Eric De Pooter
Communication and Marketing Consultant
Salary / Daily rate
Brussels, Belgium
Freelance
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Communication and marketing consultant with 30+ years of corporate experience, specializing in multilingual services and office management. Founder of DP_CAST, delivering event coordination, translations, copywriting, and administrative support to public and private organizations. Expert in bridging corporate communication needs with practical execution for short-term projects and fixed contracts.
Work experience
Working Partner
DP_CAST Comm V
Jan 2018 - Present
8 years 10 months
Antwerp, Belgium
After 30 years in the energy sector, I founded DP_CAST Comm V In December 2017, an enterprise active in Communication and Marketing Consultancy, copywriting, translations and office management. Given the global business evolution towards short-time missions, projects and fixed time contracts, DP_Cast offers a variety of services for both public and private enterprises and authorities. Projects include: - Event coordination with Agoria - People & Organisation Expert Center coordination with Agoria - Office Management with Tecro & Krea - Translation work with Linguanet - Translation work with Amundi - Administrative Support with Ypto (Sharepointsite ACE Team, meeting planning, minutes redaction,...)
Office Manager
BKD ExpressFreelance
Dec 2023 - Nov 2025
2 years
Boechout, Belgium
Organizing administration, writing work processes for customer service Recruitment for administrative staff
Renewable Energy sources assistant
FluviusFreelance
May 2023 - Sep 2023
5 months
Mechelen, Belgium
Checking applications for photovoltaic installations between 10 and 56 kVA for residential and business customers.
Agent
SynductisFreelance
Apr 2022 - Apr 2023
1 year 1 month
Ghent, Belgium
Organizing meetings with shareholders and stakeholders. Internal communication. Change management.
ENGIE
Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
1 year 10 months
Brussels, Belgium
HR Support
Apr 2017 - Dec 2017
9 months
Brussels, Belgium
Support in Employee movement (provision, contract start/changes/termination) and part-time assistant to ENGIE's Belgian General Management (E. Davignon, E van Innis and J.-P. Hansen)
Project collaborator
Jan 2017 - Mar 2017
3 months
Brussels, Belgium
Support in the Translation and Business Support branch Back-up to the General Management secretaries (E. Davignon, E. van Innis and J.-P.Hansen)
Management Assistant
Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
10 months
Brussels, Belgium
Part time support in the Nuclear Development Direction and part-time assistant to ENGIE's Belgian General Management - newsletter distribution - meeting scheduling - translations and administrative support
Support Communications Officer
ENGIE
Jul 2015 - Dec 2015
6 months
Brussels, Belgium
Internal Communication for Engie's Belgian HQ External Communication for Engie shareholders
ELECTRABEL - GDF SUEZ GROUP
Jan 2000 - Jul 2015
15 years 7 months
Business Quality Task Force collaborator
Mar 2015 - Jul 2015
5 months
Care Collaborator
Sep 2012 - Mar 2015
2 years 7 months
Antwerp, Belgium
Customer Service Data treatment in Moving and Switching process environment
Legal Secretary
Aug 2007 - Aug 2012
5 years 1 month
Brussels, Belgium
Treating ad hoc contracts for large customers Translations of General and Specific Conditions Legal secretarial work Interaction with internal Legal Recovery Service
Marketing Retail Secretary
Jan 2000 - Jul 2007
7 years 7 months
Brussels, Belgium
Meeting organisation and minutes Marketing campaign procurement Budget follow-up Support to the Marketing Department Translations
Education
Sint-Lievenscollege, Antwerpen
A2 ASO Latijn-Wetenschappen, Latijn-Wetenschappen
Activities and societies: Leerlingenraad
Stedelijk Economisch Instituut - Belgische Kamer van Rekenplichtigen
Bachelor Reclame en Marketing, Marketing
Katholieke Vlaamse Hogeschool
Bachelor Vertaler, Tolk-vertaler / Vertaler-tolk
Sint-Lodewijksinstituut, Antwerpen
Bachelor Secretariaat Moderne Talen, Secretariaat Moderne Talen
Activities and societies: Leerlingenraad