Experience

Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment

• Senior policy advisor on Environmental Noise, Railway Vibrations and Healthy Urban Environment.

  • Apr 2016 - Present



Delft University of Technology

• Part time university lecturer and researcher Environmental and Spatial Planning Law

  • Oct 1995 - Present



Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment

• Senior policy and legal advisor

  • Jul 2013 - Feb 2016

  Simpler & Better Programme: developing an integrated law regulating all human activities affecting the physical environment. Integrating rules on: land use planning, environmental protection, nature conservation, construction of buildings, cultural heritage, water management, urban and rural redevelopment, development of major public and private works (harbours, airports, roads, railways, water works, electricity networks, pipelines), mining and earth removal. My specific task in this… Simpler & Better Programme: developing an integrated law regulating all human activities affecting the physical environment. Integrating rules on: land use planning, environmental protection, nature conservation, construction of buildings, cultural heritage, water management, urban and rural redevelopment, development of major public and private works (harbours, airports, roads, railways, water works, electricity networks, pipelines), mining and earth removal. My specific task in this project: preparing new rules regarding water in a Decree on Quality of the Physical Environment (water quality, water quantity, groundwater, marine water, etc.). This Decree will also contain provisions regarding the coastal zone (protection of flood defence structures). Show more Show less



The Netherlands Court of Audit

• Senior researcher

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2013

  Research regarding Wadden Sea National Park, Nature compensation in Spatial Projects, Environmentally Harmful Subsidies



Commissie van Advies inzake de Waterstaatswetgeving (CAW)

• Secretary of Advisory Commission on Water Management and Infrastructure Laws

  • Feb 2005 - Jan 2012

  Contributed with advices to reform of Dutch water legislation: Water Act (2009), Delta Act (2011)Advices regarding: Water Act, Water Decree, Water Board Act, Delta Act, Road Act, implementation of European water law (Water Framework Directive, Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Flood Risk Directive)



Ministry of Water and Infrastructure

• Senior legal advisor

  • Jan 2001 - Feb 2005

  Legal aspects of Policy directive Room for Rivers and Coastal Policy; spatial planning and building, spatial reservations for public infrastructure and other aspects of spatial policy; legal provisions on Water Assessment (2003); preparation of new Spatial Planning Act (2007)



Regional Water Authority (Dutch Northern Quarter)

• Legal Advisor

  • Jan 1997 - Jan 2001



University of Amsterdam

• Assistent-in-opleiding

  • Jan 1991 - Oct 1995

• Onderzoeker

  • Jan 1990 - Jan 1991