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Arno

Leader, Coach, Technology

About Me

Passionately Leading Talent Introducing New Product and Technology with Exceptional Customer Value Strong at keeping the balance between structure and pragmatism in leading innovative international organisations and technical projects. My drive to get things done while keeping employees motivated, makes me successful in coaching people, growing departments and companies up to the next level of excellence delivering exceptional products. I organize and convert best practises to processes and simplify too complex approaches boosting efficiency. Besides the technical achievements I am very proud of getting teams up to a professional level including road mapping, project portfolios, clear roles and responsibilities and more simplified and efficient way of working. The true measure for my success is to look back on revived teams that are now “low maintenance” and are able to run their own show delivering great product value to Customers. My next career step will be to move even more towards my core strengths of coaching and leading strong diverse technology driven teams within the company strategy and tactics, since this has proven to be the enabling steppingstone for growth and people feeling proud to be part of this.

Jurisdiction

Netherlands

Experience

Seniority LevelDirector
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Director Global Technology Scouting Unit R&D (TSU)Malvern Panalytical (Spectris)
2023 - 2025

• Proudly Leading our Global TSU team of Scientists, Specialists (30FTE) • Technology Portfolio XRD, XRF, WDXRF, EDXRF, Xray Tubes & Detectors, Particle Laser Diffraction/Scattering/SLS/ELS, Data analysis system software • New clear simplified way of working driving actual progress and output • Ideation of New Technology, Patents, IP • Structural alignment with Spectris Corporate Scientist on Strategy versus Portfolio match • Driving research project via KANBAN, TRL and stage gating • Transfer of TSU projects to product development after reaching TRL4 • Networking and support with external partners and customers

Senior Manager R&D New Product Development, Netherlands XRD/XRF systems and X-Ray Tube and Detector technology development (85FTE)Malvern Panalytical (Spectris)
2018 - 2023

• Responsible for development of next generations XRD and XRF systems • Successful launch of our Benchtop XRF “Revontium” system in 2024 • Revolutionary X-Ray tube technology push on performance, reliability and cost • Leading multi site teams (Almelo (NL), Eindhoven (NL), Porto (POR)) developing software, hardware, mechanics, and scientific applications • Passionately coaching team members and peers to and beyond their next career step and investing in leadership talent development • Succession planning, hiring on time and successfully transferring skills to new hires

Head of Operations / R&D Eindhoven/APAC, Electrowetting Display development and manufacturing (R&D Operations, 40FTE Netherlands/China)Amazon / Liquavista
2014 - 2018

• Leading China and Eindhoven Site ramping up mass to production of EWD Displays • Technology transfer of EWD manufacturing from R&D (NL) to mass production in China (600k displays per year). Achieved May 2016. • Quality and process control mechanisms defined and implemented in our China factory • Boosted production capacity in Pilot line Eindhoven from 200 to 360 displays/week • Set up the China Partner company transfer team and set validation definitions and targets • Hired the local China technology transfer team and Eindhoven teams expansion • On-site release and ramp up of China mass production processes and equipment • Certified Bar Raiser for the Amazon Hiring Process as of 2018

Senior Manager Test & Due Diligence Partnership AsiaAmazon / Liquavista
2012 - 2014

• Lead the technical due diligence of 6 potential mass production partner companies • Set up the cooperation between Chinese MP partner, Liquavista and Equipment vendors • Investment scheduling and driving the business decision for CAPEX • Development of unique EW-Display fundamental test and qualification platforms • Defined specific Key Performance Indicators for EWD displays and processes with partnership

Skills

Core skills0
Languages3

Languages

English
German
Dutch