Rogier van der Poel

Managing projects for the polymer group from the moment the client order is received until final delivery of the procured goods and services. Project content ranges from basic engineering packages to complete production plants including engineering, procurement, manufacturing and commissioning. Aside from being accountable for the project budget and schedule, as project manager, I also challenge the organization to deliver the best suitable solutions fitting the needs of current and future clients.

Defining and setting up the go-to market strategy for thermoplastic piping systems in the chemical process industry. Determine the global focus within the chemical process industry segment in alignment with senior management. Refine the global strategy in alignment with regional stakeholders and build competence within the segment across all regions.

Returned to original role before being delegated to China.

Delegated to Shanghai to lead the design, construction and commissioning of the chemical catalysts division's first full-scale process catalyst manufacturing plant in Asia.

Identifying global production capacity shortages and define capacity optimization opportunities. Such optimizations could for example be capacity expansions via capital investment projects or by product portfolio optimization.

Application of the magnetic caloric effect was a novel and innovative idea as alternative to conventional cooling techniques. As project manager, I was managing the design phase of a pilot plant producing sample material for application testing with business partners. Key tasks were defining the scope, budget and planning for this pilot plant.

As project engineer I supervised the licensor (BASF) interests during the startup of a new full-scale catalyst plant start-up at our customer. Core responsibilities were achieving plant capacity, product quality and managing our delegated internal operators.

Capital investment brownfield projects, licensing technologies and project management for customer owned catalysts.

Plant optimization, process safety, utilities, modelling, project engineering and commissioning

As a CFD engineer, I participated in a European project investigating the possibilities of an electro-chemical production route of steel directly from iron ore.