1992 to present President and major shareholder of Salland Engineering B.V.
On September 1, 1992, I started Salland Engineering B.V. (SE). At the beginning, the activities of SE were the development of products and offering services for the industrial electronics market in The Netherlands. After the first several months, SE expanded into products and services for the semiconductor industry. The services offered were test software development for complex micro-electronic devices and the development of products to improve the productivity of “Automatic Test Equipment” (ATE). My duties were to manage the development which were offered on a project and hourly basis depending on the customer requirements.
In 1994, I advised the shareholders of SE to buy 51% of a company developing Least Cost Routing (LCR) devices, this became Salland Engineering Telecom (SET). After changing the product development of SET into a customer-driven one, the turn over increased 40% per year with profits of 40% of the turn over. The LCR devices (for analog phone lines) began with single line devices and expanded to include the development of multiple (8 lines) devices. My responsibilities included overall management and generating new ideas for the engineers to develop.
In 1994 and 1995, I made preparations to start Salland Engineering (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (SE(S)). At this time, I was “Chairman of the Board” of SE(S) who is 95% owned by SE. SE(S) is staffed by 10 full-time employees. SE(S) also offers test software development for the semiconductor industry in the Far East. My responsibilities include managing the operations and the sales/marketing with a local Managing Director. In addition, I advise the local Engineering Manager on local engineering projects (hourly basis or project basis). SE(S) is currently diversifying into the local industrial electronics (customer specific hardware development in combination with embedded software development).
In 1997, I advised my shareholders to diversify into non-semiconductor business by means of offering customer specific hardware development services in combination with embedded software development. In 1997 and 1998, these activities expanded significantly which resulted in starting Salland Engineering Electronics B.V. (SEE) on January 1,1999.
In 1997, I made all the necessary preparations to start an operation in the US. In 1998, Salland Engineering (USA) Inc. (SE(USA)) became operational. SE(USA) is 100% owned by SE. SE(USA) currently employs 10 engineers. My responsibilities were to encourage, motivate, and guide the local Vice President and the local Business Manager.
On January 1, 1999, Salland Engineering (Holding) B.V. (SE(H) became operational. SE(H) is the holding company for SET, SEE, SE(S), SE(USA) and SE(E). SE(E) stands for Salland Engineering (Europe) B.V. which is the semiconductor activities of SE. The total SE(H) organization consists of approximately 70 employees.
My responsibilities included:
1992 Sales Manager Electronics
Engineering Division of Rood Technology Nederland B.V.
Responsible for the worldwide sales of products (hardware and software) developed by the Rood Technology group (Burn-In Board Loader/unloader, Universal Test Program conversion software tools, QFP straightener, networking products for ATE).
1990 to 1992 Business Unit Manager Rood Technology Nederland B.V.
Managed a software division in The Netherlands and a mechanical division in Germany and was also responsible for overall sales.
1987 to 1990 Maintenance Manager Rood Technology Nederland B.V.
Maintained and managed all the test, measurement and environmental equipment.
Was also responsible for the ISO implementation (traceability of all test,
measurement equipment).
1983 to 1987 Maintenance Engineer Rood Technology Nederland B.V.
Responsible for the repair and calibration of memory-board and VLSI test equipment installed in Europe.