Frank obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry at UGent in 1988 and began an industrial career in Bekaert Technology Centre as an R&D manager, process development engineer, and finally global process owner in wet drawing lubrication and steel cord – rubber adhesion. His main responsibilities were leading Operation Excellence (OPEX) and product development projects. In this position he gained a wide experience in quality improvement tools, statistical data analysis, modelling and design of experiments. Achieving key process improvement projects goals Frank got qualified as an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt by American Society for Quality. After a successful period in the industry, he was a trainer of Green Belt and Lean Six Sigma in pharma industry as an independent consultant in R&D support and Design of Experiments.
At HOGENT for 10 years now, Frank teaches TQM, Chemometrics, Applied Statistics and Industrial Chemistry. His mission is to put professional experience at the service of the next generation of junior engineers and managers. Frank is also a member of the HOGENT Centre of Applied Data Science platform that provides support in data processing to a variety of industrial service and R&D projects. In the JMP User Community he participates in instructive discussions about statistical data analysis and present case studies on discovery summits.
