Summary
Herman Lens is an operations and NDT leader with over two decades of hands-on and managerial experience in inspection, pressure equipment and non-destructive testing across refineries, chemical plants and power stations. As Operations Manager for TÜV Rheinland Sonovation and former NDT Manager at Vinçotte Nederland, he combines field-level Inspection Engineer IK III expertise and International Welding Engineer qualifications with strategic responsibilities for conventional and advanced NDT services. He has led shutdown inspections, complex modifications and equipment commissioning, and brings deep knowledge of PED and Dutch pressure-equipment legislation to operational decision-making. Trained with an MBA and technical bachelors in welding and mechanical engineering, Herman blends technical credibility with organization development and commercial aftersales experience. A practical problem-solver, he is equally comfortable specifying inspection programs as he is posting and mentoring inspection engineers in high-stakes industrial environments.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, International Welding Engineer, Bachelor, International Welding Engineer at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)
Master, Master Business Administration, MBA, Master, Master Business Administration, MBA at Avans Plus
Bachelor, Inspection Engineer IK III, Bachelor, Inspection Engineer IK III at Hogeschool van Utrecht
Barchelor, Mechanical engineering and business administration, Barchelor, Mechanical engineering and business administration at Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen
English, German