Experience

Royal Agrifirm Group

• Netherlands
• Farming
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager R&D monogastrics

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Develop R&D program for swine and poultry focusing on nutritional solutions to support different business units.

• Manager R&D poultry

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2021

  Develop global R&D poultry program to support different business units. Lead team of poultry R&D experts. Experienced project manager leading R&D projects from idea until transfer to the market.

• Coordinator R&D Poultry

  • Mar 2018 - Aug 2019

  As coordinator of the R&D program Poultry, I am responsible for time, budget and quality of the Poultry R&D project portfolio. I ensure that questions from the market are translated into appropriate research and aid with implementation of the results.

• Future Generation program

  • Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

  Talent program for future leaders within the Agrifirm Group. Intensive training program in 4 modules, focussed on self-development and growth. “Lead yourself, lead others, lead business.”

• Researcher Nutrition and animal health

  • Jun 2014 - Mar 2018

  Mainly involved in swine and poultry research focussing on the interaction between feed, animal/gut health and the intestinal microbiota



KU Leuven

• Belgium
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Phd student

  • Feb 2010 - Jun 2014

  Epigenetic mechanisms underlying long-term programming effects of prenatal protein undernutrition in the chicken embryo Epigenetic mechanisms underlying long-term programming effects of prenatal protein undernutrition in the chicken embryo



Linköping University

• Sweden
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Phd student

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

  Four months research stay abroad to examine DNA methylation patters of differentially expressed genes in our chicken model of prenatal protein undernutrition by albumen removal. Four months research stay abroad to examine DNA methylation patters of differentially expressed genes in our chicken model of prenatal protein undernutrition by albumen removal.