Experience

European Transport Safety Council

• Belgium
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Director

  • Nov 2007 - Present

  Coordination and supervision of the Policy department. Ensuring synergy between ETSC's different activities vis-à-vis EU institutions, national governments and ETSC members. Communications including drafting press releases, writing newsletters and position papers. Management of one project on work related road safety. Coordination and supervision of the Policy department. Ensuring synergy between ETSC's different activities vis-à-vis EU institutions, national governments and ETSC members. Communications including drafting press releases, writing newsletters and position papers. Management of one project on work related road safety.



BirdLife International

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Advocacy Officer

  • Jan 2007 - Oct 2007

  Co-ordination and representation of the views of the BirdLife Partnership to the EU Institutions and supporting the BirdLife Partners to achieve their policy work. Influencing the Birds and Habitats Directives and biodiversity issues and other areas of policy that influence birds such renewable energy developments including wind energy, transport and climate change. Co-ordination and representation of the views of the BirdLife Partnership to the EU Institutions and supporting the BirdLife Partners to achieve their policy work. Influencing the Birds and Habitats Directives and biodiversity issues and other areas of policy that influence birds such renewable energy developments including wind energy, transport and climate change.

• Policy Officer

  • Jul 2004 - Dec 2006

  Coordination and supervision of a new Policy department. Ensuring synergy between ETSC's four different activities vis-à-vis EU institutions, national governments and ETSC members. Coordination and supervision of a new Policy department. Ensuring synergy between ETSC's four different activities vis-à-vis EU institutions, national governments and ETSC members.



World Wide Fund for Nature

• Belgium
• Business Consulting and Services

• Policy Officer

  • Jul 2000 - Jul 2003

  Policy Officer working with WWF Sweden on the 'integration of environment' into all policy areas ahead of the Gothenburg Summit under the Swedish Presidency of the EU. Researcher for WWF on other specific projects including assessing the implementation of the EU's Directive on Renewables, investigating the impact of the EU's fishing interests in one of WWF's global eco-regions; the Bering Sea.; Researched and prepared a policy paper on European Commission funding opportunities for Agriculture NGOs.