our president
Prof. dr. ir. Dirk Van Goubergen
Education:
- MS in Mechanical Engineering (1991), Royal Military Academy, Brussels (Belgium)
- MS in Industrial Management (1997), Ghent University, Vlerick Management School (B)
- PhD in Engineering (2004) – Ghent University
Professional experience:
1992-2004 Lecturer in Industrial Engineering, HORITO College Turnhout (B)
2000-2004 Lecturer Ghent University – Dept. of Industrial Management (B
- Graduate classes on Design of Production Systems and Operations
Management 2004-… Professor at Ghent University – Dept. of Industrial Management (B
- Graduate classes on Design of Manufacturing and Service Operations, Operations Management and Method Engineering /Time Study and Work Measurement.
2005-… Program Director of the “Master in Industrial Management” program, Ghent University (B)
2005-… Guest Professor Antwerp University (B)
- Graduate Class on Cost and Performance Benchmarking
2000-… Guest lecturer Dept. of Industrial & Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA (USA)
2002 Examiner for the US Senate Productivity and Quality Award for the State of Virginia
1993-... Founder and president of Van Goubergen Productivity Improvement (www.vangoubergen.com)
- 10+ years of international experience in the area of set-up reduction, lean management and productivity improvement in different industries throughout Europe, Canada and the USA
- Program Director ‘Fellow in Industrial Engineering’ at the Flemish Engineers Chamber (VIK)
- Program Coordinator ‘Black Belt in Lean’ program at the Institute for Continuing Education at Ghent University (B)
2006-... Founder and president of the Center for Productivity Improvement
Senior Member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers.
Member of the International Society for Occupational Ergonomics and Safety.