Jeroen Vlek
Project EngineerThetford
Breda, Netherlands
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General
About
Product designer with experience in polymer, composites and metal manufacturing in the consumer, automotive and machinery industry. Interested in mechanics, biomechanics, sustainability.
Driven to improve the quality of life through design.
Driven to improve the quality of life through design.
Haves
Injection moulding, Ergonomics (sitting and sleeping), Sketching, Mechanics, Polymers, Production drawings, Pro/Engineer and SolidWorks
Professional Experience
Aug 2010 - Present
Project Engineer
Thetford
Consumer Goods
Thetford
Consumer Goods
Development and engineering of a new line of portable chemical toilets. On-site quality assurance at Chinese supplier, regarding injection moulding and assembly.
Jan 2006 - May 2006
(0 years, 4 Months)
(0 years, 4 Months)
Intern
BPO
Design
BPO
Design
An internship by which I greatly improved my knowledge of designing for strength and stiffness.
Sep 2006 - Apr 2007
(1 years)
(1 years)
Graduation intern
Savas Seating B.V.
Automotive
Savas Seating B.V.
Automotive
Graduation project. Increasing comfort of sitting and sleeping for coach passengers on overnight journeys.
2007 - 2008
(1 years)
(1 years)
CAD engineer
Caterpillar
Machinery
Caterpillar
Machinery
Updating production drawings of all Orange Peel Grapples to the Caterpillar drawing standard.
Mar 2008 - Oct 2008
(0 years, 7 Months)
(0 years, 7 Months)
Product Designer
Mirror Controls International
Automotive
Mirror Controls International
Automotive
Co-responsible for the quality of the production of car mirror actuators. Designing test setups, running tests and engineering of design improvements.
Jul 2009 - Oct 2009
(0 years, 3 Months)
(0 years, 3 Months)
Product Engineer
Freelift BV
Utilities
Freelift BV
Utilities
Converting a stairlift concept design of GBO to a product for a series of 8000. Realising a prototype for the REHA CARE 2009 trade fair. For several parts, new concepts were developed that suit alternative production methods. Responsible for all technical drawings which were made from scratch.
Mar 2009 - Jun 2009
(0 years, 3 Months)
(0 years, 3 Months)
Product Development Engineer
USG Innotiv
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
USG Innotiv
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
- Concept development of an accesoiry for a luxury product. (clients name is confidential) - Quotation requests for Thyssenkrupp stairlift.
- Creating and giving a communication workshop for USG Innotiv employees.
- Creating and giving a communication workshop for USG Innotiv employees.
Nov 2008 - Mar 2009
(1 years)
(1 years)
Mechanical Engineer
Hittech Multin BV
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Hittech Multin BV
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Cutting machinery development. Realising a prototype and its product for a series of 200 per year. Responsible for all technical drawings which were all made from scratch.
Dec 2009 - Jan 2010
(1 years)
(1 years)
FEM Engineer
Sergem Engineering
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Sergem Engineering
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Responsible for advising on construction of adhesive joints after doing FEM analyses on them in SolidWorks (COSMOS). Calculations were done on aluminium parts that were joined with polymer parts.
Feb 2010 - Jul 2010
(0 years, 5 Months)
(0 years, 5 Months)
Product Designer
Helvoet
Plastics
Helvoet
Plastics
Development of new concepts, prototypes, test setups and product improvements for polymer and rubber products.
Jun 2007 - Dec 2011
(4 years, 6 Months)
(4 years, 6 Months)
Product Development Engineer
USG Innotiv
Staffing and Recruiting
USG Innotiv
Staffing and Recruiting
Consulting agency, for which I have currently been employed at Thetford
Helvoet
Sergem Engineering
Freelift Hittech Multin MCi Caterpillar
Helvoet
Helvoet
Sergem Engineering
Freelift Hittech Multin MCi Caterpillar
Helvoet
Education
1995
VWO, Norbertuscollege (High School)
2001
Master, Technische Universiteit Delft (High School)
Integrated Product Design
Integrated Product Design
More about Jeroen Vlek
First Name
Jeroen
Last Name
Vlek
Interests / Hobbies
snowboarding, squash, playing (bass) guitar, graphic design, foreign languages
Specialities
Injection moulding, Ergonomics (sitting and sleeping), Sketching, Mechanics, Polymers, Production drawings, Pro/Engineer and SolidWorks
Recently in Netherlands
Recently in Chamber.com
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