Lars de Jongh embarked on his career journey as a mechanical engineer, channeling 4.5 years of expertise as an application engineer at UltiMaker. During his tenure, he meticulously crafted over 150 tools and end-use parts for esteemed clients such as the Royal Netherlands Navy/Army, Ford, Heineken, and KLM. UltiMaker celebrated his accomplishments through customer success stories and developed 40 hours of training material, inspired by his previous AM experience. Transitioning to his role as Senior Project Manager at 3YOURMIND GmbH in 2022, Lars collaborates closely with prestigious clients like the Ford, USMC and Aramco to pioneer custom solutions for critical part identification. His responsibilities include deciphering customer financial and technical datasets, culminating in the development of a digitized logic stream. This transformative approach enables clients to simultaneously scan thousands of parts and pinpoint critical components, aligning with their unique KPIs. Notably, Lars's contributions have recently been showcased in a case study highlighting the success of the USMC's AM candidacy tool.