Experience

Wageningen Bioveterinary Research

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Department of Experimental Animal Research (DEAR)

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Nederlandse Voedsel en Warenautoriteit - NVWA

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operationeel manager

  • Aug 2020 - Jan 2022



MSD Netherlands

• Netherlands
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Projectleader R&D poultry vaccines

  • Jan 2018 - Jul 2020



Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat

• Netherlands
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Advisor NCad

  • Jul 2017 - Dec 2017



Boehringer Ingelheim

• Germany
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of department of Animal Investigations Group

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2017

  Position as (DMIII) animal facility manager, supervisor of the Animal Investigations group and lab, Study Director for all studies, and member of the Animal Wellfare Body. Responsible for designing, planning, conducting, budgeting, monitoring, and reporting non-clinical animals trials, performed either for Research and Development of vaccines, or on account of marketing purposes. Animal studies were performed under all prevailing regulations regarding GxP, the Directive 2010/63/EU, the EU Pharmacopoeia, and GMO’s.



Utrecht University

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Veterinary researcher

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2012

  Research for my PhD thesis on the experimental quantification of ‘between-flock’ transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in vaccinated and non-vaccinated poultry. Results of this project were used to optimize intervention strategies used by the government. Research for my PhD thesis on the experimental quantification of ‘between-flock’ transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in vaccinated and non-vaccinated poultry. Results of this project were used to optimize intervention strategies used by the government.



RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher on risk assessment microbiological safety of Dutch drinking water

  • Aug 2006 - Dec 2007



Amsterdam UMC

• Netherlands
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Neurophysiology laboratory technician

  • Aug 1998 - Aug 2001