Experience

Seas At Risk

• Belgium
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fisheries Policy Officer

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Junior Fisheries Policy Officer

  • May 2020 - Dec 2020



European Commission

• Belgium
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)

  • Oct 2019 - Feb 2020



European Marine Board IVZW

• Belgium
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Science Officer

  • Jul 2018 - Sep 2018

  Three month internship related to marine science communication and marine/maritime stakeholder consultation and dialog. - Involved in everyday activities including communication activities via twitter and other social media. - responsible for the relaunch and update of the EMB’s new website and other outreach material including an analysis of the EMB’s impact. - Participation in a European Parliament event (‘Young Talent & the Blue Economy’), as a speaker in the panel discussion - Representation of EMB at the 53rd European Marine Biology Symposium in Ostend - Participation in work related to EU H2020 project AtlantOS and the coordinating framework EOOS including the evaluation of a stakeholder consultation and participation inmeetings. Show less



Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

• Germany
• Research Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Lab assistant

  • Jul 2017 - Sep 2017

  Working as a research assistant I further treated, sorted and prepared samples taken during the research cruise in the South Indian Ocean in the laboratory for analysis. Working as a research assistant I further treated, sorted and prepared samples taken during the research cruise in the South Indian Ocean in the laboratory for analysis.



Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

• Germany
• Research Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Lab assistant

  • Jan 2017 - Feb 2017

  Working as a reaseach assistant I prepared and participated in a seven-weeks research voyage on the RV Marion Dufresne in the South Indian Ocean: - involved in preparation of the cruise as well as carrying out the experiments on board, arranging with limited resources and space in cooperation with a French and international team of researchers, technicians and the crew. - Focus of scientific work: Investigating the N cycle by measuring uptake rates of NO3 and NH4, Nitrification and the microbial community (DNA, HPLC, Flow Cytometry) and taking samples for nutrients and DOC/N along a latitudinal transect from Tropical to Antarctic Waters Show less



EU-Project Ocean Certain

• Hellenic Center of Marine Research, Crete

• Lab assistant

  • May 2016 - Jun 2016

  I carried out microzooplankton grazing experiments (Landry & Hassett 1982) for the mesocosm experiment conducted at the Hellenic Center of Marine Research, Crete. Organic Carbon and copepod concentrations were manipulated. The data were used for my Bachelor Thesis with the title: "Organic carbon enrichment of Mediterranean Waters: Effects on the pelagic microbial food web with emphasis on microzooplankton grazing" I carried out microzooplankton grazing experiments (Landry & Hassett 1982) for the mesocosm experiment conducted at the Hellenic Center of Marine Research, Crete. Organic Carbon and copepod concentrations were manipulated. The data were used for my Bachelor Thesis with the title: "Organic carbon enrichment of Mediterranean Waters: Effects on the pelagic microbial food web with emphasis on microzooplankton grazing"