Gerben Ficker

Gerben Ficker is an experienced engineering professional currently serving as Engineering Manager at LiftOff since March 2021. Prior to this role, Gerben worked as a System Engineer at VanRiet Material Handling Systems from February 2020 to March 2021 and as a Project Engineer at Eager.one from July 2014 to February 2020. Gerben's career began with a position as a Mechanical Engineering Intern at VDL Enabling Technologies Group (ETG) where a high precision positioning module was designed. Additionally, Gerben contributed as a Mechanical Engineer at Daedalus, a student start-up focused on energy conversion technologies, and as a Mechanical Engineering Intern at Vencomatic Group, where production and import possibilities for products were investigated. Gerben holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Fontys Hogeschool Eindhoven, completed in 2014, and attended Eindhoven University of Technology from 2008 to 2009.