Water Resources Engineer

• Aug 2022 - Present

Division Coordinator Sustainability

• Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

I am responsible for knowledge development, cooperation with internal and external partners, and operational innovation related to sustainability (Healthy and Safe Living Environments)

Expert Integrated Water Management

• Jan 2019 - Aug 2022

As a water expert I advice clients in the public and private sector on sustainable surface and groundwater management. Our studies support policy decisions and help our clients realize innovative solutions that contribute to sustainable and future-proof water systems and cities. Typical projects include: - Climate adaptation studies- Integrated water management plans- Future-proof design of public spaces- Ecohydrological studies- Surface and groundwater modelling As projectleader I am responsible for the complete follow-up of those projects including:- Follow-up of project timing and financial status- Communication with clients and stakeholders- Coordination and training of the project team Finally, I also am also involved in commercial work (writing proposals and tenders) and business development for integrated water management (developing new products and services, market analysis and setting out team strategy). Show less

Junior Engineer Water Management and Modelling

• Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

I provided advice related to soil and (ground) water related issues for environmental assessments, infrastructure projects and soil remediation projects. Next to that I was responsible for developing groundwatermodelling related services within Sweco Belgium.

Environmental consultant

• Mar 2017 - Dec 2017

I worked on groundwater and surface water related projects for clients in both the public and private sector. My responsibilities included: - Building, calibration and improvement of groundwater models - Impact analysis and particle tracing using groundwater models - Surface water management plans - Eco-hydrological system analysis - Conceptual design of measures to improve watermanagement and water quality - Monitoring of surface and groundwater - Reporting to clients and stakeholders Show less

PhD researcher Agrohydrology

• Oct 2012 - Sep 2016

Research project: Evaluating agricultural management from field to catchment scale: Development of a parsimonious agro-hydrological model Responsibilities: - Development and application of crop and hydrological models for climate and environmental impact assessment - Reporting research results to academic public via publication in international peer reviewed journals and presentations at conferences - Communication about research to general public via science events, workshops and demonstrations (e.g. Children University, Day of Science, AquaCrop workshops) - Teaching of practical courses related to soil- and water management including soil water modelling, irrigation management, agro- meteorology and measuring techniques for water resources engineering - Supervision of master thesis projects regarding water resources management - Representing PhD researchers at various boards of the faculty of Bioscience Engineering Show less

Consultant

• Oct 2012 - Sep 2016

Trainer of workshops on the AquaCrop model organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). These trainigs were were conducted in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Portugal and Belgium. Responsibilities: - Conducting hands-on training sessions about the AquaCrop software - Development of training material for the workshops (handbook, exercises, presentations) Show less

Research assistant

• Jul 2010 - Oct 2010

In the framework of my Msc thesis I worked as a research assistant on the 'more crop per drop' project aiming to increase crop water productivity in the drought prone Ethiopian highlands Responsibilities: - Design and monitoring of agricultural field experiments in farmer's fields and research station - Collection and analysis of experimental climate, crop, soil and agricultural management data In the framework of my Msc thesis I worked as a research assistant on the 'more crop per drop' project aiming to increase crop water productivity in the drought prone Ethiopian highlands Responsibilities: - Design and monitoring of agricultural field experiments in farmer's fields and research station - Collection and analysis of experimental climate, crop, soil and agricultural management data

Student jobs

• 2005 - 2010

Administrative and organizatory tasks at several companies during summer and students jobs Administrative and organizatory tasks at several companies during summer and students jobs