Henk Oldenkamp
About Henk Oldenkamp

Henk Oldenkamp is the sole owner of OKE-Services, the company which Henk started in 1983. Henk is an inventor "pur sang" and he mainly designs and develops highly innovative electronics for photovoltaic solar energy and other renewable energy applications.

Personal data
  • First name:
    		• Henk
  • Family name:
    		• Oldenkamp
  • Place of birth:
    		• Hilversum, The Netherlands
  • Date of birth:
    		• 23rd of July 1957
  • Residence:
    		• Keizerstraat 121, 2584 BD The Hague, The Netherlands
  • Marital status:
    		• Unmarried
  • Nationality:
    		• Dutch

    Education
  • 1963-1969:
    		• Grammar School, Basic education
    Hilversum, The Netherlands
  • 1969-1974:
    		• Secondary School, MAVO
    Hilversum, The Netherlands
  • 1974-1975:
    		• Preliminary year for the College of Advanced Technology
    Hilversum, The Netherlands
  • 1975-1979:
    		• B.Sc.degree in Electrical Engineering, Computers and Telecommunication, College of Advanced Technology
    Hilversum, The Netherlands
  • 1979-1988:
    		• M.Sc.degree in Electrical Engineering
    Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    General
  • Good knowledge of Dutch, English and German
  • Leisure interests: skating, ski-ing, wind surfing and gliding.

    • Employment record
  • 1977-1978:
    		•  RAP, Hilversum, The Netherlands
    In charge with the reparation of electronic instruments.
  • 1978:
    		•  Philips Telecommunications, Huizen, The Netherlands
    Development of electronics for satellite communication systems
  • 1982-1984:
    		•  Conscientious objector, Wind Energy Group for the programme of Consultancy Services Wind Energy Developing Countries (CWD), Faculty of Technical Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
    • technical assistant and software specialist;
    • designer of monitoring system for water pumping systems.
  • 1984-1989
    		•  Member of the Wind Energy Group for the programme of Consultancy Services Wind Energy Developing Countries (CWD), Faculty of Technical Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
    Technical design engineer and researcher, charged with:
    • designer of several electronic laboratory instruments;
    • designer of analogue and digital electronics, power electronics;
    • developer of hardware and software for computer controlled measuring systems;
    • member of Committee for the set-up of Recommendations for a European Wind Turbine Standard on Performance Determination, supported by the CEC, Commission of the European Communities;
    • supervisor of the test site Eindhoven;
    • project leader of the CWD 2000 water pumping windmill;
    • innovator of water pumping windmills;
  • 1983-date:
    		• Director/owner of one-man company OKE-Services.
    Specialized in design and development of innovative, highly efficient electronics, mainly renewable energy systems.