Erik Marien
at MCE
Biography
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Erik spent 30 years in multinational organizations competing in the global IT industry. Starting off after university with a Master degree in electronical engineering from the Catholic University of Leuven, he developed as an experienced business professional and commercially-oriented people manager with a strong interest in serving customers. Erik led international services teams where technologies and methodologies are applied by human talents who can make a key difference every day. Erik got fascinated soon by the human side of collaboration principles and change management, critical also in the High-Tech industries. At the end of 2015 Erik chose to work as an independent trainer/coach assisting clients with all kinds of transformations on the work floor going hand in hand with personal & team developments.
Professional background
After having spent a few years as scientific assistant at the university and at IMEC, Erik joined Digital Equipment as technical trainer initially, and then to run a business unit in Belgium-Luxemburg, designing and implementing IT data networks.
After 10 years Erik joined a fast growing company, EMC, where he was accountable for the maintenance business and after-sales support. During the next 14 years, he developed the business up to an EMEA level, balancing successfully between financial kpi’s, operational kpi’s and employee/customer satisfaction measurements.
He then decided to broaden his experience by joining a new startup company, based in California, where he built the EMEA-based support organisation from scratch and also launched an Authorized Service Partner program.
Education and qualifications
Erik holds a Master in civil engineering micro-electronics from the K.U.L in Belgium He has also several certifications : 6-sigma Fundamentals, Internal ISO Audits, ITIL Foundation, Agile Scrum Foundation, Lumina Spark, Lumina Sales, Lumina Leader.
Courses Taught
Effective Presentation Skills
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Essentials of Negotiation: for all Business People
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Communication and Influence for Executive Assistants
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Expanding Your Influence: Understanding the Psychology of Persuasion
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Preparing for Leadership
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The Voice of Leadership
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Leading in a VUCA World
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The Professional Executive Assistant
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Communicating up, Down and Across the Organization
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How to Communicate With Diplomacy, Tact and Credibility
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Successfully Managing People
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