Engineering with direction.

For more than seven years Laurens has designed, programmed, tested and validated automation systems across pharma, biotech, chemicals and petrochemicals, for clients such as Pfizer, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Umicore, TotalEnergies and INEOS.

His strength is bridging technical detail with the bigger picture: combining PLC/SCADA logic, industrial data integration and team coordination into reliable installations, with an eye on MES integration and digital manufacturing.

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Career

1. 02/2026 –

   Founder · freelance automation & DCS engineer, project manager

   VECTRION
2. 10/2025 – 02/2026

   Consultant

   Akkodis
3. 06/2023 – 06/2025

   DCS engineer

   Process Automation Solutions (ATS group)

   Honeywell Experion PKS and TDC3000 projects from functional design to FAT/SAT and commissioning, in Belgium, Germany and the UK. Reverse engineering of legacy PLC and DCS systems for migrations, accelerated with in-house VBA and C# tools and AI.

4. 06/2022 – 06/2023

   Automation engineer

   CPA Next (Conprosys group)

   Material handling robot cell: PLC and SCADA engineering, motion and decision logic, homing and teaching, mechanical integration and safety.

5. 06/2020 – 06/2022

   Project engineer

   Johnson Controls

   BMS/HVAC systems for pharma sites (e.g. Pfizer) with JCI Metasys: programming, material selection and full commissioning to GMP.

6. 02/2020 – 04/2020

   Project engineer

   De Roeve

   PLC and SCADA upgrades for utilities and cleanrooms in TIA Portal and Step7, FAT/SAT at Pfizer.

7. 03/2017 – 01/2020

   Automation engineer

   Actemium (Vinci Energies)

   12+ HVAC systems, WFI loops and utilities for Janssen Pharmaceutica, Umicore and Pfizer. OSIsoft PI integration, change control under GMP and coaching of junior engineers.