Leo van Ruijven, Manager Technology Development, Croon Elektrotechniek B.V.
Leo van Ruijven received his Master of Science degree from the Hoge School van Utrecht in the Netherlands. His thesis was about implementing integral design within the construction industry. Van Ruijven was involved in the design and engineering of one of the largest water barriers in the world, the Stormvloedkering Nieuwe Waterweg in the Netherlands and the Westerscheldetunnel, the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands. As part of these projects he was responsible for risk and availability analysis and the design and implementation of a configuration management system. He is currently responsible for the development and implementation of systems engineering at Croon Elektrotechniek BV. Van Ruijven is a member of ISO TC 184 SC4 and in this context he is one of the initiators for bringing the Gellish methodology under the ISO 15926 umbrella. Related to this he has developed a Universal Information Adapter (UIA) for the maritime industry in the Netherlands based on the framework to be presented at this workshop. This UIA is used in the supply chain for creating, storage, and exchange of product information.
