Experience

KYTOS

• Canada
• Entertainment Providers

• Co-Founder

  • May 2021 - Present

  Ghent Metropolitan Area Microbial communities are present in all industrial processes, from aquaculture to agriculture to fermentation. Kytos fingerprints these microbiomes to empower industries with actionable insights to safeguard and improve their microbiome health.



Ghent University

• Belgium
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Feb 2020 - May 2021

  Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium VLAIO IM Spin-off mandate on advanced monitoring and management of fermentation

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jun 2018 - Feb 2020

  Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium Bio-informatics and biostatistics support staff (50%) - IOF Stepstone postdoc (50%)

• Postdoc

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2018

  Ghent Project manager of the IAP network "Microbial Resource Managment" (P7/25)

• PhD Candidate

  • Jul 2011 - Jun 2016

  Gent Area, Belgium Research on fluxes through methanotrophic communities

• Master thesis student

  • Aug 2010 - Jun 2011

  Gent Area, Belgium Design of self regulatory microbial communities using bio-electrochemical systems. Microbial community fingerprinting, cyclic voltammetry, etc. fundamental research on microbial competition and it's applications in BES systems.



Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen

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

• Districtommisaris 't Brugse Vrije

  • Oct 2012 - May 2015

  Bruges Area, Belgium As districtscommisaris I worked as a volunteer to aid in the managment and quality of scouting in each of the 13 groups of the scouting district 't Brugse Vrije. I was responsible for the quality and safety in each group and evaluate it together with the group leaders of each group. I organised education for all leaders (some 300) in the entire district. I represented the groups in the youth council of the city of Bruges and was the spokesman of the groups towards conflicts with the city and… Show more As districtscommisaris I worked as a volunteer to aid in the managment and quality of scouting in each of the 13 groups of the scouting district 't Brugse Vrije. I was responsible for the quality and safety in each group and evaluate it together with the group leaders of each group. I organised education for all leaders (some 300) in the entire district. I represented the groups in the youth council of the city of Bruges and was the spokesman of the groups towards conflicts with the city and other groups. In the end I created a safe and postive environment for each of the 2000 members of Scouts & Gidsen Vlaanderen in my district to do scouting all year round. Show less



Scouts Don Bosco

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

• Groepsleiding

  • May 2010 - Sep 2013

  In a team of 3 leading a group of scouts with some 200 members and 40 leaders. Responsible for external communications and general policy. Head responsible for member administration.

• Student

  • 2006 - 2010

  Masters in Bioscience engineering Cell & Gene biotechnology with a major in Computational biology