tech and high value projects. From designing combat aircraft and nuclear installations, to developing and managing new technologies within the semiconductor, energy and maritime sectors this experience has given me a strong foundation, understanding and ability for the successful execution of a wide range of project engineering and management principles and I am now seeking to further my career in a long-term or permanent position within a suitably progressive and forward thinking organisation.

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TECHNICAL SKILLS Hardware: Mechanical handling systems, mechatronics, structural design engineering, electro-mechanical packaging in the nuclear, aerospace, oil & gas, maritime/offshore and semiconductor industries.Software: MS Project, PDM, SAP, ERP, Autodesk suite including Inventor and 15+ years AutoCAD. Solidworks, Ansys, 3DStudioMAX, Rhino3D (+VRay), Adobe CC suite including InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator.

Chris Dixon

+31 61 812 [email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisdixoncadserv

Portfolio:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9n6ynvk9novq2ug/AABska3ersC0a0sHzemoQOGna?dl=0

NOV ASEP Elmar bv Groot Ammers, The Netherlands / Oil & Gas (exploration technology)Technical Author / Authorship of technical manualsNovember 2010 – December 2011 (1 year 2 months)

NOV ASEP Elmar produce equipment for use in the oil exploration industry where drawing on my extensive engineering background I produced complete and comprehensive Technical Manuals for various items of NOV equipment utilising Adobe FrameMaker, InDesign, Solidworks and Inventor.

Ulstein Sea of Solutions bv Vlaardingen, The Netherlands / Oil & Gas (maritime engineering)Project Engineer / Commercial design and engineering projectsSeptember 2008 – September 2010 (2 years 1 month)

USoS is a maritime design and engineering company specializing in drill-ships, heavy-lift ships and pipe-lay vessels where I executed design projects covering maindeck equipment, mechanical-handling, helidecks and accommodation blocks. My principal project here was the Transocean ‘Voyager’ vessel, working closely with the client up to project completion and commissioning. This was an invaluable and extremely enjoyable introduction to the maritime sector.

ASM International bv Bilthoven The Netherlands / Semiconductor industryProject Leader / NPD/NPI, product-improvement projects January 2001 – November 2001 (11 months)

ASM produces highly complex equipment used by the semiconductor industry for the manufacture of silicon chips. My role here was to develop new and improve existing technology in order to improve product market-value and potential. Having gained knowledge of ASM technology my role expanded to a leading involvement within further programs leading design teams, conducting client meetings, change-management and new product development.

MB Faber Design Consultancy Ltd. Leyland, UK / Nuclear and Aerospace industriesProject Engineer / Multiple large scale commercial engineering projectsJune 1998 – January 2001 (2 years 8 months)

Mechanical-handling, mechatronics, robotics and structural engineering for British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. Surveys, installation design and commissioning duties at Sellafield (MOX and SIXEP projects), HAZOP studies for mechanical-handling systems and facilities. Design and engineering projects for the BAE Typhoon fighter jet program including structural and electro-mechanical engineering for control surfaces (wings & flaps), cockpit and munitions systems.

CADserv Europe Ltd. The Netherlands & UK / Engineering data managementProject Manager, owner / Multiple data management and CAD projectsSeptember 2004 – July 2008 (3 years 11 months)

My own company specialising in engineering data management and CAD solutions. Clients for CADserv during this busy period included Shell, Imtech, Vitens, Westinghouse Electrotechniek and National Grid UK. A total of 55 subcontractor CAD engineers and software specialists were utilised during this period with an annual turnover of €200k.

Kema bv Arnhem, The Netherlands / Power transmission & distribution marketProject Manager / Innovation, Technology and NPD/NPI projectsJanuary 2003 – September 2004 (1 year 9 months)

Concept-to-market design, development and successful commercialisation of the ‘Emergency Restoration System’, a groundbreaking re-deployment system for high voltage power lines. Tasks included leading a team of 12 engineers and specialists, internal stakeholder management and commercialisation duties. CAPEX value €3m.

BGC Design Consultancy Ltd. Sheffield, UK / Product design and civil engineering Design Engineer / Retail and consumer product and industrial design projectsAugust 1997 – June 1998 (11 months)

For a company which specialises in retail product design and civil engineering solutions I was responsible for generating consumer product design concepts such as mobile phones, cameras, aerosol cans and also detailed space-management layout drawings of shop interiors and petrol stations for J. Sainsbury supermarkets.

Turkington Engineering Ltd. Burnley, UK / Bakery & food-processing technologySales Engineer / Multiple commercial new-build, modification and update-design projectsFebruary 1995 – June 1997 (2 years 5 months)

For a company which produces equipment for the bakery industry, the position included many duties including producing detailed mechanical and plant-layout designs. Following careful customer liaison I also facilitated many new-build, upgrade and modification projects.

2012: VCA VOL ‘Safety for Operational Supervisors’ (certification)2003: Prince2 Project management methodology (self-taught practitioner)2000: HAZOP 0/1/2 ‘Introduction and study implementation for Nuclear Installations’ (certification)2000: Deterministic Safety Analysis ‘Consequence, Frequency and Risk Analysis’ (certification)1996: City & Guilds Advanced AutoCAD (certification)1996: City & Guilds 2D & 3D AutoCAD (certification)

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Chris Dixon

Reference from Andreas Hannisdal, R&D manager at FMC. Andreas has now left FMC and is located at Aker Solutions in Norway. He can be contacted on: +47 55 22 30 00

Reference from Bert Stohr, Manager Custom Engineering at ASM.Bert has now left ASM and is located at Heijmans. He can be contacted on: +31 (0)73 543 5111

Dear Sir / Madam, Hello, and firstly, thanks for taking the time to review my CV and this letter of introduction. The intention of this letter is to give you more of an idea about who I am on a more personal level and to further expand on some of the information contained in my CV.

After developing a keen interest in design at a very early age and after coming top of my school classes on many occasions at Technical Drawing and Art, I developed a very clear and motivated desire to pursue design and engineering at degree level. As a child I had always enjoyed playing with Lego, building models, re-engineering (translate as ‘destroying’) my toys to see how they functioned, much to the disappointment of my parents! Therefore, I was always destined to follow this trend into higher education. After gaining a BTEC diploma in General Art and Design, which acted as a sound basis and foundation for my later degree studies, I worked as a draughtsman for a couple of years to save money for the 3 year Product Design course. This period was invaluable for learning a few key ‘life-skills’ and also for developing my commercial experience which came in very useful after completing my degree. I enjoyed every single day of the degree, not only because I was able to get my ‘hands dirty’ with real-world design principles and practice but also because of the satisfaction of having funded myself through something which I actually loved doing. I ultimately gained a good final degree classification.

After University I continued working as a draughtsman for a year, and although being higher-qualified and career-orientated, I accepted this lucrative contract role primarily to pay off some student debts. My first break into the world of Design and Engineering came when I was offered to assist in the formulation and subsequent running of the Liverpool University Design Resource Centre. This facility was set up by myself and three colleagues with very limited funding and resources supplied by the University and under the initiation and direction of the Dean of the Faculty of Design and Engineering. It soon became obvious to us that it was going to be a monumental task to set up something which would, in a very short space of time, be required to act as a support-focus point for

the Design & Engineering students. However, we made the best of it, rolled our sleeves up and set about creating what is now considered to be one of the best annex-services provided to any course of this kind in the UK. The centre has now been fully integrated to the faculty after it was deemed important enough to warrant a financial review and subsequent increase in budget and resources.

From leaving the Design Resource Centre in ’97 and through to June ’98 I enjoyed various short-term contract roles in design drafting and design engineering. In January ’99, I also formed my own company; CADserv Europe Ltd., initially with a view to taking advantage of the then-advantageous tax situation of being self-employed but also to explore the possibility of working for myself on a full-time basis. CADserv started as a freelance drafting service to various companies and enabled me to work from home and the core of my work centred on preparing layouts and GA’s for Architectural practices.

Starting as a Design Engineer at Faber Design Consultancy in June ’98 was a big step up. Faber specialise in very high-level design and engineering solutions for a prestigious client base including BNFL and BAE Systems. I was proud and privileged to be able to work on projects for both these clients including that of the Eurofighter Typhoon. I enjoyed many site visits to BAE Warton in Lancashire and was lucky enough to be able to coincide the visits with occasional roll-out test flights of the Eurofighter; after completing my on-site duties I was able to surreptitiously hang around off to the side of the hangar and marvel at this fantastic piece of engineering as it thundered down the runway the few hundred meters it needed to be able to take off. I am still very proud to be able to say that I played a very small part in its development.

January 2001 brought another very interesting contract opportunity, this time based in Holland and for a company which specialises in the mysterious and complex world of semi-conductor wafer processing technology. ASM is a key player in this field and being located in Holland I jumped at the chance of a change of scenery and another new and challenging position. I very quickly fell for the charms of Holland. The people are incredibly friendly, the country itself is beautiful and the work ethic, in my opinion is much more ‘progressive’ than I have previously experienced anywhere. I prefer to be in an environment where there is a ‘can-do‘ attitude to problem-solving, i.e. where people prefer to say ‘Hmm, that’s an interesting idea, we should look at it further to see if it would work.’, rather than ‘That’s a ridiculous idea, stop wasting my time!’. In the time that I have spent here in Holland I’m certainly finding much less egocentricity in the workplace and I hope that continues to be the case.

An introduction to Chris Dixon

It all started with Lego!

An introduction to Chris Dixon

A great (if a tad expensive!) way to let off some steam.

Beginning November 2001, I decided to take CADserv to a new level and explore the possibility of finding a new contract in Holland. By this time I had built up a good subcontractor base over the years and knew that I had at least 10 people who would be able to work for me at a moment’s notice. After calling around and making several presentations, Shell EP were the first to bite; they were developing their old main building in Rijswijk into what is now the beautiful, new EPi-Centre. They needed someone to convert all of the old paper-based engineering / architectural drawings for the building into a readable CAD format. After several weeks of project preparation and final negotiations we began the conversion process. By the time of the project start I had managed to find an extra 25 drafters enabling me to offer Shell the opportunity of a faster turnaround-time for the whole project. Of course, they jumped at the chance and after 2 years the job was completed to Shell’s satisfaction.

I was immensely proud of having attained a major blue-chip company as my first Dutch client and on the strength of this new-found corporate confidence in CADserv other major clients soon followed by retaining our services, most notably; Imtech bv, Vitens and Stoel Partners bv, amongst others.

Since 2002, I have enjoyed working with CADserv and also spending time working for several Dutch companies doing some very interesting things. One of my most recent contracts, at FMC in Arnhem, gave me the opportunity to utilise some of the project management skills I have amassed over the years. I started there as a design engineer and was subsequently given responsibility to oversee all existing R&D projects in terms of correct and efficient planning, standardised procedures, procurement and funding, resource management, thorough risk assessments, and commissioning. This was in addition to bringing several corporate improvement programs to completion, including having everyone in the company VCA certified for safety.

I am currently based in Holland and after a career of undertaking some very interesting but short-term projects I am now looking for my next long-term or permanent role within a suitably progressive and interesting organisation. I am willing to relocate anywhere in the world for the right position and CADserv continues to act purely as a back-up activity between ‘real-world’ contracts.

I’m a team player, I take my work seriously but I also enjoy having a laugh and am very sociable and always make a concerted effort to get to know my work-colleagues on a personal level as well as a professional level. I’m a very open person and try to give the most honest answers to every question I’m presented with. Managing a team of 25 guys (55 at CADservs’ busiest period) has given me an invaluable insight and an appreciation of the delicacies and intricacies of effective people-management.

On the language front, I pride myself on my native English language skills and these have been put to good use during international client meetings and presentations at ADIPEC and OTC conferences. I’m also continuing to improve my Dutch skills and one day the intention is to speak this moeilijk taal exclusively while I am living in Holland!

In my spare time, I’m to be found out walking along the beautiful beaches and countryside of Holland with friends during all seasons and I’m also proud to admit to being a 33% owner of an Ariel Atom track-day racing car. Together with the other two owners we make regular trips to the Nurburgring racing circuit in Germany where we continue to enjoy long weekends trying to beat each other’s lap-times. We invariably end up in friendly arguments and banter at the end of the day about who was faster and who did the most damage to the car over a stein of delicious German beer and a Bratwurst.

Well, that’s about it, I think I’ve covered the most important stuff! I’m sure subsequent years will enable me to add more but I hope you have gained a further insight about me than that which could be conveyed by my CV. Thanks again for taking the time to read this! Chris Dixon

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