Leveraged Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) to reverse engineer and launch new products and services.
Devised and implemented open innovation procurement programs and developed pilot plants for proof of concept.
Secured foreground IP in collaboration agreements with fundamental research institutions in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and Norway.
Collaborated extensively with cross-disciplinary engineering (chemical, mechanical, digital, physics, material science) teams to design, integrate, and optimize complex systems.
Reduced the lead time of projects by 47% by introducing an AI R&D support partner program for landscape search, technology scouting, and prior art & literature review to define technology development roadmaps.
Supported European supplier competitiveness by initiating standardization of critical component design (using predictive data models), leading to a 30% improvement in delivery lead time.
Produced Make or Buy analysis, was involved in company acquisition projects, and managed onboarding of an acquired company.