Background
Pijls, Roland Joseph was born on November 2, 1944 in Opglabbeek, Limburg, Belgium. Son of Noel A. and Jeanne Pijls.
Pijls, Roland Joseph was born on November 2, 1944 in Opglabbeek, Limburg, Belgium. Son of Noel A. and Jeanne Pijls.
Master of Engineering, Catholic U. Louvain, Belgium, 1971; Master of Business Administration, Limburg U., Belgium, 1993.
Field engineer, Schlumberger Middle East, Beirut and Paris, l97l-74; project engineer, Celanese Corporation, Lanaken, Belgium, l974-76; standards engineer, Union Carbide Corporation, Antwerp, Belgium, l976-78; production engineer, BP Chemicals, Antwerp, l978-80; production and maintenance superintendent, Phillips Petroleum Company, Tessenderlo, Belgium, l980-88; plant manager, W.R. Grace & Company, Puurs, Belgium, l988-92; project manager, Caterpillar, Gosselies, Belgium, 1993-1994; project manager, Jamjoom Company, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, 1994-1995; consultant, Sonatrach, Arzew, Algeria, 1995; project manager, Hamon, Brussels and Johannesburg, South Africa, 1995-1996; consultant, De Schelde, Vlissingen, The Netherlands, 1996-1997; consultant, Union Miniere Engineering, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, 1997; consultant, Seghers Engineering, Willebroek, Belgium, since 1997.
Member Royal Engineers Association.
Married Fina M. Martens, July 2, l973. Children: Katrien, Jan, Stefaan.