Working experience

2025- present: Trailblazer for program of the Eastern coast of Ghana for Partners for Water. www.partnersforwater.nl

2024: Organizing working conference for seven African countries on financing Integrated Water Resources Management for Blue Deal program office. www.uvw.nl

2014- present: Owner of manawaca; consultancy for management, nature and water. www.manawaca.nl

2010-2024: Strategic advisor for Water Authority Aa en Maas. www.aaenmaas.nl

2018- 2024: Manager Blue Deal Ghana: overall management of the IWRM projects in the north and south of Ghana for Blue Deal  www.uvw.nl

2022-2023: Member Board of Water Authority. www.waterschaprivierenland.nl

2021-2023: Trailblazer area oriented cooperation de Peel. Coordination of area oriented approach for a cooperation of State, Provinces, Municipalities, Water authorities. www.novexdepeel.nl

2015-2019: Consultant Agences de l'eau Burkina Faso/ Dutch Water authorities:
implementation of integrated water resources management. www.fasokoom.org

2014-2018: Secretary-Director partnership 19 local administrations Region Northeast Brabant, 's Hertogenbosch (Netherlands). www.rnob.nl

2007-2010: Manager real estate for housing corporation, responsible for the development and maintenance of 15.000 houses. www.talis.nl

2000-2012: Member boarder of advice Stichting het Geldersch Landschap en Kastelen. www.glk.nl

1993–2007± Manager team/ region Grontmij: leadership of different teams between 5 and 50 people. Responsible for projects (acquisition, time, quality, money, communication) in different workfields: watermanagement, soil research, restructuring residential areas, housing development, nature development, recreation, agricultural development. www.sweco.nl
1990–1993: Policy advisor nature and rural areas. Province Overijssel, Zwolle.
www.overijssel.nl

1988-1990: Scientific investigator STL ecological consultancy, Nijmegen (Netherlands).

1987-1988: researcher heath of the Veluwe. Radboud University. www.RU.nl