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Patrick Nuyen

Interim Director Operations & Engineering

Patrick Nuyen
Haarlem, Netherlands

Experience

Jan 2023 - Dec 2025
3 years

Interim Director Operations & Engineering

Renolit

  • Led production of medical-grade foil for healthcare packaging.
  • Developed and implemented a long-term program to improve operational stability and execution maturity.
  • Improved reliability planning and execution, increasing predictability and reducing unplanned disruption.
  • Supported 6 external audits in 12 months (customer + ISO/compliance), all with positive outcomes, including disciplined follow-up and closure.
  • Strengthened project management maturity: clearer scope, stage-gates, risk/issue logging and resource alignment.
Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
2 years

Interim Operations Manager

Greif

  • Guided transition toward food-grade compliant production.
  • Introduced Lean-based production practices and execution cadence.
  • Supported sustainability and food-safety system implementation.
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
2 years

Interim Plant Manager

Ausnutria Lypack

  • Managed full plant shutdown and restart for infant formula packaging.
  • Developed hygiene and operator training programs; delivered compliance with strict infant nutrition standards.
Jan 2016 - Dec 2021
6 years

Managing Director

Scanlaser

  • Scaled output from 500,000 to 2.2 million units annually; improved reliability and reduced unit cost.
  • Streamlined workforce to 45, aligning the organisation to a leaner operating model.
Jan 2014 - Present
12 years 1 month
Haarlem, Netherlands

Founder & Interim Operations Executive

LeanVector

  • LeanVector is the professional vehicle for interim leadership assignments and operational excellence programs in regulated manufacturing and high-control production environments.
Jan 2014 - Dec 2016
3 years

Project Manager

Superhydrophobic Coating

  • Developed and implemented a patented coating to protect banknotes against moisture contamination and wear.
  • Managed development-to-implementation trajectory with industrial stakeholders.
Jan 2014 - Dec 2016
3 years

Interim Director Operations

Telrol Group

  • Restructured operations and stabilised performance during organisational pressure.
  • Implemented continuous improvement practices and standardised operational routines (cadence, priorities, accountability).
Jan 2008 - Dec 2013
6 years

Manager Operations — Stamps & Security Print

Royal Joh. Enschedé

  • Operational leadership for stamps & security print within a zero-tolerance, high-control environment.
  • Strengthened operational routines, accountability and cross-functional alignment under strict quality and security requirements.
  • Member of the Stamps Division Management Team.
Jan 2005 - Dec 2008
4 years

Manager Printing — Banknotes

Royal Joh. Enschedé

  • Responsible for high-security banknote production with strict governance, traceability and process control.
  • Managed banknote production for 80+ countries.
  • Improved performance +54% and reduced defects from 7.8% to 2.7% through disciplined operations, Lean practices and quality control.
Jan 1997 - Dec 2005
9 years

International Print Instructor

OEM / Press Manufacturers

  • Delivered training and troubleshooting across the printing production chain in multiple countries.
  • Supported operational stability and process improvement in technically complex environments.

Summary

International operations leader with 25+ years of experience across medical packaging, food-grade manufacturing and high-security production. Proven in stabilising performance under compliance pressure, leading shutdown/restart, and building reliability + execution systems that keep plants audit-ready without slowing operations down. Strong in operational governance, engineering/maintenance cadence, and measurable performance improvement.

Skills

  • Interim Plant/operations Leadership

  • Compliance & Audit Readiness (Customer + Iso/compliance)

  • Reliability & Asset Performance

  • Maintenance Planning & Scheduling

  • Program/portfolio Governance

  • Kpi Cadence & Escalation

  • Lean Six Sigma Deployment

  • Cross-functional Leadership (Ops/eng/maintenance/qa)

  • Sap

  • Microsoft Dynamics 365

  • Oracle Netsuite

  • Minitab/spc

  • Power Bi

  • Tableau

  • Advanced Excel (Vba/pivots)

  • Ms 365/teams

Languages

Dutch
Native
German
Advanced
English
Advanced
Thai
Advanced

Education

Sep 1990 - Jun 1994

HTS Zwolle

Engineering · Zwolle, Netherlands

Certifications & licenses

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Firebrand Training

Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) + CPL/IR/PPL

Aerodynamics Aviation

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