Karl Van Autreve- A Metallica fan driving smart change

Hexagon Geosystems is shaping smart change driven by people working to close the gap between what is and what should be. To recognise the faces of smart change, we interviewed Karl Van Autreve, Lead Technician based in Belgium for Leica Geosystems, to share with us his work-life balance, career lessons, fun facts and more.

What is your role at Leica Geosystems and for how long you have been working with the company?
Recently I became Lead Technical Service Engineer. I joined the Leica Geosystems team three years ago.

How has Leica Geosystems helped you in your career development?
通过设定目标和目标，您必须通过培训来努力，并保持最新技术。

您最喜欢在Leica Geosystems工作吗？
作为Leica Geosystems的员工，您不是一个数字，而是团队的成员。

How do you balance your career at Leica Geosystems, and your personal life?
In our service department we have a very good planning so exceptions are known in advance allowing us to anticipate very easy on those exceptions.

What are the career lessons that you have learned so far working at Leica Geosystems?
对我来说，一个重要的教训是始终相信自己。

How do you define success?
Success for me is being able to support my family with the job I like to do. And when my son says "Dad, I want to do what you do!"- That is success for me.

What does true leadership mean to you?
In my experience as a former leader of a youth organisation, true leadership is not just to be the leader but to lead your team to success.

Fun facts

最喜欢的书：
斯蒂芬·金（Stephen King）的闪亮

Favourite ice cream flavour:
To be honest, I don't like ice cream...

Favourite quote:
It's all about the journey, not the destination.

Favourite meal:
那必须是披萨

Your motto:
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

People would be surprised if they knew:
呼吸是我喜欢做的事情。

Best vacation you've been to?
When my son and I went away last year for a few days. Just us, a nice camping, and our greatest time together.

If you were stuck on an island what three things would you bring?
My most important things: my wife, daughter and son.

您参加的第一场音乐会是什么？
Metallica

你的家乡在哪？
Vilvoorde, Belgium