Experience

Quantum Delft

• Netherlands
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim Director Quantum Delft

  • Oct 2023 - Present

  Delft, South Holland, Netherlands



Delft University of Technology

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Manager Business Development

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Delft, South Holland, Netherlands As part of QuTech Business Unit I have been responsible for various BD activities including QuTech intellectual property portfolio, the design and implementation of cutting-edge R&D projects, and successful engagement with key business partners. I specialise in fundraising and stakeholder management to drive innovation and growth. Additionally, I advise QuTech Board of Directors and QuTech Division Management Teams in EU policy related matters. This included my participation as Sherpa of the… Show more As part of QuTech Business Unit I have been responsible for various BD activities including QuTech intellectual property portfolio, the design and implementation of cutting-edge R&D projects, and successful engagement with key business partners. I specialise in fundraising and stakeholder management to drive innovation and growth. Additionally, I advise QuTech Board of Directors and QuTech Division Management Teams in EU policy related matters. This included my participation as Sherpa of the Dutch delegation to the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure initiative.

• Program Manager

  • Jul 2019 - Sep 2020

  Delft Area, Netherlands My role in QuTech roadmap for Quantum Internet and Networked Computing was to coordinate and execute EU Matters affecting the roadmap, this included my participation as Sherpa of the Dutch delegation to the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure initiative. I also coordinated the roadmap strategic planning and the delivery of project results.

• Senior EU subsidy advisor

  • Apr 2016 - Dec 2019

  Delft Area, Netherlands Assisting researchers at TU Delft in applying for research funding from the EU Horizon 2020 programme. I was also involved in some strategic actions regarding international positioning and future developments of the Framework Programme. From July to December 2019 I combined this with my main role as Program Manager in QuTech.



IMDEA Nanociencia

• Spain
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • Feb 2014 - Apr 2016

  Madrid Area, Spain I was the main responsible of managing IMDEA Nanoscience portfolio of EU projects. This included cooperative projects coordinated by IMDEA, and also ERC grants and Marie Curie Networks. I was responsible for the negotiations with EC officers in relation with grant agreement signature, (tricky) amendments, consortium agreements and (boring) reporting and IP management. I also supported IMDEA researchers on identifying the right funding opportunity and on proposal writing. I was IMDEA… Show more I was the main responsible of managing IMDEA Nanoscience portfolio of EU projects. This included cooperative projects coordinated by IMDEA, and also ERC grants and Marie Curie Networks. I was responsible for the negotiations with EC officers in relation with grant agreement signature, (tricky) amendments, consortium agreements and (boring) reporting and IP management. I also supported IMDEA researchers on identifying the right funding opportunity and on proposal writing. I was IMDEA representative to the European Technology Platform for Nanomedicine Show less



Freelance

• Consultant on European R&D projects

  • Jun 2012 - Feb 2016

  Madrid Area, Spain My core expertise as consultant included: management of FP7/H2020 projects, identification of international funding opportunities, proposal writing for European framework R&D programmes (with a specialisation in ERC grants and Marie Curie proposals), and specialised training courses for R&D managers. From February 2014 to February 2016 I combined my job as project manager at IMDEA Nanoscience with some side work as consultant.



CNIC - Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research / Centro Nac. Investigaciones Cardiovasc.

• Spain
• Research Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Head of Service for International Projects

  • Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

  Madrid Area, Spain As Head of International projects I was the responsible for the design of the international positioning strategy of the centre. I was also responsible for the coordination of activities in relation with identification of international funding opportunities, support on proposal writing, management of the legal and financial issues of international projects. Additional institutional roles included being CNIC’s delegate to the European Working Group “3rd cohort of the Institutional Human Resources… Show more As Head of International projects I was the responsible for the design of the international positioning strategy of the centre. I was also responsible for the coordination of activities in relation with identification of international funding opportunities, support on proposal writing, management of the legal and financial issues of international projects. Additional institutional roles included being CNIC’s delegate to the European Working Group “3rd cohort of the Institutional Human Resources Strategy Group”. Show less



Ministry for Science and Innovation (Spain)

• Scientific and Policy Officer

  • Jul 2008 - Jul 2011

  Madrid, Spain Member of the Spanish EU 2010 Presidency Team. Spanish National Delegate to the PEOPLE Programme Committee - Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community. Spanish delegate to the European Commission ERA working group "Steering Group on Human Resources and Mobility". Member of the Working group on Legal and Financial Issues of FP7 PEOPLE projects created by DG EAC and the Research Executive Agency in collaboration with the Network of PEOPLE NCPs. Until October 2010 National… Show more Member of the Spanish EU 2010 Presidency Team. Spanish National Delegate to the PEOPLE Programme Committee - Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community. Spanish delegate to the European Commission ERA working group "Steering Group on Human Resources and Mobility". Member of the Working group on Legal and Financial Issues of FP7 PEOPLE projects created by DG EAC and the Research Executive Agency in collaboration with the Network of PEOPLE NCPs. Until October 2010 National Contact Point PEOPLE programme. From Oct 2008 to July 2009 National Contact Point for the IDEAS programme (now ERC). Show less



Spanish Rectors' Conference

• Scientific and policy officer

  • Mar 2007 - Jul 2008

  Madrid, Spain National Contact Point for the PEOPLE Programme. Spanish National delegate to the PEOPLE Programme Committee. Assistant to the Legal and Financial Issues NCP. External expert at the Spanish Ministry for Education and Science on the analysis and design of human resources policies in research. Member of the CRUE expert group on EU programmes.



Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

• Spain
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral reseacher

  • Dec 2005 - Mar 2007

  Madrid, Spain Postdoctoral researcher working on the study of electronic properties of novel 2D materials. Supervision of 2 PhD students and 1 MSc student. Short stays in: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Department of Energy, US; Max-lab, Sweeden; ELETTRA synchrotron light source, Italy.



Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

• Germany
• Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Postdoctoral researcher

  • Oct 2004 - Oct 2005

  Berlin, Germany Coordination of an international team (FHI-MPG, University of Huddersfield, University of Warwick) focused on the structural study of oxides surfaces as part of the Sonderforschungsbereich 546 "Struktur, Dynamik und Reaktivität von Übergangsmetalloxid-Aggregaten" leaded by Prof. Joachim Sauer (Humboldt University) and Hans-Joachim Freund (FHI-MPG). Supervision of one PhD student.



Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia

• Postdoctoral researcher

  • Sep 2003 - Oct 2004

  Rome, Italy Responsible for the coordination of the Low Temperature Ultraviolet Phototelectron Spectroscopy lab. Co-supervision of two PhD students and one MSc student. Research: study of the electronic and structural properties of ordered organic adsorbates.



Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

• Germany
• Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Predoctoral researcher

  • Feb 2000 - Sep 2003

  Berlin, Germany Max-Planck predoctoral fellow under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Phil woodruff from the University of Warwick. PhD thesis: "Structural studies of model molecular adsorbates by means of photoelectron diffraction", Freie Universität Berlin http://www.diss.fu-berlin.de/diss/receive/FUDISS_thesis_000000003804