Background
Mertens, Eddy J. was born on January 29, 1959 in Leuven, Belgium. Son of Karel and Josephine M. (Peetermans) Mertens.
Electro-mechanics and welding engineer
Mertens, Eddy J. was born on January 29, 1959 in Leuven, Belgium. Son of Karel and Josephine M. (Peetermans) Mertens.
Electro-mechanics and Welding Engineer, Koninklyk Hoger Institut de Nayer, Mechelen, Belgium, 1981.
Welding assistant, Koninklyk Hoger Institut de Nayer, 1981-1982; welding and technical service engineer, Van Hool Industrial Vehicles, Koningshooikt, Belgium, 1982-1984; authorized inspector, Kemper National Insurance Company, Long Grove, Illinois, 1987-1990; authorized inspector supervisor, technical manager, Kemper Société Générale de Surveillance, Brussels, 1990-1994; lead assessor quality systems, Société Générale de Surveillance Qualitest, Antwerp, Belgium, since 1994.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Married Christa A. Goethuys, May 22, 1986. Children: Margaux, Elinne.