Eric van der Meulen

Background

• Early career: Worked in Europe as plastic assembly specialist supporting a wide range of industries including automotive, electronics, building & construction, medical, telecommunications.
• In US: Program Manager, inventing and building complex printing systems for polycarbonate automotive glazing.
• Got my PMP (Project Management Professional) in 2009, which became the focus of my first consulting company Q’vive.
• Coached executives and developed project teams and senior leaders to improve project management maturity.
• Joined S A Partners in November 2021
• Project work will initially be internally focused on program and account management processes and systems.

About Me

• Started career with GE Plastics, as assembly specialist. Got green belt trained in the initial Six Sigma rollout. Everything was a project, then larger projects, and complex technical programs.
• Extensive experience in managing complex programs in multicultural organizations. Business processes have always been a major focus.
• As consultant worked on projects with SMEs in IT, HR, accounting, marketing, production, quality, compliance.
• Largest projects were shutting down a Spandex plant in SC and integrating a greenfield production location in AL with main location in MI, leading 7 project teams.
• Fluent in English and Dutch, conversational in German.

About Me….personally

• Based in Wixom, Michigan
• Music brought me and my wife together in a small church in the Netherlands over 30 years ago. I enjoy improvisation on the piano. Before becoming an engineer, I studied jazz organ.

We both love good food and improvising in the kitchen to prepare it.