Ronald Thuinte

Background

About Ronald Thuinte

I started my working career within the certification industry. Within this function I closely worked with customers in certifying their products mainly for the North American market. Within this job I was able to combine a lot of my interests, like travelling, new technology and meeting people. This also gave me the opportunity to investigate different kinds of components and products in detail and to understand in which industries I had the most interest. Additionally, by working in close contact with the customers, it gave me the opportunity to develop my soft skills, like how to present myself and how to communicate effectively. From this I learned that besides the technical interests I had, that I also enjoyed working with people. As a next step in my career I decided to work within a company developing and manufacturing a product (control and distribution panels specific for the oil and gas industry). By doing this I have the opportunity to go deeper in a specific technique and to learn the practical site of manufacturing and all the problems that are created within such a process. After leading a team of 6 persons, it was indicated that they would like me to lead the engineering departement of about 30 engineers, giving me also the chance to gain knowledge in leading and LEAN. Missing the direct contact with engineering itself, the next step in my career combined the safety work of my first job with engineering, being responsible for safety for complex systems within the defense industry.