1. Curriculum Vitae
Personalia:
Sur name Kierkels
Christian names Adrianus, Wilhelmus, Cornelis, Hermanus
First name Ard
Date of birth March 23rd 1969
Place of birth Oisterwijk, NB, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Residence Steenbakkersweg 14
6991EM Rheden
Telephone home: 026-3235494
Mobile: 06-41210914
E-mail : ardkierkels@gmail.com
Education:
Subjects Courses
1994 - 1997 Tilburg University Master in Policy Science.
Thesis: Implementation of Total Quality Management
for Medium and Small Businesses using the INK-
EFQM-model and the Balanced Scorecard.
1988 - 1992 (High) Vocational Education Bachelor Human Resources Management
1984 - 1988 Higher General Secondary
Education Dutch, English, German, Math, Physics, Chemistry
Recent training:
• Lead auditor ISO 9001, LRQA ; nov. 2010, update 9001:2015, Bureau Veritas nov. 2016
• Six Sigma Greenbelt, Maruna; may 2013
Work experience:
feb 2016 – present In my current job as Snr Supplier Development Engineer for Global Liquids
Commodity at LM Windpower I:
• monitor supplier performance in order to develop liquids commodity
supplier strategy,
• coordinating supplier selection, qualification & improvement process &
actions, including planning commodities global supplier auditing
programm,
• conduct or support troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis sessions in
order to prevent or mitigate production stops, (structural) material,
(inspection) process or design issues.
• innitiate and track material qualification progress and trails.
• lead supplier - LM internal allignment projects.
Working experience continued:
2. feb 2013 – feb 2016 In my job as Supplier Development Engineer at Benchmark
Electronics Almelo I was responsible for:
• monitor QLTC performance of suppliers and push for improvement ,
• conduct supplier selection & improvement projects including international
supplier auditing,
• conduct troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis Team sessions in order
to find and mitigate production stops, structural design issues.
• coordinate improvement project both at suppliers and Almelo internally.
Beside this operational role, I am tasked to identify need for change, help
colleagues to implement changes in new processes, working methods and use
of Quality tools and systems.
2011 – 2013 As QHSE Engineer at Howden Thomassen Compressors BV
I supported “New Build” compressor projects for instance by composing
Quality Inspection & Test Plans. I performed internal and supplier audits as
lead auditor, performed Root Cause Analysis and coordinated improvement
projects in order to prevent deviations, increase process control, safety and
logist efficiency.
2008 – 2011 Avenier, Projectmanager / “Beleidsmedewerker” Kwaliteitszorg (specifically
for the Juvenile penitentiary institutions at Zutphen & Wapenveld):
Development, implementation, certification of the Quality system conform
Dutch HKZ JJI-standard:
• Development and implementation of an automated quality system using
Decos registration and filing software.
• Organize cross-functional meetings, in order to describe processes /
procedures and instructions.
• Set up an internal audit-organization, training the internal audit team
coordinating the internal audit activities.
• Set up the Avenier long term auditplanning, including coordination of the
internal and external audit-cycles.
• Coordination of multiple customer satisfaction studies, Management
Reviews and long term improvement programs.
May – november 2011 Tour with the1st (NLD) Police Training Group in Kunduz (Afganistan) as
Operational Analyst (Kap). In preparation of this mission I supported the
comprehensive mission design. In Kundus (and Kabul) this mission document
was translated in a mission plan and monitoring method in close cooperation
with the international partners of this mission.
Focus of this first tour was to set up a structure to be able to coordinate
monitor and assess the progress of this peace and security building mission.
Furthermore my role was to support the commander of the 1st (NLD) Police
Training Group and colleagues of the Dutch foreign affairs office in Kabul.
3. Working experience continued:
2007 – 2008 Consultant Management Systems at “BMD-advies” in Elst (Netherlands). In
this position I supported many medium and small sized businesses with the
development and implementation of their QHSE systems. I used my experience
with INK, Balanced Scorecard and ISO-standards (9001, 14001, 26000 &
Ohsas 18001). Some better known customers I worked for:
- Caterpillar Work Tools, Den Bosch.
- Belden Wire & Cable, Venlo
2001- 2007 Consultant at Giralis, Partners in education (Den Bosch, Netherlands).
Consulting for educational institutions (primary to university): - Strategic
orientation and Management Systems, Quality & customer focus projects
using, Balanced Scorecard, INK-model, XQMP, WMK & KMPO.
- Human Resource Management and tools such as, competence-management,
job description and payment classification systems: certified for “FUWASYS”
educational variants,
- Case- en Crisismanagement, occupational health and HSE management.
1999 – 2001 P&O-adviser for local authorities in Rheden, Arnhem and Nijmegen (KAN
region)
- Divers P&O tasks: Search & Selection, occupational health and absence
control, Organization Development: giving advise on how to implement cut
backs in costs, FTEs and tasks, outsourcing, SLA’s etc.
1998 – 1999 Site Negotiator for Telfort Mobile: Search and contract owners of buildings
and greenfield locations for the build and installation of the GSM-network
(Netherlands wide).
1997 – 1998 Implementation of a Quality syststem for the Global HSE department conform
ISO-9002 Akzo Nobel, Pharma, (Diosynth & Organon) Oss Netherlands.
1996 – 1997 Master thesis at Nehem Consulting Group (Den Bosch, see education).
1992 – 1994 Military service at KCT (Special Forces) Roosendaal.
References can be obtained after personal contact.
General:
Certificates / licences: Hobbies:
- Drivers licence: A.B. Parental Board Rhedense Pioniers,
- Certificate Six Sigma Greenbelt
- License VCA VOL (Dutch H&S license)
- Certificate FUWASYS educational variants
- Certificate Lead Auditor ( LRQA)
Outdoors sports (bijv. climbing, mountainbiking,
parapente, skiing, diving, etc.)
- Diving license (commando-duikvereniging) - Reading, renewable energy, sustainability.