Experience

Control Union Germany

• Germany
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Auditor

  • May 2020 - Present

  Executing audit inspections at companies throughout Europe in all industries using palm oil (food industry, laundry & homecare & cosmetics industry and chemical industry) for the RSPO certification program. Executing audit inspections at companies throughout Europe in all industries using palm oil (food industry, laundry & homecare & cosmetics industry and chemical industry) for the RSPO certification program.



Self Employed

• Limburgerhof, Germany

• Lead Auditor

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2020

  Executing audit inspections at companies throughout Europe in all industries using palm oil (food industry, laundry & homecare & cosmetics industry, chemical industry) for the RSPO certification program. Executing audit inspections at companies throughout Europe in all industries using palm oil (food industry, laundry & homecare & cosmetics industry, chemical industry) for the RSPO certification program.



Currently on sabbatical

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Moved to Vienna, Austria, sabbatical

  • Jul 2014 - May 2016



Control Union Certifications

• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lead Auditor

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2014

  Lead Auditor for FSC/PEFC (wood and paper industry) and RSPO (vegetable oil industry) certification programs. Hereby executing inspections/audits at companies throughout Europe. Lead Auditor for FSC/PEFC (wood and paper industry) and RSPO (vegetable oil industry) certification programs. Hereby executing inspections/audits at companies throughout Europe.



Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Government Service for Land and Water Management (DLG)

• Utrecht Area, Netherlands

• Technical employee projects

  • Jul 2008 - Jan 2010

  Assessor of applications for EU-subsidies in a rural development project. Control of financial and non financial project information in combination with physical control of finished projects. Assessor of applications for EU-subsidies in a rural development project. Control of financial and non financial project information in combination with physical control of finished projects.



Ministry of Economic Affairs (former Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food quality)

• Deventer, the Netherlands

• Quality employee at the audit service

  • Nov 2007 - Mar 2008



Ecole Polytechnic Federal Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland

• Lausanne Area, Switzerland

• MSc. thesis

  • Apr 2006 - Aug 2007

  Title: The influence of cattle grazing intensity on survival and growth of tree saplings in Swiss wooded pastures. The thesis was carried out in the period Apr - Aug 2006 under the supervision of the Swiss Federal Institute for forest, snow and landscape research (WSL) and Laboratory of ecological systems (ECOS), Switzerland. Title: The influence of cattle grazing intensity on survival and growth of tree saplings in Swiss wooded pastures. The thesis was carried out in the period Apr - Aug 2006 under the supervision of the Swiss Federal Institute for forest, snow and landscape research (WSL) and Laboratory of ecological systems (ECOS), Switzerland.



Forest Research Centre, Malaysia

• Kuching, Malaysia

• Internship

  • Sep 2004 - Dec 2004

  Internship in assignment of the Sarawak Forestry Cooperation and Alterra. The practical period was carried out within the project part referring to sustainable management of Peat Swamp Forest of Sarawak with special reference to Ramin (Gonystylus bancanus). Internship in assignment of the Sarawak Forestry Cooperation and Alterra. The practical period was carried out within the project part referring to sustainable management of Peat Swamp Forest of Sarawak with special reference to Ramin (Gonystylus bancanus).



Alesie Group of Companies, Guyana

• Georgetown, Guyana

• BSc. thesis

  • Mar 2003 - Jun 2003

  Evaluation of the possibilities for organic rice production in Guyana. The goal was to find out how and if farmers in Guyana could produce certified organic rice. Furthermore the consequences for the financial aspects and organization of the farmers were analyzed. Evaluation of the possibilities for organic rice production in Guyana. The goal was to find out how and if farmers in Guyana could produce certified organic rice. Furthermore the consequences for the financial aspects and organization of the farmers were analyzed.



ANA (Agroindustrias Nicaraguenses de Alimentracion SA), Nicaragua

• Managua, Nicaragua

• Internship

  • Aug 2001 - Jan 2002

  Practical placement on a commercial plantation with 220 ha of green asparagus. Gaining experience on the irrigation systems, crop protection, harvest and post harvest handling of asparagus by working together with the manager and the engineers. Practical placement on a commercial plantation with 220 ha of green asparagus. Gaining experience on the irrigation systems, crop protection, harvest and post harvest handling of asparagus by working together with the manager and the engineers.