Experience

DMEC (Dutch Marine Energy Centre)

• Renewable Energy Power Generation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Apr 2023 - Present

• • Jun 2022 - Apr 2023

• • Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

  Accelerating ocean/marine energy (tidal, wave, salinity gradients, ocean thermal energy conversion) as well as offshore floating solar and wind for the energy transition. Doing so we help these companies across a wide TRL range (3-8) to mature faster and more sustainably.Main tasks: Managing the current project portfolio (8 EU-projects with 6 of them running), while defining new projects to support the sector. Project Management of two projects.

• • Jun 2020 - Jun 2021

  Main tasks: Grant applications, project management, technical/scientific advice



IntuAir GmbH

• Wellness and Fitness Services

• Founder

  • Dec 2018 - May 2020

  Using algae biotechnology and nanomaterials for a device to improve the indoor air environment in offices as well as homes and fixate atmospheric carbon dioxide (clean technology). Output: Assembling and leading an inter-disciplinary team of four. Together we (1) validated the market, (2) modelled our system, (3) built a prototype, and made our (4) pitch deck, (5) financial budgeting as well (6) business model/plan. Using algae biotechnology and nanomaterials for a device to improve the indoor air environment in offices as well as homes and fixate atmospheric carbon dioxide (clean technology). Output: Assembling and leading an inter-disciplinary team of four. Together we (1) validated the market, (2) modelled our system, (3) built a prototype, and made our (4) pitch deck, (5) financial budgeting as well (6) business model/plan.



Technische Universiteit Delft

• • Nov 2019 - Mar 2020

  Improving the methodology for life-support systems, biomining and in-situ resource utilization approaches in space exploration. Supervising a team of four people.

• • Mar 2016 - Nov 2019

  I led, planned and executed three core projects:1) New methods to extract iron and silicon from Lunar and Martian soil (simulants); Team: 6Output: My work was presented in more than 20 international conferences/institutes including a TEDxDelft talk (May.2019), published in seven peer-reviewed papers and covered in more than 60 newspapers (original interviews in New Scientist/ het Parool, de Ingenieur and Bionieuws) 2) 3D-bioprinting of microorganisms and 3D-plasma printing of extraterrestrial regolith samples; Team: 43) Modification and production of 2D-materials (Graphene); Team: 3 Show less



NASA Ames Research Center

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Researcher

  • Jan 2018 - Jul 2018

  Synthetic biology for microbial in situ resource utilization (ISRU) Mission Architecture Additive Manufacturing Work regarding the Lunar Resource Prospector Synthetic biology for microbial in situ resource utilization (ISRU) Mission Architecture Additive Manufacturing Work regarding the Lunar Resource Prospector



European Space Agency

• France
• Space Research and Technology
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Nov 2015 - Apr 2016

  Objectives: Assisting the developement of Biology & Survival TrainingImplementation of a lesson with the title "Introduction to Biology"

• • Aug 2015 - Feb 2016

  Main Objective: Create and build a demonstrator for a hydroponic life support system. In the Spaceship EAC group (lead by Aidan Cowley) in collaboration with DLRs C.R.O.P. filter system. Tasks: Mechanical assembly, water - hydroponic - system, electronic hardware and software development (LabView NI) for observation and regulation, the design of biological growth experimentsSide Objective: Support the team on rover design, fuel cell applications radiation & micrometeorite shielding, as well as energy sources Show less



CATO - European Union

• Scientific Advisor

  • Aug 2013 - Apr 2015

  Objective: Scientific tests and preparations with CBRN first responders - Planning and designing of a dispersal device & its experimental set-up - Finite elements calculation and model generation: Ansys Autodyn - Assisting the organization of collaborative field tests - Statistical analysis of the results Objective: Scientific tests and preparations with CBRN first responders - Planning and designing of a dispersal device & its experimental set-up - Finite elements calculation and model generation: Ansys Autodyn - Assisting the organization of collaborative field tests - Statistical analysis of the results



Alpha-Combat-System

• Germany
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Unarmed combat trainer for Alpha-Combat-System

  • Dec 2012 - Apr 2015

  Self defense, boot camp & unarmed combat trainer in Salzburg & Upper Austria Self defense, boot camp & unarmed combat trainer in Salzburg & Upper Austria