Experience

European Defence Agency

• Belgium
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Unit Land & Logistic - Capability Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  The Land & Logistic Unit deals with the full spectrum of capability development from R&T aspects, Capability Development, procurement up to the operational support as well as conceptual work. As a Head of Unit I am responsible for managing the team by setting priorities to optimise the workload, providing guidance and improving relevant skills and knowledge of the staff. I focus on ensuring coherence of activities by identifying, promoting and proposing collaborative projects by maintaining management links with all relevant stakeholders. Maximizing synergies within the Unit and all the Agency´s functional areas to facilitate transverse work is an enabling activity to deliver support to pMS in the Land & Logistic domain. Main work strands: - Contributing to the development of EU Capability Development Priorities; - Developing and updating the Strategic Context Cases for the Ground Combat Capabilities as well as the Enhanced Logistics and Medical Support; - exploiting the CARD results to be depicted by three focus areas (Main Battle Tank, Soldier Systems and Enhanced Military Mobility); - programme/project/portfolio management of 2 Cat A programmes, 18 Cat B projects and further 16 activities to prepare new projects; - main programmes/projects: Procurement of Ammunition, Soldier Equipment CBRN Equipment, Military Mobility (Cross-border movement permission, Harmonising Military Requirements related to Customs), Additive Manufacturing, European Centre for Manual Neutralisation Capabilities, Joint Deployable Exploitation and Analysis Laboratory, Personnel Recovery,... Show less



UK Ministry of Defence

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Branch Head International Force Planning

  • Sep 2013 - Aug 2016

  National contribution to international capability development development and enhancement the cooperation with other armed forces collaborating with European Defence Agency, EEAS, NATO, OSCE and UN National contribution to international capability development development and enhancement the cooperation with other armed forces collaborating with European Defence Agency, EEAS, NATO, OSCE and UN



European External Action Service

• Belgium
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Military Capability Development

  • May 2010 - Aug 2013

  responsable for the Headline Goal Process; European Military Committee input to the Capability Development Plan (European Defence Agency); Cooperation with NATO / International Staff in the field of capability planning Cooperation within EEAS in the field of civilian capability planning responsable for the Headline Goal Process; European Military Committee input to the Capability Development Plan (European Defence Agency); Cooperation with NATO / International Staff in the field of capability planning Cooperation within EEAS in the field of civilian capability planning



Vrije Universiteit Brussel

• Belgium
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Austrian Representation

  • Jul 2009 - May 2010

  Internal organisation of the permanent Austrian representation to the European Military Committee; responsible for EU Battle Group, concept and doctrine. Internal organisation of the permanent Austrian representation to the European Military Committee; responsible for EU Battle Group, concept and doctrine.



UK Ministry of Defence

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Branch Head Mission Planning

  • Jan 2009 - Jul 2009

  Planning and coordination of operations at military strategic level; especially with Austrian contributions of EUBGs; Handover bridging operations of EUFOR/TCHAD to Mission MINURCAT; Transition of EUFOR/ALTHEA to a non-executive mission Planning and coordination of operations at military strategic level; especially with Austrian contributions of EUBGs; Handover bridging operations of EUFOR/TCHAD to Mission MINURCAT; Transition of EUFOR/ALTHEA to a non-executive mission



Austrian Armed Forces

• Executive Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Section Tactics, Staff and Logistics

  • Jul 2006 - Dec 2008

  Conducting of table top exercises and computer simulation training up to brigade level Contribute to the further development of instructions at the tactical level up to the brigade also in various international environments (Petersberger Tasks); Actualisation and development of tactical basics; Integration and harmonisation of logistic aspects within the tactical training Conducting of table top exercises and computer simulation training up to brigade level Contribute to the further development of instructions at the tactical level up to the brigade also in various international environments (Petersberger Tasks); Actualisation and development of tactical basics; Integration and harmonisation of logistic aspects within the tactical training



Österreichisches Bundesheer (Austrian Armed Forces)

• Austria
• Public Safety
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Command and General Staff Course

  • 2003 - 2006

  military subjects: tactics, operational and strategic level, on both nationally and internally.in parallel civilian studies on the University of Vienna

• Company Commander Leopard 2A4

  • 2000 - 2003

  typical tasks of a company commander, up to 100 persons under my command

• Platoon leader MBT M60 / Leopard 2A4

  • 1997 - 2000

  typical tasks of a platoon leader, 15 persons under my command