Me (short version):
- 1961: Do the math.
- Basketball: My body told me to stop after 42 years.
- Photography: Focused.
- Good food & drinks: Who doesn't.
- Computer stuff: I'm not a nerd.
- Traveling: To learn and understand.
- Science-Fiction: No fantasy stuff.
- Thriller: The books and the movies.
- Handyman: Electricity, Woodwork, Gardening.
- My Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ® is:
I=Introversion, S=Sensing, T=Thinking, J=Judging.
ISTJ's tend to be serious, quiet, thorough and dependable. They see to it that everything is well organized and accurate. They are practical, orderly, matter-of-fact, logical, realistic and take responsibility. They notice what needs to be done and follow through steadily. More info about MBTI ®
- My Insights ® color preference is:
Blue-green-red.
Meaning I'm the Observer type that:
Pays great attention to detail. Diplomatic when the situation calls for it. Quickly gets to the root of a problem.
Qui docet, discit.
Who teaches, learns.
Countries I've Visited:
Antarctica, Argentina, Austria, Canada, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, USA, Vietnam.
Language Knowledge:
Flemish (native) [*], English, German, French & Spanish
[*] Flemish is the Dutch language spoken in the Flemish part of Belgium
Skills & Other
General:
Quality oriented, Eye for detail, Service minded, Multicultural, Teamplayer.
Teaching/Training:
Currently transforming to become a Technical Trainer for Bus & Coaches.
I have the talent to make it understandable for others.
Technical writer => creating student & service documentation/manuals.
Training skills acquired not only by doing but also after following several seminars.
E-Learning (Web Based & E-Class).
Previously, deep technical expert in both classic TDM & VoIP telecommunication + Unified Communications
ICT Knowledge:
Telecommunication (Both Enterprise and Public).
Enterprise Communication Systems (Classic TDM and Voice Over IP).
Unified Communications.
- Unify OpenScape Portfolio: 4000, Voice, UC & DLS.
- Mitel Portfolio: MiVoice Business, Border Gateway, MiCollab(UC).
The following is acquired by self training, on-the-job-training and by doing.
Windows (till Windows-10 & Windows Server 2008).
Linux (basic).
MS-Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel & Outlook).
Network Configurations (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, AD, VLAN, QoS).
Huawei Switches & Routers.
Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop.
Past Seminars and Courses:
Continental/VDO, Kibes Basic Course, 07/2019.
Siemens SIADIS, Basic Course, 07/2019.
DAF MX11/MX13 Euro6 Diesel Engines, Basic Course, 06/2019.
Introduction to Internet of Things, 02/2019 (out of interest).
Work efficient and lean with ERP Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016, 06/2017.
Introduction to Electrical Cars, 12/2016 (out of interest).
Advanced Digital Techniques.
Assembler Programing Language.
Being a Technical Trainer
CHiLL Programming Language.
C Programming Language.
Customer Relations.
Intel Processors.
Introduction to Customer Relationship Management Applications.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Software Design Methodology.
Inventivity - Creativity
I prefer practical outlasts design
Below is just a small example of the result. Of course, there is no accounting for tastes and colors, so ...........
Click on a picture below to see a larger version.
I designed and constructed my garden to become as you see below:
I needed a stair to the attic but the stairmakers were reluctant to do it because of the complexity. I did it myself and it is still holding since 2001.
A new side table that could display my chess piece. As we do have from time to time small children in the house I had to make sure they couldn’t hurt themselves, hence the somewhat curved corners.
A living room light I created as we couldn't find anything to our liking in the shops.
A practical HiFi / TV stand that could hold the necessary equipment and that could hide the sub-woofer as well.
Career State Summary
(see my LinkedIn for details)
Current state: since 04/2019 | Technical Trainer @ Van Hool |
10/2017 – 03/2019: Xylos Belgium | Senior Technical Consult Unified Communications. |
10/2008 – 09/2016: Unify Communications Belgium. | Senior International Technical Trainer for: Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Germany, France, England & Spain. |
09/1985 – 09/2008: Siemens Belgium. | 10/1997 – 09/2008: International Service Trainer. 01/1994 – 09/1997: International Technical Support Engineer. 01/1991 – 12/1993: Technical Support Engineer. 01/1989 – 12/1990: Software Developer & Test Engineer. 01/1987 – 12/1988: Software Developer & Test Engineer. (Germany, Münich) 01/1986 – 12/1986: Software Test Engineer. 09/1985 – 12/1985: Installation Engineer. |
01/1982 – 08/1985: Bell Telephone Manufacturing Company Belgium. | 09/1983 – 08/1985: Installation Engineer. (Mexico, everywhere) 08/1982 – 08/1983: Telecommunication Trainee. 01/1982 – 07/1982: Interim, drawing Technical Plans. |
Marc Poelman
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