Curriculum Vitae

Dirk Nys

Personal Details :


Surname :  NYS
Name :  DIRK
Country : Belgium (Zonhoven)
GSM : 00 32 (0) 477 21 91 79
E-mail : info@dirknys.be
Date of Birth : 06 May 1978
Marital Status : Married
Nationality : Belgian

Education :


Higher Education :

2000 - 2001 : 4e year Master in Mechanical Engineering Hogeschool Limburg (Belgium)
1999 - 2000 : 3e year Master in Mechanical Engineering Hogeschool Limburg (Belgium)
1998 - 1999 : 2e year Master in Mechanical Engineering Hogeschool Limburg (Belgium)
1997 - 1998 : 1st year Master in Mechanical Engineering Hogeschool Limburg (Belgium)
1996 - 1997 : 1st year Master in Mechanical Engineering KHLim (Belgium)

Secundary General Education :

1990 - 1992 : Vrije Middenschool Zonhoven
1992 - 1996 : Sint-Jan Berchmansinstituut Zonhoven
Primary subjects : Science - Mathematics

Knowledge of Languages :


Dutch :
Talking: ++++
Writing: ++++
Understanding: ++++

French :
Talking: ++++
Writing: ++
Understanding: ++++

English :
Talking: ++++
Writing: +++
Understanding: ++++

German :
Talking: ++++
Writing: +++
Understanding: ++++

Additional Education :


Driving Licence B
Diploma « Electrical Welding (Welding with electrode) »
Race car dynamics and data-aquisition seminar at Wroxton (UK), January 2002
Presented by Claude Rouelle (OptimumG) & MOTEC

Skills :


A lot of vehicle dynamics experience
A lot of experience on damper technology
A lot of experience ‘on track’
Able to work with following data-acquisition systems : 2D, MoTeC, STACK
Other software packages such as : Word, Excel, MATLAB, Powerpoint
Experience with Finite Element Analyses software: NASTRAN & FEMAP
Experience in full product design cycle
Experience with different machining technologies (high speed milling, 5-axis machining, hard turning, micromachining, laser technology,…)
Able to work with AUTOCAD
A lot of technical and practical experience
Willing to travel
Good social skills

Leisure Interests :


Travelling
Reading
  • Race Car Engineering
  • Tune to win (Carroll Smith)
  • Prepare to win (Carrol Smith)
  • Engineer to win (Carrol Smith)