Jack Somppi

An expert with over 40 years of experience in test, measurement, and metrology science in more than 50 nations across 6 continents.

Specialty Areas:

Test and Measurement:

• Experience:  More than 38 years with the Fluke Corp. in instrument applications and design.
• Sales & Marketing:  Assisted both T&M suppliers and measurement laboratories in promoting their capabilities and services.
• Strategic Business Development:  Developed both new & existing business opportunities
• International:  T&M and metrology work with more than 50 nations across 6 continents.

Metrology Science:

• DC & Low Frequency Electrical Metrology:  More than 30 years of experience with Fluke Calibration’s electrical metrology instrumentation
• Industry Wide Experience:  Assisted laboratories ranging from National Measurement Institutes to industry and government primary and secondary calibration labs, as well as product testing and certification laboratories.
• Professional Organization:  Active in the National Conference of Standards Labs, International (NCSL International) as a Vice President on its board of directors.
• Training Provider:  Experienced creator and presenter of technical seminars and instructional courses, both in person and using the web.

Ed Voorhaar

Entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in high tech business development, with a strong international network in Europe

Specialty areas:

Test & Measurement market specific

• DC & Low Frequency AC Metrology: Running a metrology laboratory, educating customers in DC & Low frequency AC, by means of calibration seminars.
• Sales & Marketing: Development of marketing strategies, sales channel development, starting new businesses in the T&M market.
• Business Development
• Management: management of T&M sales and marketing organizations.

General

• Business model innovation
• Startups: Lean Startup, cross cultural innovation.
• International sales channel development and matchmaking.

Martin de Groot 18 years of experience at a national measurements laboratory in measurement, research, calibration related to temperature, and humidity. I participated and managed large EU and national funded projects and wrote/took part in over 100 publications. I enjoyed taking part in and reporting BIPM CCT meetings (CCT is the temperature consultative committee, rapporteur, 2000 & 2001) representing NMi/The Netherlands. I was chairman of the EUROMET (presently EURAMET) temperature experts group between 2000 and 2004. I chaired the Working Group 8 on MRA issues of the CCT (2000-2004).
Specialties: Expert in temperature and humidity measurement with particular knowledge of uncertainty and accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025.

Richard Bijlard 

Entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in high tech business development, with a strong international network in Europe as well as the US.

Specialty areas:

Test & Measurement market specific

• Surface characterization: microscopy (AFM, SPM, optical, profilometry,..), spectroscopy, solar simulation.
• Microfluidics: development, standardization and measurement of (bio)medical devices for Point-of-Care, Lab-on-Chip and chemical reactors.
• Electronics: sensors, embedded, M2M communication/IoT (a.o. LoRa technology), PCBs and photonics, (O)LEDs.

General

• Startups: Lean Startup, cross cultural innovation.
• International sales channel development and matchmaking.

Jos Verbeek

Entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in accreditation, quality management and metrology, with a strong international network in Europe

Specialty areas: Test & Measurement market, calibration and quality specific

• Pressure and Mass Metrology: Running a metrology laboratory, educating customers in pressure and mass measurement by means of calibration seminars, trainings and courses.
• Quality management: Development of quality systems, document management systems and processes regarding customers feedback and client satisfaction applications.
• Assessments and Quality Audits:Technical assessments on calibration laboratories on mechanical quantities in Europe. Organizing Internal Audits to improve the quality systems of customers and laboratories.
• Institutional Capacity Building: Capacity building and development of the metrology and conformity assessment sector in developing countries and transition countries. Experienced project manager in European and World Bank funded development projects