Women in
Technology

The 50-year-old Isabel Van Hul works as a Design Engineer at ITB. Within this position, she is responsible for creating the electrical plans for various projects. In most cases, this first involves a design phase, followed by a drawing phase. After that, the plans are delivered to the construction site.

The 45-year-old Joke Deknock works as a Senior Project Buyer at Omexom, where she is responsible for various tasks within the purchasing process. Her main responsibilities include drafting purchasing policies, making purchasing schedules, placing orders, monitoring delivery deadlines and resolving issues. 

The 29-year-old Ellen Vanhove works as a Software Engineer at Axians. More specifically, she is currently working as a consultant for a major player in the travel business. There, in addition to the analysis and implementation of new functionalities, she is also responsible for the support of team members.

The 44-year-old Daniëlle works as a Senior Project Engineer at Cegelec, where she designs fire detection systems and is responsible for the signalization of sprinkler systems. Her main tasks include preparing design documents and projection drawings. Once an installation is delivered, she also checks the operation of the equipment and software on site.

The 58-year-old Karie Verschraegen works as a Facility Coordinator at VINCI Facilities. She is responsible for coordinating the industrial cleaning of about 250 buildings at ArcelorMittal Gent. She is the single point of contact (SPOC) for the entire site.

The 33-year-old Myriam Baecke works as a Business Analyst at Actemium. She acts as a bridge between the programmer and the software user and supports customers with the use of the applications. She also guides new customers through the implementation of the software and evaluates their needs. She then communicates these needs and wishes to the programmers.

The 25-year-old Mulija Sikira Lokvancic works as a Project Engineer at ITB. She supports the Project Manager on various technical installation projects. In addition to preparing project plans, she also ensures that projects are completed within the required time, quality standards and budget. 

The 36-year-old Els Cammaerts works as a Customer Care Support at IZEN. Her main responsibility is maintaining telephone contact with customers who experience problems with the installation of solar panels and HVAC installations. She is also responsible for the ordering process of the necessary materials needed for repairs.

The 24-year-old Laura Slop works as an HSE Coordinator at Cegelec. She monitors all safety-related matters, including preparing safety plans with risk inventories. She is also responsible for creating annual plans and improvement proposals. 

The 35-year-old Lizy Verwerft works as a Site Manager at VINCI Facilities. During a scheduled maintenance, she starts up the project together with a subcontractor according to the correct safety instructions, and provides the necessary assistance and follow-up afterwards.

The 25-year-old Noa Grangé works as an HVAC Technician at VINCI Facilities. She is mainly responsible for the cooling, ventilation and heating systems of buildings. This involves maintaining air groups, checking their proper operation and repairing cooling systems or boilers.

The 46-year-old Bianca De Backer works as a Warehouse Manager at AVT. Her duties include receiving goods and performing a quality check on them. She is also responsible for supplying the warehouse and inspecting various tools.

The 35-year-old Wendy Vanlommel works as a Research Engineer at IZEN. Her main responsibilities are data analysis and more specifically analyzing data from solar parks and the sensors that are placed with them. She also investigates possible malfunctions based on the available data.

The 35-year-old Julie Tavernier works as a Project Engineer at Axians. She carries out technical projects and interacts with different technologies every day, which gives her a diverse range of tasks. 

The 37-year-old Marijn Janssens works as a Coordinator Product Engineering at IZEN. As a coach she supports everyone within IZEN on a technical level, together with her team, and helps them to better serve customers by examining new products and problems of existing products. Marijn also organizes training courses for colleagues at the IZEN Academy. 

The 38-year-old Zineb Boutchich works as a Design Engineer at Cegelec. She designs, optimizes and coordinates special technical installations complying with the client’s requirements, taking into account budget and timing. Among other things, she is responsible for drawing up principle schemes and execution plans based on site visits, measurements and analyses.

The 27-year-old Laurence Ketels works as a Business Analyst at Actemium. Her responsibilities include being in constant contact with various customers of cattle feed companies, exploring their needs and, based on that, either programming software or developing a technical project description for the technical programmers on her team. 

The 27-year-old Tinne Van Den Bergh works as an Automation Engineer at AVT. She is responsible for the programming, start-up and maintenance of automated guided vehicles (AGVs).

The 24-year-old Lynn Van Nieuwenhove works as a Software Engineer at Axians. She develops tailor-made applications for clients and supports her colleagues in developing new features for the applications and in solving problems for customers.

The 52-year-old Ariana Nura works as a Senior Project Engineer at Cegelec. Her responsibilities include the design and engineering, as well as the follow-up of the planning, start-up and adjustment of HVAC installations. 

The 29-year-old Charlotte Breugelmans works as Quality & Safety Controller at IZEN. In addition to her role as coach, she is also responsible for the preparation and safety inspections of solar panel installations. 

The 34-year-old Evelien Menu works as an Interior Architect & Space Planner at VINCI Facilities and accompanies clients from A to Z on a daily basis. This includes developing creative concepts, creating concrete plans, and finally executing the projects.

The 26-year-old Sophie Van Der Fraenen works as a Software Engineer at Axians. She develops customized software, tailored to the specific needs and preferences of customers.

The 30-year-old Evelien Clarysse works as a Project Manager at Axians Audiovisual. Her career path started with her studies in electronics: a field that has always felt like the right one for her.

The 23-year-old Florine Vrielynck works as a Junior Automation Engineer at Actemium. She provides assistance with problems related to the necessary data for user reports. She mainly does this for pharmaceutical companies.

The 28-year-old Limke Rons works as an Industrial Welder at Actemium, a profession she enjoys thanks to evening classes and the support of her mom.

Annelies Van Daele works as a Project Manager at Axians which develops custom-made software. She supervises the project management from A to Z with an eye for the wishes and requirements of her clients.

Virginie Delattre is Business Unit Manager at City Electric in Luxembourg. In this managerial role, she is responsible for the day-to-day management, the direction of the team and the setting up and organisation of projects.

Corinne Kermesse, 41, works as a project manager at Cegelec, a brand of VINCI Energies in Belgium. She is a true project conductor and coordinates her projects from A to Z with the aim of ensuring their successful completion.

The 27-year-old Aseel Khadim S Aldfafae works as an EPC Engineer at IZEN in Lille. She is responsible for the design of solar panels.

Oxana Butenko, 42, works as a Design Engineer at Cegelec. She is responsible for the design and preparation of execution plans for technical building installations.

30-year-old Clémence De Block is a Junior Mechanical Engineer at Actemium. Clémence is responsible for the execution of the mechanical pipings, from the preparation of the quotation to the delivery of projects.

Kim Vanuytsel, 34, works as a Project Manager for the Space Planning Team at VINCI Facilities. Together with her team, she works on site and follows up office and retail projects from A till Z.

The 31-year-old Fran Audenaert works as Sales Branch Manager at Actemium. She is mainly responsible for robot installations and is the central point of contact for both regular and new customers.

Sophie De Decker is a Business Unit Manager at VINCI Energies in Belgium. She is responsible for the technical maintenance department and more specifically for long-term contracts. Among many other taksk, she is in charge of the staff, as well as the financial and operational aspects of her Business Unit.

Lisette Van Echelpoel is a warehouse worker at IZEN, the brand of VINCI Energies in Belgium that focuses on 100% smart energy. Her daily tasks include taking care of customer orders, loading and unloading, transporting solar panels and preparing the necessary materials.

Frisco Driever is at the beginning of her professional career but already enjoys a lot of responsibility as an industrial project engineer at Actemium, a brand of VINCI Energies in Belgium.

27-year-old Eva Olyslager works as a fitter substations at Omexom. She spends her days working with electricity and mechanics, such as low voltage connections and cabling.
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