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career story Pascal Frijns Eindhoven

FROM DESIGNER TO PROJECT ENGINEER

It was Bram Slabbers who immediately after graduating invited Pascal to ACE development & engineering in Eindhoven. “I got a message in the morning and we had coffee that same afternoon. A week later, I had my first day at work. "According to Pascal, this approach is typical of ACE: personal, direct and with appreciation. 'It was flattering that they were so eager to hire me and took the trouble to do this in such a personal way."

In addition, the work environment was also very interesting for me because at ACE you have the opportunity to do various engineering assignments for different clients. I thought I am still young, I can still browse and look around and develop broadly. '

 

Alles in één

carriereverhaal ACE Pascal Frijns project engineer

Zo gezegd, zo gedaan. Het was een vliegende start van een carrière als project engineer bij ACE. Pascal begon op een extern project bij een klein bedrijf in Lummen, België. Zij maken machines voor de chocolade-industrie; kleine machines voor de bonbons en grote, industriële fabrieksmachines die ook koekjes maakten. 'Ik heb daar zoveel mogen doen. Omdat we maar met tien mensen waren had je niet maar één taak. Ik heb naast een stuk engineering daar ook veel geleerd over inkoop, logistiek en contact met leveranciers. Hier kwam het sociale aspect van het vak dus meteen om de hoek kijken.'

Loopbaan sturen

After two years, Pascal decided he would like to take on another assignment. "That's the nice thing about ACE development & engineering, if you have certain wishes, they really listen to them and they see if that wish is possible somewhere." Pascal has subsequently worked in various other places. Also for clients where the focus was 100% on engineering. "Then I would spend 40 hours a week drawing at the computer in CAD. That had its challenges, but in the end I missed the social aspect. "Being in contact with various stakeholders and having a guiding role in this also attracts me."

 

technisch en sociaal

carriereverhaal ACE Pascal Frijns project engineer

In zijn huidige functie als project engineer is dat sociale aspect nog belangrijker geworden. Een functie die hij grotendeels zelf vorm kan geven door de nieuwe koers die ACE Nederland aan het uitstippelen is. Het is een manier van werken die ze bij ACE België al 20 jaar toepassen. Pascal vervult nu een soort van brug-functie tussen ‘the way of working’ in België in Lummen en Nederland in Eindhoven. ‘Je moet het zo zien’, legt Pascal uit. ‘Bij ACE Lummen nemen ze al 20 jaar opdrachten aan waarbij ze volledige machines bouwen en opleveren.

Bij ACE Eindhoven waren we meer gericht op het leveren van specifieke onderdelen en diensten die worden toegepast op bepaalde machines binnen de industriële automatisering.

speciale stopcontacten

However, as a team we are also perfectly capable of devising, developing and delivering a complete machine or assembly line. In Eindhoven, we now want to develop this further with the knowledge and experience from ACE Lummen. My role is to further organize this together with colleagues.

"Shall I give an example?" There is currently a request from a company that has developed special electrical outlets for home use. They had it produced in China, but now want to do the production themselves. "The question is whether we can design a machine," says Pascal. "I will first collect all kinds of information about the product, I also want to see the product to find out what technology might be needed."

With this information in his pocket, Pascal goes to his colleagues in Lummen to come up with a plan of action. "I work there together with a project manager who has 20 years of experience in this area. Together we will make a calculation, among other things. What should be in the machine, how many hours are involved, that sort of thing. Eventually I come to a basic sketch and a project plan. I then submit all of this to the customer. I am constantly working together with a lot of people, puzzling. I love that diversity."

 

samen van A naar B

At the moment Pascal is having a great time at ACE in Eindhoven and Lummen. "I am given all the space to develop myself. I can combine technical insight with creativity and work together with different parties. Because of this I am growing more and more as a person. And if you need additional education for your work, there are always options. Everyone gets a course in communication skills anyway. Precisely because the social and communicative aspect is more important than many people think. At ACE development & engineering you can always involve very experienced colleagues in your project when you have a question. Finding a solution together, discovering together how things can be done differently, that's what makes it so beautiful!

 

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