Dick Vullinghs

H. M. "Dick" Vullinghs (born ca. 1936 in 's-Hertogenbosch) is a Dutch aerospace engineer, who worked at Fokker. He is known as co-founder of the International Project Management Association.Klaus Pannenbaecker and Sebastian Dworatschek (2005). "[http://www.ipma.world/assets/IPMA-40-0-Introduction.pdf History of IPMA International Project Management Association (1965- 2005) and its National Associations. Selected events, data and photos on IPMA: Organization & Officers, National Associations, World Congresses, Symposia and Expert-Seminars&Workshops. Proceedings of the 19th IPMA World Congress on Project management, New Delhi 13-16.11.2005.]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}" at ipma.world. Accessed 26-06-2017.Patrick Weaver, [http://www.mosaicprojects.com.au/PDF_Papers/P050_Origins_of_Modern_PM.pdf The origins of Modern Project Management]. 2007. (online at mosaicprojects.com.au. Accessed 25-06-2017)

Vullinghs was born and raised in 's-Hertogenbosch. He studied aerospace engineering at the Delft University of Technology, where he obtained his propedeuse-degree in 1956,Nieuwe Leidsche Courant, 11 oktober 1956. p. 7 and some years later his engineer's degree. Vullinghs spend most of his career at the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. At Fokker he was among the first to experiment with the use of early project management techniques.Association française pour la cybernétique économique et technique. Project management in the seventies: congress book... A.F.C.E.T., 1974. p. 5 In 1987 Vullinghs had left Fokker and was directeur of the Coöperatieve Inkoopvereniging COOPRA in Rotterdam.Van Mazijk, A. "Verspreiding van Stoffen in de Rijn en de Consequenties voor de Representativiteit van Meetpunten." H 2 (1987): 207-212.

In 1964-65 Vullings co-founded the International Project Management Association with Roland Gutsch and Arnold Kaufmann from Germany, and Yves Eugene and Pierre Koch from France. He also played a leading role in the start-up of the INTERNET Congresses of the new association.