Experience

Hardt Hyperloop

• Netherlands
• Transportation Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Developer

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  Netherlands



cucumis management bv

• Owner

  • Apr 2010 - Present

  Netherlands Rotterdam Partners (2014) project management & advise Vattenfall / Nuon (2012-2013) 1. project management establishment phase for a new biomass co-firing plant for the Hemweg powerplant, including contracting a European tendered FIDIC Silver contract and 2. the project management for the feasibility study for a new district heating grid connection from a waste incinerator Protestant Community Breda (2011) consulting on organisational development Port Authority Moerdijk (2011)… Show more Rotterdam Partners (2014) project management & advise Vattenfall / Nuon (2012-2013) 1. project management establishment phase for a new biomass co-firing plant for the Hemweg powerplant, including contracting a European tendered FIDIC Silver contract and 2. the project management for the feasibility study for a new district heating grid connection from a waste incinerator Protestant Community Breda (2011) consulting on organisational development Port Authority Moerdijk (2011) consulting on strategy development Municipality of Venlo (2010-2011) interim manager and head of the procurement department implementing savings and the new procurement policy Municipalities of Delfzijl, Eemsmond, Appingedam en Loppersum (2010) consulting on improving cooperation and efficiency Show less



not employed

• Sabbatical

  • Sep 2022 - Sep 2023

  Southeast Asia After working almost 10 years in the Kingdom of Saudi it is now time for a sabbatical at least until summer / fall 2023. I will be travelling Southeast Asia: Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.



Deutsche Bahn

• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Manager DB E&C GmbH Branch KSA, Project Director and Business Development Director

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2022

  Dammam I joined the Deutsche Bahn team in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as project director. With the impressive ambitions of the Saudi Government and municipalities regarding public transportation Deutsche Bahn is working hard to fulfill the customer needs and to be of maximum service to the Client. My continuous assignment is Project Director of the Joint Venture of DB / Dar al Handasah / Egis Rail for the GCC Railway Project in KSA. The preparation of the Detailed Engineering Design of the 628… Show more I joined the Deutsche Bahn team in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as project director. With the impressive ambitions of the Saudi Government and municipalities regarding public transportation Deutsche Bahn is working hard to fulfill the customer needs and to be of maximum service to the Client. My continuous assignment is Project Director of the Joint Venture of DB / Dar al Handasah / Egis Rail for the GCC Railway Project in KSA. The preparation of the Detailed Engineering Design of the 628 Km freight and passenger line connecting UAE to Qatar and Kuwait via Dammam. In addition to this Project Director role, I am currently General Manager of the DB E&C Branch in KSA and Business Development Manager. Next to these formal roles, I continue to support our diverse Client portfolio as Principal Consultant for several consultancy engagements. Show less



Dorsch Holding GmbH - Abu Dhabi

• United Arab Emirates
• Construction
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Project Delivery Manager and interim project director

  • Dec 2014 - Jun 2015

  Riyadh Dorsch GmbH has been contracted by Ar-Riyadh Development Authority (ADA) for the project management consultancy services (PMC) for the implementation of the ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) of Ar-Riyadh. The ITS consists of AVM (automated vehicle management) by Trapeze, the AFC ( Automatic Fare Collection) by Indra; the Communication Network, Journey Planner, the TCC (Trafic Control Center) and Bus Priotirization. The ITS will serve the 6 million inhabitants of Riyadh with 6 Metro… Show more Dorsch GmbH has been contracted by Ar-Riyadh Development Authority (ADA) for the project management consultancy services (PMC) for the implementation of the ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) of Ar-Riyadh. The ITS consists of AVM (automated vehicle management) by Trapeze, the AFC ( Automatic Fare Collection) by Indra; the Communication Network, Journey Planner, the TCC (Trafic Control Center) and Bus Priotirization. The ITS will serve the 6 million inhabitants of Riyadh with 6 Metro lines, 3 Bus Rapid Transit Lines, 2 circular Bus lines and 17 Community Bus lines. I have been responsible as -interim- Project Director and Project Delivery Manager during the first six months of the ITS project. Show less



SYSTRA

• France
• Engineering Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Control Manager

  • Aug 2014 - Oct 2014

  Jeddah Program Control Manager for the Jeddah Public Transportation Program; the Preliminary Engineering Design Consultancy Services by Systra; project start-up with Metro Jeddah and AECOM



URS Corporation, An AECOM Company

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Control & Contract Manager

  • Aug 2013 - May 2014

  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia The Saudi Railways Organisation is the Employer of the 450 Km Haramain High Speed Rail Mekkah to Madinah; URS Corporation provides project management services to SRO in this multi billion $ project; I was appointed as project control and contract manager.



ProRail

• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Region Randstad Zuid

  • Jan 2005 - Apr 2010

  Rotterdam Member of the Netherlands management team for asset management of the rail infrastructure Responsible for RAMSHEC (reliability, availability, maintainability, safety, health, environment and costs) of the rail infrastructure in Southern-Holland (30% of all passenger mileage and 80% of freight mileage in the Netherlands) Managing the regional management team: operational management, asset management, safety, environment & legal affairs, communication, planning & control and human… Show more Member of the Netherlands management team for asset management of the rail infrastructure Responsible for RAMSHEC (reliability, availability, maintainability, safety, health, environment and costs) of the rail infrastructure in Southern-Holland (30% of all passenger mileage and 80% of freight mileage in the Netherlands) Managing the regional management team: operational management, asset management, safety, environment & legal affairs, communication, planning & control and human resources Responsible for the contract compliance by all new building and maintenance contractors Business executive or member of steering groups of railway and area development projects Legal representative of ProRail in the region: responsible for all contacts, contracts and permits Responsible for third party contracting and area development of railway stations Show less



p2managers

• project and program manager; interim manager

  • 1999 - 2005

  rossum Vital4Life (2004) the establishment of a health & life-style coaching company Municipality Gouda (2004) project management for the area development of a business park and commercial development of the railway zone Suiker Unie (2004) project assessment of a web based vendor managed inventory system Essent Netwerk Noord (now: RWE AG; Germany) (2003) consulting on development of risk based asset management for existing power grids Ahlers Logistic and Maritime Services (Belgium)… Show more Vital4Life (2004) the establishment of a health & life-style coaching company Municipality Gouda (2004) project management for the area development of a business park and commercial development of the railway zone Suiker Unie (2004) project assessment of a web based vendor managed inventory system Essent Netwerk Noord (now: RWE AG; Germany) (2003) consulting on development of risk based asset management for existing power grids Ahlers Logistic and Maritime Services (Belgium) (2002-2003) project management and contract management of software development for logistics services Akzo Nobel (1999-2003) trainer of “fundamentals of business management”; assessor of the international management development program and consultant for new business development of the Business Unit Car Refinishes in the USA and the Netherlands Betuweroute (2000-2002) a € 5 billion, 25kV dedicated freight railway infrastructure project; project control officer responsible for QA/QC, control, planning, risk management and costs estimating; (project scope 1,3 billion, including 2 tunnels of 300 million each) Fusion Kunststoffen (now: Promens, Iceland ) (2000) trainer of project management and consultant for business improvement of the Dutch / German production and sales of rotational moulding Hoek Loos (now: The Linde Group, Germany) (1999-2000) implementation of the balanced business scorecard and coaching of the newly formed management team technical gasses Municipalities of Voorburg, Rijswijk and Leidschendam (1999) the establishment of tri-lateral contract for a new common waste company Show less



Municipality Breda

• Deputy director urban management

  • 1998 - 1999

  Breda Area, Netherlands Responsible for civil infrastructure projects, urban maintenance, waste management and the municipal parking company. Annual turnover €200 million.



Royal Netherlands Navy Dockyard

• Vice president

  • 1995 - 1998

  Den Helder responsible for planning & control, Quality Assurance (AQAP, ISO and EFQM), administrative affairs and ICT. Annual turnover € 250 million.



Ministerie van Defensie

• Netherlands
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• contract manager / procurement officer

  • 1992 - 1995

  the hague leading multidisciplinary teams and responsible for the commercial-legal result of (international) negotiations. Procurement officer of weapon systems (e.g. evolved sea sparrow missile), equipment for the maritime patrol aircraft P-3C Orion, ship maintenance contracts and account manager for the new built Walrus class submarines (project budget € 1,5 billion) Extensive international contracting and travelling and complex negotiating with companies like Thales (France), DASA (now EADS… Show more leading multidisciplinary teams and responsible for the commercial-legal result of (international) negotiations. Procurement officer of weapon systems (e.g. evolved sea sparrow missile), equipment for the maritime patrol aircraft P-3C Orion, ship maintenance contracts and account manager for the new built Walrus class submarines (project budget € 1,5 billion) Extensive international contracting and travelling and complex negotiating with companies like Thales (France), DASA (now EADS, Germany), Raytheon (USA) and Lloyds (United Kingdom) and government–to–government Memoranda of Understanding e.g. a new submarine test range (Norway; Germany; United Kingdom and The Netherlands) Show less



Department of Defence, directorate-general economic & financial affairs

• Policy officer

  • 1990 - 1992

  The Hague responsible for development of the general Department of Defence sourcing policy and co-author of the new policy introducing management-by-objectives and management-contracts. Assistant to the secretary-general on Department of Defence budget cutting program. Member of the working group of national experts (Netherlands, Canada, USA, Germany, France and United Kingdom) for ICT-consulting the NAMSA (NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency)