Experience

HDG | The Fruit Consultants

• Netherlands
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Surveyor

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Specialized in surveys and claim handling of fruit and vegetables. Advising customers and being a technical resource for postharvest topics like produce facts, disorders, CA conditions, and technical equipment. Specialized in surveys and claim handling of fruit and vegetables. Advising customers and being a technical resource for postharvest topics like produce facts, disorders, CA conditions, and technical equipment.



Wageningen Food & Biobased Research

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Researcher / Consultant Post-Harvest

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2022

  Practice oriented research and consultancy projects for harvest and storage of fresh products. Both national and international. Fruits, tropical fruits, vegetables, flowers, bulbs, other crops. Practice oriented research and consultancy projects for harvest and storage of fresh products. Both national and international. Fruits, tropical fruits, vegetables, flowers, bulbs, other crops.



AgroFresh

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 300 - 400 Employee

• R&D / Technical Manager

  • Feb 2007 - Jul 2018

  2009-2018: Technical support for the SmartFresh™ Quality System ( 1-MCP ) for fruit storage in the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, UK, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Technical support for ornamentals on a global level. Coordination of R&D. 2007-2009: R&D and Technical support for introduction of the SmartFresh™ Quality System (1-MCP) for fruit storage in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland. 2009-2018: Technical support for the SmartFresh™ Quality System ( 1-MCP ) for fruit storage in the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, UK, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Technical support for ornamentals on a global level. Coordination of R&D. 2007-2009: R&D and Technical support for introduction of the SmartFresh™ Quality System (1-MCP) for fruit storage in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland.



Wageningen plant research

• Netherlands
• Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project leader and researcher Post-Harvest, part-time

  • Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

  PPO Fruit PPO Fruit



Wageningen University & Research

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project leader and researcher Post-Harvest

  • Feb 1997 - Dec 2006

  Agrotechnolgy and Food Science Group (former A&F/ATO) Agrotechnolgy and Food Science Group (former A&F/ATO)



Fruitconsult International

• Belgium
• Business Consulting and Services

• Technical support fruit

  • 1996 - Feb 1997

  Executing orchard trials with pests, growth, and fertilization. These trials were used to provide support and demonstrate to fruit growers. Executing orchard trials with pests, growth, and fertilization. These trials were used to provide support and demonstrate to fruit growers.


dienstplichtige
• Military service

  • Jun 1995 - Feb 1996
• Volunteer researcher

  • Sep 1994 - Apr 1995

  Research on taste aspects of tomato and apple. Research on taste aspects of tomato and apple.



HortResearch

• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student/stagiair

  • Jan 1994 - Apr 1994

  Research subjects: Post harvest quality of apple, kiwifruit and avocado. Research subjects: Post harvest quality of apple, kiwifruit and avocado.



Proefstation voor de Fruitteelt

• Student/stagiair

  • Jul 1991 - Sep 1991

  Research subjects: Storage of plum and red currant. Research subjects: Storage of plum and red currant.