Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands
I help companies in their journey toward World Class Manufacturing by improving the quality of their design, and increasing the robustness of their processes. I focus on Operational Excellence, Industrialization, DFx, and Digital Transformation. In the past 25 years, I have helped start-up companies move their manufacturing from a garage to a custom built plant, and I also helped fortune 500 companies improve their processes using Lean philosophy and 6-Sigma tools. My international career spans multiple industries (automotive, aerospace, renewable energy, water desalination, oil and gas, consumer goods, and IoT). This rich experience gives me the ability to quickly grasp the challenges facing the production of complex products. My pragmatic and hands-on approach to (manufacturing) challenges helps make the risks visible and allows the teams to bring these risks to an acceptable level.
I advise and support teams building a complex hardware product (robots, electric vehicles, consumer products) or operating high-volume processes in the following areas: 🔸 operational excellence 🔸 manufacturing strategies 🔸 digital transformation and manufacturing execution systems (MES) 🔸 process automation 🔸 new product introduction (NPI) process 🔸 request for quotes (RFQ) 🔸 factory audits 🔸 quality management systems (QMS) implementation 🔸 product and prototype specifications 🔸 design reviews (DFMx, DFMA)
Clarified the current state of WindChill (PTC) implementation project. Managed the pilot phase and the go-live phase Optimized configuration, workflows, and reports.
Managed the design, testing, and implementation of: 🔸 a cobot equipped station for stacking photo-paper rolls in a clean-room environment 🔸 a machine for tray and roll placement on a packaging line (including a cobot/robot) 🔸 the design of a transport system to improve ergonomics and improve product flow 🔸 the automation of an assembly and testing line for dye-sub film products Provided manufacturing excellence support to other projects Advised the QESH manager on change management Advised the Ops director on operational excellence strategy for MES and change management
🔸 Manufacturing Advisor within S2 Xpeed Deep-Tech Hardware Accelerator 🔸 Teacher of the Industrialization, Sourcing, Certification, and Manufacturing Strategy modules 🔸 Member of the selection committee
🔸 Applied operational excellence principles to continuous improvement of the QMS (with a special focus on Calibration, Qualification, and Validation). 🔸 Clarified the requirements for and created a protocol for sample size determination using statistics in a biomedical environment. 🔸 Led the cross-functional development of a multi-factor rationale for the selection of in-house spare parts. 🔸 Brought back on track and created detailed planning for two infrastructure upgrades projects. 🔸 In-house Six-Sigma and Minitab expert.