Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Engineering leader with 15+ years of experience in mechanical design, R&D, and systems development, including 8+ years in the Dutch high-tech sector in leadership roles. Currently leading mechanical engineering teams at ASML in a highly regulated, high-complexity semiconductor environment. Strong track record in translating complex technical and organizational challenges into clear structures, better execution, and stronger ownership. Experienced in team development, performance management, technical planning, budget responsibility, supplier coordination, and cross-functional alignment. Known for bringing structure to ambiguity, improving interfaces between teams and system requirements, and combining technical depth with practical execution. Effective in fast-changing environments where decision quality, adaptability, and coordination across stakeholders are critical.
- Lead and develop a team of 20 mechanical engineers, covering delivery, capability growth, and long-term professional development in a high-complexity, highly regulated environment. - Own the full performance management cycle, aligning individual development with organizational capability needs. - Designed and implemented ways of working to respond to evolving regulatory requirements affecting system design. - Increased employee engagement, reversing a four-year downward trend through clearer ownership, stronger alignment, and better communication. - Defined and implemented a farm-out model involving 33 external engineers across multiple suppliers, including budget approval and cost control, creating the basis for more strategic supplier collaboration. - Supported hiring of engineers and product owners to strengthen long-term team capability.
- Led and developed a team of 10 mechanical engineers, strengthening execution discipline, technical ownership, and professional growth. - Initiated and structured a department-wide approach to compliance regulation and design-rule interpretation, reducing ambiguity in engineering decisions. - Bridged engineering teams and leadership by translating regulatory and system-level constraints into actionable technical direction. - Contributed to hiring and talent selection to improve team capability and long-term execution strength.
- Functionally led a multidisciplinary team of 10 engineers responsible for layout infrastructure in complex machine systems. - Reduced engineering change frequency by 50% through improved change management, lowering supplier-driven cost increases. - Redesigned interfaces between system building blocks, reducing assembly and installation time by up to 5 hours per system. - Redesigned the Machine Conditioning mechanical pre-install architecture, reducing cost per system and improving installation efficiency. - Provided system-level technical leadership across performance, manufacturability, cost, and supplier constraints.
- Defined and delivered technical specifications for a critical ASML module transport tool during a time-constrained development phase. - Translated system-level requirements into manufacturable, integration-ready specifications. - Acted as the main technical interface between module engineering and manufacturing stakeholders, securing timely approval and project continuity. - Ensured compliance with system architecture and integration standards in a high-precision manufacturing environment.
- Led multidisciplinary engineering teams of up to 15 engineers in complex semiconductor machine development programs. - Supported resource allocation and engineering capacity planning across multiple high-tech projects. - Prepared technical project quotations, supporting commercial feasibility and project approval. - Structured and led technical planning across concept, detailed design, and NPI phases, improving predictability and stakeholder alignment. - Participated in recruitment of senior engineers and supported development of the Mechanical Engineering quality management system.
- Led multidisciplinary teams in applied R&D projects for aerospace and transportation, managing the full project lifecycle from concept to prototype delivery. - Managed technical planning, supplier coordination, and budgets for industry-sponsored engineering programs. - Directed development of manufacturing processes and mechanical systems, linking academic research to industrial implementation.
- Taught Materials Science and Manufacturing Technologies to Mechanical, Industrial, and Aeronautical Engineering students. - Mentored students in applied engineering projects, strengthening technical foundations and systems thinking.
- Contributed to development of complex mechanical systems in transportation applications, progressing from intern to team leadership responsibilities. - Performed structural analysis (FEM), design validation, and prototype supervision in collaboration with industrial partners.