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Jos Van Den Heuvel

AI Trainer - Expert

Jos Van Den Heuvel
Tilburg, Netherlands

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present
1 year 3 months

AI Trainer - Expert

Outlier.ai

  • Generating training data: creating domain-specific datasets that are used to train AI models, ensuring these models learn from accurate and relevant information.
  • Evaluating model performance: assessing the outputs of AI models to determine their accuracy, relevance, and overall quality, and providing feedback that guides further refinement.
Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
8 years

Process Improvement Engineer

Mennens Dongen B.V.

  • Driving willingness to change among employees.
  • Retrieving and prioritizing improvement initiatives from employees through stakeholder analysis.
  • Analyzing improvement obstacles and describing possible solutions.
  • Calculating the needed budget, planning soft and hard benefits.
  • Developing improvement project teams and creating project designs.
  • Functionally controlling project teams and reporting to responsible managers.
  • Implementing improvements using Microsoft Dynamics 365 in operations and processes.
  • Conducting risk management, internal audits and administrative tasks.
  • Managing quality systems and certifications (ISO14001, ISO9001, ISO45001, Safety Culture Ladder, VCA**).
  • Acting as prevention officer for safety & health and managing change.
  • Restructuring a department based on process mapping.
  • Implementing in-night delivery and logistics processes for mechanics.
  • Partially implementing a new ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics 365).
  • Implementing and obtaining Safety Culture Ladder and ISO45001 certificates.
  • Creating work instruction formats and obtaining a Korean Occupational Safety and Health Agency certificate.
  • Implementing continuous change systems and recertifying ISO certificates over six years.
  • Carrying out around 400 small improvement initiatives.
Jan 2011 - Dec 2016
6 years

Planner

Mennens Dongen B.V.

  • Creating daily, weekly and monthly plans for mechanics based on delivery times or extra availability of machines, resources and materials.
  • Monitoring scheduled mechanics and taking corrective actions when necessary.
  • Evaluating leave requests and sick reports and taking appropriate actions.
  • Creating work assignments.
  • Troubleshooting with managers and suppliers and taking reactive actions.
  • Communicating with customers and employees.
  • Registering customer complaints in the ERP system.
  • Creating and verifying purchase orders in the ERP system.
  • Registering agreements with customers in the ERP system.
  • Ensuring compliance with all ISO certificates, especially regarding QHSE.
  • Digitizing working methods.
  • Structuring the planning process based on best practices.
  • Improving "First Time Right".
  • Developing a safety culture.

Industries Experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing (14 years) and Information Technology (1 year).

Manufacturing
Information Technology

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Quality Assurance (15 years), Operations (14 years), Project Management (8 years), Procurement (6 years), Information Technology (1 year), and Research and Development (1 year).

Quality Assurance
Operations
Project Management
Procurement
Information Technology
Research and Development

Summary

My friends and colleagues would describe me as a rational, decisive, socially accessible, calm and disciplined person. I like the challenge of implementing improvements while trying to convince colleagues of the urgency or need to change. The biggest challenge is human behaviour. I believe people don't mind change. Nobody wants to be changed. I think the key to successful improvement is creating a "win-win" situation for both the organisation and employees.

Skills

  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Operations Processes
  • Risk Management
  • Administrative Tasks
  • Business Strategy
  • Project Management
  • Change Management
  • Qhse
  • Prevention Officer (Safety & Health)
  • Internal Audits
  • Stoic Mindset
  • Social
  • Proactive
  • Problem Solving
  • Decisive
  • Sense Of Responsibility
  • Iso (14001, 9001, 45001)
  • Safety Culture Ladder
  • Vca**
  • Continuous Improvement (Lean, Kaizen, 5 Times Why, Ishikawa, Process (Value Stream) Mapping And Scrum)
  • Microsoft Applications
  • Improve (Qhse System)

Languages

Dutch
Native
English
Advanced
Indonesian
Elementary

Education

Avans Academy for Part-time Education

Bachelor of Business Administration · Business Administration · Netherlands

Willem van Oranje College

Senior General Secondary Education · Waalwijk, Netherlands

Certifications & licenses

ISO 14001

ISO 45001

ISO 9001

KOSHA

Safety Culture Ladder

VCA**

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Where is Jos based?

Jos is based in Tilburg, Netherlands and prefers 100% remote projects.

What languages does Jos speak?

Jos speaks the following languages: Dutch (Native), English (Advanced), Indonesian (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Jos have?

Jos has at least 15 years of experience. During this time, Jos has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 2 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 5 years and 1 month. Note that Jos may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Jos be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Jos would be well-suited for roles such as: AI Trainer - Expert, Process Improvement Engineer, Planner.

What is Jos's latest experience?

Jos's most recent position is AI Trainer - Expert at Outlier.ai.

What companies has Jos worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Jos has worked for Outlier.ai and Mennens Dongen B.V..

Which industries is Jos most experienced in?

Jos is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing and Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas is Jos most experienced in?

Jos is most experienced in business areas like Quality Assurance (QA), Operations, and Project Management. Jos also has some experience in Procurement and Purchasing, Information Technology (IT), and Research and Development (R&D).

Which industries has Jos worked in recently?

Jos has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing and Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas has Jos worked in recently?

Jos has recently worked in business areas like Quality Assurance (QA), Operations, and Project Management.

What is Jos's education?

Jos holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from Avans Academy for Part-time Education.

Does Jos have any certificates?

Jos has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 9001.

What is the availability of Jos?

Jos is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

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