Paul Van Lierde

Director of Technology

About

Science PhD, Chemistry  Driven, responsible and enthusiastic senior professional, experienced in coaching R&D and Quality teams in Europe & North America. Skilled individual in developing strategies to optimize operations and driving those to successful implementation. Demonstrated leadership skills through working with multifunctional teams and developing high potential individuals.

Country

Belgium

City

Antwerp Metropolitan Area

Industry

Chemicals

Skill

Manufacturing, Management, Product Development, Strategy, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Budgets, Quality Assurance, Coaching, Project Planning, Process Improvement, Leadership, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Polymers, Process Simulation, Iso 9000, Polymer Chemistry, Start-ups, Coatings

Experience

Director of Technology

Everlam

2015 - Present · 11 yrs

Process Development Lead, Raw Materials

Eastman Chemical Company / Solutia Europe

2006-7 - 2014-2 · 7 yrs 8 mos

Gent Area, Belgium / Indian Orchard, MA

- Lead and coached research and project teams in an international environment. - Created and lead a process development research platform. Managed budgets. - Developed strategic research program. - Defined, proposed and advanced business critical projects. - Developed and build pilot plant facilities. - Improved product quality and created operational margin for commercial operations. - Networking - Built relationships with universities, research institutes and 3rd parties.

Quality Control & Assurance Lead

Solutia Europe

2001 - 2006 · 5 yrs

Gent Area, Belgium

- Lead and coached the QC & QA organization for the Gent site. - Responsible for final product release in a B2B environment (automotive & architectural industry) - Maintenance of ISO9002 and assistance to the introduction of QS9000 & TS16949 quality systems. - Interacted with major customer accounts, discussed customer needs and developed solutions. - Investigated +/- 150 customer complaints on a yearly basis. Introduced error proofing measures.

Process Chemist

Monsanto Europe / Solutia Europe

1997 - 2001 · 4 yrs

Gent Area, Belgium

- Chemical & technical support to Manufacturing. - Strong interaction with Raw Material & Product Manufacturing, R&D and Technical Customer Service. - Introduced new products and developed process changes for commercial extrusion lines. - Installed capabilities to improve yields, final product quality & consistency. - Troubleshooting based on data analysis & modeling of process parameters.