Bas van der Meer
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Bas van der Meer

AI & automation sandbox: prototypes, experiments and learning logs.

This is where I build in public: small prototypes, workflows and tools. In day-to-day work I keep teams sharp on scope, risks, stakeholder alignment and delivery. Coffee chat or a warm intro? Always welcome.

Personal portfolio & learning sandbox. Open to conversations, networking and opportunities. No freelance/consulting via this website.

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Quick summary

Role: Senior program manager (delivery, transformation, tech-enabled execution).

Context: industrial & aerospace, regulated and quality-driven.

Focus: stakeholder alignment, scope & governance, milestones, risk & dependency management.

Location: Netherlands, hybrid/remote negotiable.

About

Senior program manager with 13+ years of experience delivering complex, multi-disciplinary work — plus a builder mindset for automation and applied AI.

Bas at a viewpoint

What this site is

A personal portfolio and sandbox: experiments, prototypes and learning logs.

I use it to build, iterate and reflect in public.

What I’m strong at

Turning ambiguity into clear scope, decisions and execution with milestones and risk control.

Stakeholder alignment, governance routines and customer-facing delivery in quality-driven environments.

Networking

Coffee chats, networking and warm introductions are always welcome.

Personal portfolio & learning sandbox. Open to conversations, networking and opportunities. No freelance/consulting via this website.

Experience

Sandbox = experimenting. Experience = delivery, governance and leadership with real stakeholders, deadlines and quality gates.

Bas speaking to a group with a microphone

GKN Fokker Aerospace B.V. — Papendrecht (NL)

Program Manager / Senior Program Manager — Airbus A350 OBF (-900 / -1000)

jan 2024 – dec 2025 · Cost, quality & delivery performance · Program governance & customer performance cadence

  • Accountable for cost, quality and delivery performance; maintained 100% delivery reliability despite supply-chain disruptions caused by a steel crisis impacting the program.
  • Managed a scope of ~€30–45 million and coordinated deliveries across multiple European countries.
  • Led a weekly customer performance cadence to secure actions, decisions and delivery reliability; aligned with Airbus stakeholders across Operations, Engineering and Maintenance.
  • Led a cross-functional matrix team of 6–12 and coordinated 8 key suppliers to meet milestones and control risk.

Manufacturing Engineering Manager & Quality Manager

jan 2023 – dec 2023 · Performance improvement · Capability growth · Resource & cost control

  • Led performance improvement and capability growth; introduced structure across priorities, resources and execution.
  • Implemented cost tracking and resource allocation to ensure full customer coverage.

Senior Production Project Leader — Dassault Falcon 6X Assembly Line & Transfer of Work

feb 2021 – mrt 2023 · Industrialization · Readiness (LCG7) · Stakeholders & suppliers

  • Re-industrialized a previously inactive assembly line (production readiness / Life Cycle Gate 7).
  • Coordinated milestones, stakeholders and suppliers to make execution and transfer predictable.

Fokker Technologies Holding B.V. — Papendrecht (NL)

PMO & Performance Tracking Analyst (Europe & Asia)

jan 2020 – feb 2021 · Decision support · Executive reporting · Global workforce tracking

  • Built a global FTE target tracking model during COVID-19, adopted by top management.
  • Supported decisions contributing to a global reduction of ~4,000 FTE.

Business Transformation Analyst (Europe & Asia)

dec 2018 – dec 2019 · Pipeline management · Cost saving initiatives · Weekly exec cadence

  • Managed a McKinsey Wave pipeline for cost-saving initiatives (€250k+ per case).
  • Delivered weekly reporting to top management and site directors to support steering and decision making.

Skills

Program delivery & transformation with a practical tech angle (automation & applied AI).

Program & delivery

  • Program management & delivery governance
  • Stakeholder alignment, delegation & accountability
  • Risk & dependency management
  • Change control, scope management, decision making
  • Supplier & customer coordination

Transformation & performance

  • Performance dashboards (quality, cost, delivery)
  • Decision support & executive reporting
  • Operating model / routines improvement
  • Structuring ambiguity into execution

Automation & tools

  • Advanced Excel, VBA (automation)
  • SQL (working knowledge)
  • Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Firebase
  • Python automation
  • CATIA V5, BaaN (ERP), Matrix (PLM)

Sandbox projects

All projects below are personal/hobby projects: experiments, prototypes and learning builds.

MK8DX Time Trials Tracker (Android)

Label: Experiment / prototype

Offline-first app for time-trial tracking and comparison (Firebase Auth/Firestore), including FCM notifications with deep links and shareable kart-build links.

Demo: mk8dxtimetrials.web.app

Kotlin Jetpack Compose Firebase

Video-to-Data Processor (Python)

Label: Learning build / demo

Workflow that extracts frames from video, runs OCR, parses results and exports structured output to Excel (with GUI).

GitHub: github.com/fromthelake

Python FFmpeg OCR

AI-enabled Operations Concepts

Label: Prototype in progress

Concepts for AI-supported workflow improvement in day-to-day execution.

Built as a sandbox to validate ideas quickly and capture lessons learned.

In progress Automation & AI

Open to opportunities

Open to conversations about senior roles where structured execution, change and tech-enabled improvement matter.

Roles where this fits

Senior program/project management, transformation, delivery leadership — aerospace/industry and beyond (public sector can fit too).

What I enjoy

  • Turning complexity into clear scope and decisions
  • Aligning stakeholders and making execution predictable
  • Using automation/AI to reduce manual work

Location & networking

Netherlands, hybrid/remote negotiable.

Coffee chats and networking are welcome.

Contact

For networking, coffee chats and opportunities. Not for freelance/consulting engagements.

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Personal portfolio & learning sandbox. Open to conversations, networking and opportunities. No freelance/consulting via this website.