Manager, Technology & Innovation at Elcoteq SE
Finland
- Current
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- Manager, Technology & Innovation at Elcoteq SE (Finland)
- Past
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- Technology Analyst at Elcoteq Product Development Services (Finland)
- Project Leader / Sr. Mechanics Designer at Elcoteq Design Center (Finland)
- Senior Designer / Project Team Leader at Yacht Technology (The Netherlands)
- Product Designer at TNO Industrie (The Netherlands)
- Production Engineer at AMP Holland (The Netherlands)
- Product Engineer at Elbar (The Netherlands)
- Education
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- Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
- Hogeschool Haarlem
- MTS Roermond
- LTS Weert
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Ron Broens’s Summary
Three quotes that describe my professional actions:
"Progress is a nice word.
But change is its motivator.
And change has its enemies." Robert Kennedy
"Duc, sequere, aut de via decede"
"Lead, follow, or get out of the way" Unknown
"A wise man knows he knows nothing" Socrates
In my opinion, doing (or daring to do) things "different" with existing technologies and taking a more creative, unorthodox approach towards problems is the key to more efficient value creation. Do not get stuck in routines; for humankind, change is the only constant.
Keywords to describe myself : Curious, creative & persistent
Keywords to describe my preferred professional environment: Projects, R&D, technology, creative, open discussion, commercial targets, innovation, conflicting constraints, products, team, development, drive, complex, customer, future orientated....
Ron Broens’s Specialties:
Innovation strategies & management
Technology roadmapping & forecasting
Design for Manufacturing / Assembly / Logistics / Cost
Platform and module (portfolio) development
Product development project management & process development
Design & manufacturing (process & technology) audits
Ron Broens’s Experience
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Manager, Technology & Innovation
Elcoteq SE (Finland)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ELQAV; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
May 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Shape and manage the daily affairs of the company’s technology incubation initiative; implement & execute idea management; development of innovative ideas to new (EMS) business opportunities; Planning, execution, leading, and/or managing of concept & feasibility projects (financial & technical); obtain early, internal & external, project buy-ins for incubation projects. Additional tasks: Business roadmap creation; service portfolio & vertical integration analysis; Integration of business development processes; executing M&A audits (mainly in Asia). Reporting to: Vice President of Product Development & Director of Business Development
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Technology Analyst
Elcoteq Product Development Services (Finland)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ELQAV; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
September 2005 — April 2007 (1 year 8 months)
Search, evaluate, and adapt new technologies, mainly mechanics
orientated, that can offer benefits to the company’s future business; draft technology roadmaps; investigate and outline product platforms options for maximizing product variability and minimize supply chain costs; consult project management & project teams on product modularity and manufacturing technologies. Reporting to: Chief Technology Officer -
Project Leader / Sr. Mechanics Designer
Elcoteq Design Center (Finland)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ELQAV; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
October 2003 — August 2005 (1 year 11 months)
Lead teams to design mobile phone mechanics; coordinate mechanics R&D activities; provide technical support for business development; give presentations on the capabilities of the mechanics department to potential customer; execute pre-project feasibility investigations & requirement studies; set-up and refine internal product design processes. Reporting to: Mechanics Design Line Manager & Product Program Manager within projects
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Senior Designer / Project Team Leader
Yacht Technology (The Netherlands)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; RAND; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
October 1999 — September 2003 (4 years)
In this position, I executed and participated in (mechanics) design projects for several customers of Yacht Technology. Examples of these are: Philips Medical Systems (X-ray tube upgrade/replacement), ASML (semi-conductor industry; high stiffness & accuracy constructions/devices), Tyco Electronics (electronic connector design & technology transfer), Philips Mobile Display Systems (platform designs), JTAG (standardized solution applications), and others.
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Product Designer
TNO Industrie (The Netherlands)
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
March 1998 — September 1999 (1 year 7 months)
Within multi-disciplinary (optical, mechanical & electrical) design teams I was responsible for the design of opto-mechanical elements, parts, & components with 3D CAD and other mathematical software; most of my work here was done for the semi-conductor industry.
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Production Engineer
AMP Holland (The Netherlands)
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
December 1996 — February 1998 (1 year 3 months)
This company is currently known as Tyco Electronics. In this position I was responsible for Quality assurance for molding, stamping, plating, and assembly processes of electro-mechanical connectors; I initiated product enhancements/modifications and more efficient production processes; exchange information with other AMP subsidiaries (global) and sales engineers on product matters and manufacturing processes.
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Product Engineer
Elbar (The Netherlands)
(Oil & Energy industry)
August 1995 — November 1996 (1 year 4 months)
In this position I was responsible for determining repair and refurbishing routes of gas turbine and steam turbine parts (E.g. blades, rotor discs, and/or combustion chambers); prescribe heat treatments and coating types for turbine parts; and guiding products during the repair process.
Ron Broens’s Education
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Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Masters Degree , Technology, Policy, and Innovation (evening student) , 1997 — 2001
Master's Program Technology, Policy & Innovation; Influencing new technologies
This Master’s program specializes in the development and the consequences of new technologies. Students learn how people and organizations can influence technological development. Graduates involve themselves with company policies for the successful introduction of new technologies. The program focuses on developed as well as developing countries. When possessing insight into technology you can devise and use means to steer innovation processes in a desirable direction.
Compulsory Courses
· Innovation in Networks
· Innovation and Growth
· Innovation Policy
· Sectoral Systems of Innovation
· Technology Transfer
· Technological Infrastructure and European Integration
· Engineering Courses
· Multidisciplinary Project: Dynamics of Technological Change and Innovation
Thesis subject: Classification of technological knowledge
.- Activities and Societies:
- Since I did this study as an evening student next to a fulltime job I did not have any time left to get involved in extra curricular activities :o)
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Hogeschool Haarlem
Bachelors Degree , Aeronautical Engineering , 1991 — 1995
This education focused on airplane design (aerodynamics, structures, performance,...) and operations (including maintenance)
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Thesis subject: Design of industrial fan blades (aerodynamics)
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- From May 1992 till May 1993 I was a board member of the Aeronautical Student Association 'Sipke Wynia'.
Primairy function: Editor in Chief of the student magazine.
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MTS Roermond
Technician , Mechanical Engineering , 1988 — 1992
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LTS Weert
Mechanics Technologies 1984 — 1988
Additional Information
Ron Broens’s Websites:
Ron Broens’s Interests:
Driving my Moto Guzzi 1200 Sport, playing floor bal and badminton, movies, visiting museums (classical art; natural history; technology), surfing the Internet, design (& build) my own airplane, traveling, studying and reading up on numerous contemporary topics
Ron Broens’s Groups:
Manager/Founder of the Moto Guzzi enthusiasts group in LinkedIn
Member of the International High IQ Society IHIQS
Since 1989 blood donor for the Red Cross
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Innovation People Expert Innovators Creative Network -
Innovation Management Group -
Technology Marketing Community -
TU/e Alumni Network -
Leadership + Innovation by Stefan Lindegaard -
International High IQ Society -
Moto Guzzi enthusiasts -
Intellectual Property Professionals -
M&A Integration Management (www.mergerManagementGroup.com) -
Hogeschool Haarlem - Vliegtuigbouwkunde -
Innovation RainMakers(r) -
Emerging Technology Leaders' Network
Ron Broens’s Honors:
PUBLICATION:
Broens, R.C.J.A.M, Vries de, M.J. (2003), Classifying technological knowledge for presentation to mechanical engineering designers. Design Studies, Vol. 24, Issue 5 (September 2003), pp. 457-471. (So far quoted in 12 publications; December 2006)
INVENTIONS:
At my current employer I have made (so far) 16 invention disclosures of which 2 have become utility models and for 2 ideas patent right have been granted (please see the 2 hyperlinks above). Most of the remaining 12 inventions are classified as business secret.
