CURRICULUM VITAE
After completing his degree in ME / Polymer Science Frank Balemans served in the Dutch army stationed over 14 months in Germany. In 1990 he started as Project Engineer in the Technical Marketing group of General Electric Plastics. This was the start of 25 year long carreer in several functions in design, engineering, processing, purchasing and sales of engineering an specialiy polymers in various technical- and packaging industies. In his current position at Kuraray EVAL Europe he strongly focus on maintaining and growing the High barrier EVAL EVOH flexible packaging and bringing answers in the industries paradigm "how to create less waste with higher functionality in packaging".
apprenticeship / academic studies:
1984 - 1988: Mechanical engineering / polymer science Master degree
1992 - 1993: Degree Industrial Marketing and Sales
career
1990 - 1997: Project engineer @ General Electric Plastics - Technical Marketing - Engineering plastics
1997 - 1999: Supplier Quality & Development Engineer / Purchasing @ General Motors Europe
1999 - 2000: Liaison Engineer / Purchasing @ General Motors Europe
2000 - 2002: Section Head / Quality Operations @ OPEL Belgium
2003 - 2007: Project Manager / Research & Development @ AMCOR Brecht Belgium
2007 - 2012: Program manager / Research & Development @ AMCOR Brecht Belgium
Since 2012 Senior Research & Technical Support @ Kuraray EVAL Europe - Zwijndrecht Belgium
After completing his degree in ME / Polymer Science Frank Balemans served in the Dutch army stationed over 14 months in Germany. In 1990 he started as Project Engineer in the Technical Marketing group of General Electric Plastics. This was the start of 25 year long carreer in several functions in design, engineering, processing, purchasing and sales of engineering an specialiy polymers in various technical- and packaging industies. In his current position at Kuraray EVAL Europe he strongly focus on maintaining and growing the High barrier EVAL EVOH flexible packaging and bringing answers in the industries paradigm "how to create less waste with higher functionality in packaging".
apprenticeship / academic studies:
1984 - 1988: Mechanical engineering / polymer science Master degree
1992 - 1993: Degree Industrial Marketing and Sales
career
1990 - 1997: Project engineer @ General Electric Plastics - Technical Marketing - Engineering plastics
1997 - 1999: Supplier Quality & Development Engineer / Purchasing @ General Motors Europe
1999 - 2000: Liaison Engineer / Purchasing @ General Motors Europe
2000 - 2002: Section Head / Quality Operations @ OPEL Belgium
2003 - 2007: Project Manager / Research & Development @ AMCOR Brecht Belgium
2007 - 2012: Program manager / Research & Development @ AMCOR Brecht Belgium
Since 2012 Senior Research & Technical Support @ Kuraray EVAL Europe - Zwijndrecht Belgium