For the last 20 years I have been developing my skills in risk management for industry and insurance sector. My previous experience has covered technical as well as legal/policy aspects in Health, Safety, Security and Environment. I believe that I could bring added value to tour company. Energetic and communicative, I’m looking for a new challenge including people interactions.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Health and Safety Director
Uccle Municipal Administration
01.2024 - Current
Leading the strategic and operational Health and Safety Belgian requirements about workplace safety, worker health, psychosocial aspects of work, ergonomics, occupational hygiene, workplace beautification, environmental measures of the organisation and (+/- 2000) employees:
Secretary of the monthly Prevention and Protection Committee at work
Create and lead the fire protection national requirements application and compliance building programs (80 buildings)
Create and lead the playground asset management processus including preventive maintenance program (2000 equipment)
Lead the psychosocial survey and start the deployment of each departments action plans
Create and lead the workplace safety programs including work situation risk analysis and work procedure
Realise the annual legal checks of 30 types of work equipment by accredited companies
Lead and manage a team of 4 employees
Manage department annual budget (+/- 1 m Euro)
Member of the 2nd line of defence: Risk champion, support the analyse of major incidents and report in the risk matrix.
Global Safety Subject Matter Expert
UCB Pharma
09.2022 - Current
Accountable of Safety documents related to design phases of engineering project: PED, ATEX
Machine, chemical hazard, ergonomic, electrical safety, construction site risks, working at height
Mechanical lifting, Biosafety, LOTO, confined space & internal traffic
Ensure that UCB’s HSE requirements are met by Global Engineering worldwide
Develop and maintain Safety competencies for engineers in Global Engineering
Lead the Global Engineering HSE community
Support operational engineering activities
Global Engineering risk portfolio management
Global Safety, Risk & Green Engineering Lead
UCB Pharma
07.2020 - 08.2022
Creation & development of a Safety Management Systems (identify – analyse – control) for industrial projects from ideation to commissioning stage
Topics included: PED, ATEX, Machine, chemical hazard, ergonomic, electrical safety, construction site risks,…
Accountable of Safety and Green processes and related documents
Ensure that UCB’s HSE requirements are met by Global Engineering
Develop and maintain Green, Safety competencies for technical engineers in Global Engineering
Lead the Global Safety, Risk & Sustainability services (+/- 10 p)
Represent the Global Engineering office for Safety & Green aspects in & outside UCB
Safety Engineer & Technical Safety Auditor
FLUXYS
01.2019 - 12.2019
Safety engineer (40 %):
Technical and legal safety advise concerning the natural gas network and natural gas installations
Evaluation of wind turbine risks related to new projects surrounding the natural gas network
Risk analysis associated to Fluxys engineering projects
Security (20 %):
Security Procedure publishing related to GDPR, Cameras and images
Security audits of natural gas stations
Technical compliance auditor (40 %):
Realization of 3 process audits :
Management of change in LNG terminal – Zeebrugge
Conformity of works in gas station
Follow-up of the legal warning and implementation through Fluxys Company.
Loss Prevention Engineer
AXA CORPORATE
11.2017 - 01.2019
Property field engineer (60 %, + 140 audits):
Surveys for a various mid-market (btw 1 & 40 M Euro) companies (food, storage, carpentry, car workshop, chemical …) in Belgium and France with the purpose to assess and improve the potential technical/financial risk regarding fire, theft, business interruption/continuity plan and environmental impact.
Accident at work field engineer (30 %):
Surveys for a various mid-market, larger companies activities in Belgium with the purpose to assess and improve the potential accident at work risk.
General safety training
Account engineer (10 %):
Development of the Risk Management System of the “Belgian Public Water Management Company” (public sector).
Risk Control and Safety Consultant
P&V GROUP
07.2016 - 10.2017
Property field engineer (60 %, + 140 audits):
Surveys for a various mid-market (btw 1 & 40 M Euro) companies (food, storage, carpentry, car workshop, chemical …) and public sector activities (school, retirement home…) in Belgium with the purpose to assess and improve the potential technical/financial risk regarding fire, theft, business interruption/continuity plan and environmental impact.
Accident at work field engineer (40 %):
Surveys for a various mid-market companies and public sector activities in Belgium with the purpose to assess and improve the potential accident at work risk.
Risk Consultant
ROYAL SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE PLC
09.2012 - 06.2016
Property field engineer (60 %, + 250 audits):
Surveys for a various large (btw 6 & 500 M Euro) industrial (Food, distillery, real estate, storage, lime & derivate, chemical…) multi-sites companies in Europe with the purpose to assess the potential technical/financial risk regarding fire, theft, business interruption/continuity plan and environmental impact. Process:
Survey organisation with a client and a broker
During the survey: Activities understanding, risk analysis and developing possible loss estimate scenarios, site audit (including testing sprinkler systems), employees field trainings (Good practise, Process and Policy) associated with the client Risk Manager
Implementation and negotiation of technical recommendations with the Site Manager
Reporting (close cooperation with underwriters)
Follow-up and updating the risk database
Project analysis: Supporting client with guidance and advice in order of reaching full conformity with the RSA technical recommendations
Account engineer (30 %):
Management of 2 large international accounts (Lime & derivate production)
Audits planning preparation
Quality reporting review
Writing and preparation of the yearly overview
Negotiation of the technical recommendations
Continuous improvement:
Maintaining awareness of changes in loss prevention technology, emerging risk, legislation, Policy and trading processes
Environmental Engineer
TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING
08.2009 - 09.2012
Sales:
Realization of business proposals: methodology, planning, budget
Permitting and Environmental risk analysis:
Environmental Impact Assessment – Peat Production and Power Plan - Rwanda
Preliminary assessment of Environmental and Social Impact for the power systems master plan - West Africa
Environmental permit writing of “Institute National Radio-Elements”-Belgium
Environmental Impact Assessment elaboration of “Institute National Radio-Elements”-Belgium
Environmental hazardous notification for gas project – Belgium
Project management:
Management of the environment parameters during the basic design – detail design – construction – commissioning on (EPCM) energy projects to obtain compliance with the permit:
Study of the Environmental regulatory framework (EU Directives, National rules & Policies) and impact on the planning
Introduction of the Environmental requirements in the basic design in a multidisciplinary team (mechanic, civil work…)
Monitoring of the environmental aspects of contractors (Risk analysis, quality of studies, and respect of the regulatory…) during the detail design and the construction phases.
Energy projects: extension of a LNG terminal and renovation of three sites of natural gas storages - France.
Management of the Environmental Impact Assessment for a nuclear power plant - France.
Management of the analysis of functional environmental parameters by environmental specialist in a nuclear power plant project – France.
Guidelines writing for contractors on a construction site.
Guidelines writing to develop an Environmental Management System and risk analysis of their activities.
Guidelines writing of the role, activities and strategy follow-up for a Tractebel environmental consultant in the EPCM project.
Risk management & safety consultant
TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING
12.2006 - 08.2009
Safety risk analysis:
ATEX risk analysis (biomass power plant, cogeneration plant, turbojets, gas power plant - Belgium).
Flood risk analysis (nuclear plant of Tihange).
Hazardous notification in a gas power plant – Belgium.
Effect analysis and Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) (transport of ethylene oxide in Europe, transport of hazardous material around Tihange).
Scribe for HAZOP (power plant, bio ethanol unit, heating system).
Kinney analysis.
Quality audit for fly ash of coal power plant.
Project management:
Management of the safety during the basic design – detail design – construction – commissioning on energy projects (EPCM) to obtain the CE labelling folder of the installation:
Study of the safety regulatory framework (EU Directives, National rules & Policies) and impact on the planning
Introduction of the safety requirements in the basic design in multidisciplinary team (mechanic, civil work, piping…)
Monitoring of the safety aspects of contractors (Risk analysis: HAZOP/PED/ATEX, quality of studies, respect of the regulatory…) during the detail design and the construction site (Quality of the HSE plan of the contractor).
Energy projects: repowering gas vapour power plant – France, heating system - Luxembourg, wind farm Belgium, revamping of gas storage – France, replacement of new steam turbine and its auxiliaries - Germany
Safety Policy/Process/methodology writing:
Guideline writing of the Kinney analysis for Tractebel employees.
Evaluation and Writing of the HSE plan on the construction site.
Participation in the guidelines writing of the role, activities, and strategy follow-up for a Safety consultant of Tractebel in EPCM project.
Risk assessment engineer
FACULTE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS
01.2005 - 12.2006
Creation of a new emergency planning methodology in zones with economic activity:
Study of demand context (existing tools, law requirements, companies and Public bodies (Maire/Firemen) demands)
Methodology steps proposal (SWOT)
Test of the methodology (improvement)
Writing methodology process.
Application of methodology to create the Emergency plan of Ghislenghien’s Zoning
Education
Safety advisor Level 1 -
Faculté Polytechnique de Mons
Mons, Belgium
01.2007
Master in Bio Engineering - undefined
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Bruxelles, Belgium
01.2003
Skills
Health and safety management
Risk assessment
Fire protection standards
Fire safety management
Environmental impact assessment
Team leadership
Stakeholder communication
Teamwork and collaboration
Certification
People Management Certificate – ICHEC (5 months – 2022)
General Management Certificate – ICHEC (5 months – 2021)
RSA Risk Engineering Programme, Fire engineering: NFPA General guidebook, NFPA 13, CEA 4001, APSAD, EN12845,…), 2012 – 2014
LANGUAGES
French: Mother tongue
English: Fluent
Dutch: Good
Spanish: Basic
Croatian: Basic
PERSONAL INTERESTS and OTHER
Sports and cooking., Travel: Eastern/Western Europe, North America, South America, Africa.
TRAINING
General Insurance Introduction, Insert (Assuralia), 2018
FPA, Europe Diploma in Fire Prevention, Moreton-in-Marsh, UK – 2014
NFPA 13, Marsk Risk Consulting, Paris, (5 days – 2013)
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Trainer Occupational Safety Management Courses (in English) for the personnel of the American base of Chièvres during 2 x 1 week.
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