Experience

EXARC

• Netherlands
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jan 2001 - Present

  International network (NGO) for archaeological open-air museums, experimental archaeology, ancient and traditional technology and interpretation. Currently almost 400 members in 40+ countries.

• Retold: Main author and one of the coordinators

  • Dec 2020 - Present

• OpenArch: main author and one of the coordinators

  • Jan 2010 - 2015

  EU Project with 11, mostly open-air museums. Budget: 2.5 million EUR.

• Didarchtik & Zeitgeist: author and coordinator

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2012

  Two EU Grundtvig Learning Partnerships projects with 17 partners. Budget: 284.000 EUR.

• liveARCH: main author and one of the coordinators

  • Nov 2006 - Nov 2009

  EU Project to gain professionalism among 8 archaeological open-air museums.Budget: 1.5 Million EUR.



University of Exeter

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Honorary Research Fellow

  • Jan 2017 - Present



Middelaldercentret

• Nykøbing Falster, Zealand, Denmark

• Direktør

  • Apr 2021 - Dec 2022

  Took this position and moved country in the middle of a pandemic because I believed in this museum and its people. Took this position and moved country in the middle of a pandemic because I believed in this museum and its people.



Archeo Interface

• Eindhoven Area

• Owner

  • Jan 2007 - Dec 2016

  Archaeology & Public. Making feasibility studies and reports for archaeological open-air museums across Europe. Archaeology & Public. Making feasibility studies and reports for archaeological open-air museums across Europe.



Archäologisches Freilichtmuseum Oerlinghausen e.V.

• Oerlinghausen, germany

• Managing Director

  • Oct 2013 - May 2016

  One of the world's oldest archaeological open-air museums (Stone Age – Middle Ages). Visitor numbers rose from 18.000 to 24.000 in those years. One of the world's oldest archaeological open-air museums (Stone Age – Middle Ages). Visitor numbers rose from 18.000 to 24.000 in those years.



Lund University

• Sweden
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Assistant of the Time Travel Project

  • Sep 2009 - Sep 2011

  A digital communication project with Lofotr (NO), Sagnlandet (DK) and Uppåkra (SE). This project was about developing time travel ideas, emotions and techniques for interpretation of archaeological sites and archaeological open-air museums. I managed the day-to-day business, while project leaders Dr Bodil Petersson and Dr Cornelius Holtorf managed the large outlines, finances et cetera. A digital communication project with Lofotr (NO), Sagnlandet (DK) and Uppåkra (SE). This project was about developing time travel ideas, emotions and techniques for interpretation of archaeological sites and archaeological open-air museums. I managed the day-to-day business, while project leaders Dr Bodil Petersson and Dr Cornelius Holtorf managed the large outlines, finances et cetera.



Eindhoven Museum

• Netherlands
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Right hand to the Director

  • Jun 2004 - Nov 2007

  An archaeological open-air museum (Iron Age and Middle Ages). 60,000 visitors in those years. Started as Middle Management, coordinator experimental archaeology but have been involved in many different aspects of the museum. 1982-1989: spent much of my time as volunteer at this museum – I grew up here. An archaeological open-air museum (Iron Age and Middle Ages). 60,000 visitors in those years. Started as Middle Management, coordinator experimental archaeology but have been involved in many different aspects of the museum. 1982-1989: spent much of my time as volunteer at this museum – I grew up here.



Wereldwinkel Leiden

• Netherlands
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Unpaid co-ordinator

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 2001

  Stichting Wereldwinkel Leiden, (Oxfam Shop), the Netherlands. Budget grew in these years from € 50,000 to € 175,000. Coordinator, managing the volunteers, purchase of goods, ICT. Stichting Wereldwinkel Leiden, (Oxfam Shop), the Netherlands. Budget grew in these years from € 50,000 to € 175,000. Coordinator, managing the volunteers, purchase of goods, ICT.