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Gysbertus E.

Project Validation Manager, Systems Engineer, Operations Manager- Sydney

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Join Alstom and stay with Alstom! This company, due to its size and influence in the world has always proven to be a safe haven for anybody working responsibly and being agile. The company has opportunities for you to work all over the world. Each participating unit has so many advantages and opportunities for you to grow and become a master or expert in many fields.

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Career path

Engineer, Senior Engineer

Transnet

From 01/2007 to 04/2013

Project Validation Manager, Systems Engineer, Operations Manager- Sydney

Alstom

Started 04/2013 to Present

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What do you like about your job and the company?

Every day 1000's of people take a ride on our trains in Sydney. Our trains, for the Sydney Metro, are driverless. I get to spend time with our own engineering team, our Warranty Teams as well as the customer to make sure we are all in alignment on the day-to-day activities, ensuring a high reliability and availability.

Greatest achievements

I was the Project Validation Manager for the biggest railway project in history - in 2013. I walked in as a very experienced Rolling Stock engineer, but walked out a specialist in many fields.

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Discussions with Gysbertus E
What’s the best thing that happened at work this week?
in Career Tips·Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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How do you keep motivated in your career?
in Career progression·Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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Have you ever had an unsuccessful project and what did you learn?
in Career Tips·Thursday, July 13, 2023
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