Experience

The Cairns Institute

• Australia
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Fellow, Social and Economic Risk

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Cairns, Queensland, Australia The Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program (RRAP) is a multi-institutional consortium of partners working together on designing and implementing various small, medium and large scale interventions to sustain critical functions and values for the Great Barrier Reef. I am involved in the Social Licence and Impact Monitoring component of the sub-program, which will involve ongoing regional ‘deep-dive’ discussions with Reef stakeholders, surveys of public attitudes towards reef restoration, and a… Show more The Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program (RRAP) is a multi-institutional consortium of partners working together on designing and implementing various small, medium and large scale interventions to sustain critical functions and values for the Great Barrier Reef. I am involved in the Social Licence and Impact Monitoring component of the sub-program, which will involve ongoing regional ‘deep-dive’ discussions with Reef stakeholders, surveys of public attitudes towards reef restoration, and a social, cultural and economic impact assessment to identify how the risks, opportunities and benefits of reef restoration are distributed across Reef communities and stakeholders. Show less



DynaMundo, LLC

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services

• Chairman and Public Affairs

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Greater Seattle Area We're a vibrant, research-driven, interdisciplinary network of experts with experience in consulting and modeling. We partner with clients to solve complex organizational problems through a unique combination of engineering-based modeling and participatory group facilitation



CSIRO

• Australia
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2021 - Mar 2023

  Townsville, Queensland, Australia Part of Great Barrier Reef (GBR) Tourism Recovery Pathways to Resilience project. Helping CSIRO interview GBR stakeholders to identify key factors and system components that enhance or inhibit industry adaptation and resilience to future extreme events (e.g. global pandemics, financial crises, climate events)



NGinfra

• Netherlands
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• External Consultant

  • Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

  Delft, South Holland, Netherlands As a consultant of DynaMundo, helping out NGinfra to understand the "Beyond GDP" debate and how frontrunner countries like Iceland, New Zealand and Scotland, are moving towards a Wellbeing Economy. I am specifically focused on learning about the role that infrastructure has in the switch to a Wellbeing Economy in the frontrunner countries.



DNV

• Norway
• Public Safety
• 700 & Above Employee

• Energy System Modeller

  • Mar 2021 - Jul 2021

  Oslo, Norway Researcher and mathematical modeler within the team that is responsible for developing DNV-GL's annual 'Energy Transition Outlook (ETO)'. The ETO gives a global and regional forecast of the energy transition to 2050



James Cook University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Guest Lecturer

  • Oct 2020 - Mar 2021

  Townsville, Queensland, Australia Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students about systems thinking through lectures and tutorials. As part of course 'Human Dimensions of Nature, Environment and Conservation'.



DNV

• Norway
• Public Safety
• 700 & Above Employee

• Energy System Modeller

  • Apr 2018 - Aug 2019

  Oslo Area, Norway within the Group Technology and Research I work as a researcher and mathematical modeler within the team that is responsible for developing DNV-GL's annual 'Energy Transition Outlook (ETO)'. The ETO gives a global and regional forecast of the energy transition to 2050



GasTerra

• Netherlands
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Affairs Consultant

  • Jul 2015 - Jan 2016

  Groningen, Netherlands Collaborated with GasTerra and the University of Groningen on a research project to empirically test whether European gas markets are resilient to severe disturbances. In response to calls by EU policy makers to switch back to collective buying of gas in response to disturbances.



GasTerra

• Netherlands
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Energy Trainee

  • Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

  Groningen, Netherlands First trainee of GasTerra, an international company trading in natural gas. It is the largest supplier of natural gas in the European Union (Revenue 2013: €24 billion, 200 employees).



SAMEEN

• Netherlands
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member - Business Development

  • Jan 2013 - Jul 2014

  Groningen, Netherlands Sameen is a cooperative initiated and run by students with the goal to accelerate the energy transition, focusing on the link between new (decentral energy) technologies & society. Sameen students contribute to this goal by working on multidisciplinary renewable energy projects, consultancy & entrepreneurship. Responsible for business development and external contacts.In our first year (2013) we reached +100 members, +20 projects and +€30,000 revenue. Sameen is a non-profit… Show more Sameen is a cooperative initiated and run by students with the goal to accelerate the energy transition, focusing on the link between new (decentral energy) technologies & society. Sameen students contribute to this goal by working on multidisciplinary renewable energy projects, consultancy & entrepreneurship. Responsible for business development and external contacts.In our first year (2013) we reached +100 members, +20 projects and +€30,000 revenue. Sameen is a non-profit organization, using any profits to initiate new projects and attract more students to the energy transition. In 2014 responsible for rollout SAMEEN office in Amsterdam. Show less



Verenigde Energie Coöperaties

• Process Developer

  • Sep 2012 - Jan 2013

  Utrecht Area, Netherlands Involved in the development of a national cooperative energy company. Responsible for the design of complex administrative processes to ensure the proper functioning of the energy supply to clients. In the second phase responsible for operational execution during a pilot in which the VEC started supplying “green” energy to a local energy cooperative. In January 2013 the pilot was ended due to the bankruptcy of our wholesale energy partner “Trianel Energie BV”