Jan Van de Velde Master of Science in Engineering, MBA Candidate

Prof i le I am a mechanical engineer with 7 years of experience in project management, working abroad as an expat in Europe, Asia and Africa. I combine a strong technical-theoretical education with a highly practical work experience in an international and multi-cultural environment. Currently I’m following an MBA to further develop my business skills and I’m looking for a management position in an entrepreneurial company where I can make an actual difference!

Competencies n During the newbuilding of Fernão de Magalhães I constantly had to see the big picture, find the critical path and adjust the planning accordingly to be able to deliver the vessel on time and within budget. n During the first months of operations of a new vessel, gett ing th ings done is essential to ensure that all the problems got sufficient attention and were solved with a minimum of down-time, even in very challenging locations like Nigeria, Oman and Russia. n While constantly switching locations and starting up or taking over worksites, I needed to quickly establish order and structure and separate essential from non-essential issues for each new assignment in order to deliver the necessary shore-based support for the vessels at work and ensure maximum up-time. n My last newbuilding in China had more than it’s fair share of set-backs and at that time I needed all my skills as a team leader to keep my multicultural team together, motivated and convinced of a positive outcome.

Experience From 2005 till 2012 employed by Jan De Nul in the following functions: Technical Inspector Vessel Maintenance from 04/2011 till 08/2012 n Maintenance engineer for CSD Fernão De Magalhães, delivering shore based support to ensure a maximum uptime of the vessel in Oman, Singapore, Indonesia and Russia. Technical Inspector Vessel Construct ion from 10/2009 till 04/2011 n Newbuilding engineer for CSD Fernão de Magalhães, a 150M € project, supervising the construction of the vessel, leading a team of engineers, chief engineers and captains to ensure a timely delivery in Pula, Croatia. Technical Inspector Vessel Construct ion from 01/2008 till 10/2009 n Newbuilding engineer for BA Postnik Yakovlev, a 28M € project, in China. Technical Inspector Vessel Maintenance from 09/2006 till 01/2008 n Maintenance engineer for TSHD De Bougainville in Nigeria, Angola and Mexico. Technical Inspector Vessel Construct ion from 09/2005 till 08/2006 n Assistant newbuilding engineer for TSHD De Bougainville, a 16M € project, in China.

Education Ful l-t ime MBA at Vler ick Business School from 09/2012 till 08/2013 n In Company Project: assessing the long-term strategy and identifying potential strategic partnerships for Xant (www.xant.eu), a start-up in the wind energy sector. n Giving Something Back Project for the Belgian Red Cross.

Master of Science in Engineer ing at KULeuven from 09/2000 till 08/2005 n Graduated Magna Cum Laude n Master Thesis: modelling a new type of nuclear power plant, the GT-MHR, for Tractebel Engineering.

Personal In fo Date of birth: 11/06/1982 Nationality: Belgian Address Edward Pynaertkaai Nr. 93 bus 01.01 9000 Gent, Belgium Contact Detai ls +32 479 840 299 jan.vandevelde@gmail.com @jan_vandevelde http://linkd.in/janvandevelde