Chris Decubber

My background in a nutshell

After completing my studies of electromechanical engineer in 1991 (University of Leuven, Belgium), I have been successfully active in the co-ordination of European research and in the networking of European stakeholders of the machine tool industry. In the capacity of Head of Technical department of CECIMO (the European Committee of the Machine Tool Industry), I also co-ordinated the establishment of sectoral positions in the area of European directives on safety, electromagnetic compatibility and environmental aspects of machinery. In the above described context of European funded research and European legislation for the electromechanical industries, I operated in close contact with the European Commission (EC) and other European institutions and sectoral organisations.

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Personal data

Name: Chris Decubber
Nationality: Belgian
Birth: Schaarbeek, Brussels, 1968

Education

Secondary school: Scientific A, promoted in 1986 (grade: 86%)
University: Electromechanical Engineer (Catholic University of Leuven), promoted in 1991 (grade: distinction)
Military service: Arlon, 1992

Professional experience

1993-1998: Project engineer at WTCM (Belgian Collective Research Centre for the Metalworking Industry), Heverlee.

Research activities on European level (Research projects funded by the European Commission) including:

• Research in the "METACOST"-project (Methodologies and tools for cost estimation).
• Co-ordination in the proposal submission phase of the "CADETT"-project (Supporting tools for the determination of tolerances).
• Proposal submission and project co-ordination of the "MW-1" project (Reconfigurable Machine Tools).

Research activities on national level:

• Activities in the field of laser machining: setting up information campaign, including organisation of seminars; project proposal submission and project initiation of research project on laser cutting optimisation (National IWT-funded).

1999-2001: Head of Technical Department of CECIMO, the European Committee of the Machine Tool Industries, Brussels.

• Centralisation of the information flow in technical areas among the 15 European member associations.
• Establishment of research co-operation networks around the machine tool industries, involving also the automotive and aerospace industries (end user industries), technical universities and IT sectors.
• Co-ordination of the European Commission funded "TEAMS" network (1997-2001) Initiation, proposal submission and contract negotiation with the European Commission of the "MANTYS" network on manufacturing technologies (2001-2005; budget 2 MEuro).
• Acting as co-chairman and secretary of the CECIMO EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) standardisation project team.
• Establishment of the CECIMO position on European directives (safety directive, EMC directive, environmental directives) and representation of these positions towards the European Commission.
• Managing the information and communication infrastructure, including the introduction of an extranet system.

2002: Establishment of "Decubber Project Assistance".

Additional information

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