Experience

Leuven MindGate
• Belgium
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Festival Directeur - FTI by and&

  • Mar 2023 - Present

M.INT
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Founder and Co-Owner of M.INT Project Management

  • Oct 2018 - Present


innovation dawn (powered by Workero)

• Belgium
• Business Consulting and Services

• Corporate Innovation Lead

  • Sep 2022 - Feb 2023

  Sustainable and superior products, digitalization, and many other challenges require innovation, new solutions and partnerships. innovation dawn helps you navigate the innovation landscape and create value with your innovation efforts. Sustainable and superior products, digitalization, and many other challenges require innovation, new solutions and partnerships. innovation dawn helps you navigate the innovation landscape and create value with your innovation efforts.


Workero
• Belgium
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Corporate Innovation Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Dec 2022


Startups.be | Scale-Ups.eu

• Belgium
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • Oct 2018 - Feb 2022

  Managed different projects on varying topics, ranging from smaller to large operations (SuperNova: multi million budget with core project team of 10 people and many subcontractors), overseeing sales (sponsors, ticketing), communication, content creation and matchmaking, operations, finance and admin. Combining the Project Manager role with several other activities: * Replacement of General Manager: October 2020 - January 2021 * Studies - HRTech, Gent Trendrapport, European scale-ups landscape * Writing a communication strategy for an EU tender - rated 'Excellent' by the EU Commission * Filing subsidy projects and account management (large subsidy projects)



EuroGeoSurveys

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

• Communications Specialist a.i.

  • Aug 2018 - Oct 2018

  Short term replacement, achievements: * Executing the communication strategy for different European projects (WP Communication Leader): setting up a website, maintaining existing websites, creating brochures, managing different social media channels for different projects, creating a communication and staff planning, and much more. * Setting up a GDPR policy Short term replacement, achievements: * Executing the communication strategy for different European projects (WP Communication Leader): setting up a website, maintaining existing websites, creating brochures, managing different social media channels for different projects, creating a communication and staff planning, and much more. * Setting up a GDPR policy



PULSE Foundation

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

• Operations Manager & Philanthropy Coordinator

  • Oct 2016 - Jul 2018

  Pulse Foundation is a privately funded initiative and supports entrepreneurship via grants to relevant and best of class associations. Responsible for the back office: following up on the grants (setting KPIs, reporting, attending board meetings), financial administration, preparing the Pulse board meetings, communications, and many other tasks. Pulse Foundation is a privately funded initiative and supports entrepreneurship via grants to relevant and best of class associations. Responsible for the back office: following up on the grants (setting KPIs, reporting, attending board meetings), financial administration, preparing the Pulse board meetings, communications, and many other tasks.



BEyond Belgium

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

• Project Manager BEyond

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2018

  Setting up the BEyond program. Defining the content of the program, communication & PR strategy, defining selection criteria, conducting selection procedure of scale-ups and organizing a bootcamp growth weekend. Setting up the BEyond program. Defining the content of the program, communication & PR strategy, defining selection criteria, conducting selection procedure of scale-ups and organizing a bootcamp growth weekend.



Map Relocations

• Facilities Services

• Immigration and Relocation Coordinator

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2016

  Inspired by my own relocation experience, I helped many overseas and European families settle in BE, NL and LUX (work related). Specialized in organizing immigration formalities for non-EU nationals (work permit, visa, residence permit). Inspired by my own relocation experience, I helped many overseas and European families settle in BE, NL and LUX (work related). Specialized in organizing immigration formalities for non-EU nationals (work permit, visa, residence permit).


WeForest
• Belgium
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Implementation Salesforce.com

  • Sep 2013 - May 2014


Het Nederlands en Vlaams Taalcentrum Parijs (NVTC)

• France
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of the Board

  • 2007 - 2011

  During this period I was part of the management board of the Dutch-Flemish School in Paris where I was responsible for Finance, HR and Marketing. During this period I was part of the management board of the Dutch-Flemish School in Paris where I was responsible for Finance, HR and Marketing.



Belastingdienst

• Netherlands
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • 2004 - 2007

  Belastingdienst/Toeslagen A new governmental body within the Tax Authorities was created to pay allowances to Dutch tax payers. Project managers were necessary to cope with unexpected problems. The projects I managed had a focus on implementing new processes and systems, “trouble shooting” and communication. Belastingdienst/Centrum for Process and Product Development A new organization (see above) had to be built; a project team was created to organize all the requirements: process design, IT-development, HRM strategy, housing and communication. I was responsible for formulating the marketing and service strategy and implementing that strategy. Key aspect was: finding our 'clients' and servicing them at places that are logical and convenient for them.



Ministerie van Financiën

• Netherlands
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Policy Advisor

  • 2002 - 2004

  As a member of the Innovation and Development team, we were asked to give advice on topics as IT and organizational development (change, reorganization). Therefore I interviewed board members, wrote reports and reported back to the board of directors. In addition, I worked on (internal) communication projects: organizing meetings, writing articles, developing intranet sites, etc. As a member of the Innovation and Development team, we were asked to give advice on topics as IT and organizational development (change, reorganization). Therefore I interviewed board members, wrote reports and reported back to the board of directors. In addition, I worked on (internal) communication projects: organizing meetings, writing articles, developing intranet sites, etc.



Rijksoverheid

• Netherlands
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Management Trainee

  • 2000 - 2001

  Communications Officer at the Ministry of Economic Affairs Junior Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Finance Communications Officer at the Ministry of Economic Affairs Junior Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Finance