Industrial Automation & Software Engineering
Engineer working on a control cabinet.

Global Control Group

The GCG engineering team.

Jurn and Raymond combine software engineering with industrial automation. Lucas, Nick, John and Brayn work on PLC/HMI, embedded systems, industrial networks and CONNECT!. Their profiles describe disciplines, technologies and project experience.

The people behind the engineering

An engineering challenge. A personal contribution.

Raymond, Lucas and Nick show what an engineer contributes to a project through their own work: the challenge, the technology and their individual responsibilities.

  • Raymond beside a B&R drive in a control cabinet

    Raymond: from quilting machine to sailing system.

    Raymond Consen-Tump

    From a quilting machine to a sailing system: explore Raymond’s earlier work, from reconstructing machine operation to software and commissioning.

  • Lucas with a laptop beside a control cabinet with B&R drives

    Lucas: robot cell and Siemens measurement system.

    Lucas van Beveren

    From a robot cell to a Siemens measurement system: Lucas’s projects connect motion, measurements and operator controls.

  • Nick behind the CONNECT! MARINE sailing simulator

    Nick: deck lighting, Pick-by-Light and drives.

    Nick Schokker

    Nick connects central controls with devices. His projects range from deck lighting and Pick-by-Light to sensors and drives.

The GCG team outside the Volendam office

Management

  • Jurn OvermarsFounder (CEO): Software & ITJurn is GCG’s founder and CEO and a hands-on full-stack developer. He works on business applications, databases, APIs and the infrastructure that runs the software. Together with Raymond, he connects that software expertise to machine controls.Full-stack development · Software architectureMore about Jurn
  • Raymond Consen-TumpCo-Owner: Senior Automation EngineerRaymond has been writing control software for more than 35 years. PLC, HMI, motion and commissioning run through his work, from production machinery to marine installations. At GCG, he works on control architecture, software development and technical execution, from design to commissioning.PLC programming · Electrical engineeringMore about Raymond

Engineering

  • Nick SchokkerAutomation & Embedded Systems EngineerNick writes PLC and embedded software and gets devices communicating: an RS485 driver, a B&R interface or DALI lighting control. He has been involved with GCG since his school years, takes project responsibility and also looks after our own network.Embedded Systems · PLC programmingMore about Nick
  • Lucas van BeverenAutomation EngineerLucas builds and programs machine controls. His work includes electrical assembly, PLC and HMI software, motion, robotics and vision. His projects use B&R, Siemens, Hitachi, Exor and CODESYS.PLC programming · HMIMore about Lucas
  • John TolSoftware EngineerJohn works on the frontend of CONNECT!, Global Control Group's data platform. He develops the UI design and works on new features for CONNECT!.Frontend development · UI designMore about John
  • Brayn GeijsSoftware EngineerBrayn works on the backend and database of CONNECT!, Global Control Group's data platform. He develops the underlying software and is also a PHP specialist.Backend development · Database developmentMore about Brayn

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