André Dijkstra Email & Phone Number

Burgum, Fr, Nl

Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland

As Management Support for the Management Authority Waddensea I work with the compact team in brainstorming, writing, planning, networking and other support tasks. The aim is to create and enhance connections amongst management parties and increase collaboration between them.

Texel, The Netherlands

As research assistant I aid NIOZ scientists in their ecological field work, both in the field as well as in the lab. Amongst others, my tasks concern benthic data collection and laboratory analysis, marine ecology research, and bird research.

Leiden, The Netherlands

Within the Coastal & Marine Union - EUCC I am helping to set up a framework for the Young Professionals Coastal Community (YPCC) initiative, website management and help out with EU issued projects on Marine Spatial Planning. The YPCC initiative brings together international students, junior and senior professionals to share experiences and knowledge on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM). Once fully functional the YPCC will provide a network of professionals with opportunities to meet, report, present and publish findings on ICZM in an interactive manner such as visits to international conferences and an e-learning environment.

Leiden

My tasks as vice-president Communications and ICT are to produce conceptual frameworks for sustainability data on tourism destinations and to link that data to a variety of ICT functions.

Leiden, The Netherlands

As a data-analist for Green Destinations I focus on structuring and analysing data related to sustainability in regions and destinations worldwide.

Netherlands

For this position I travelled throughout the Netherlands to college information fairs or gave presentations at High School. During my work I was tasked with finding a good match for the student and inform them on the possibilities he or she has at Van Hall Larenstein. I also advised students on the requirements for their advancement from High School into a University of Applied Sciences

Leeuwarden Area, Netherlands

I taught basic IT skills to freshman (first year) college students and graded their work at the end of each 9 week period. The courses I taught involved the Student Information Systems at Van Hall Larenstein, Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Excel 2010, and Microsoft Powerpoint 2010.

United States

My second internship (project internship) involved the effects of sea level rise on the elevation and size of coastal wetlands. This research was done within the National Seashore at Cape Cod, MA where I performed hypsometric surveys using RTK GPS and GIS analyses on coastal wetlands to enhance the knowledge and understanding of these areas in relation to anthropogenic stress, Climate Change and Sea Level Rise. I collected data on the current elevation of several wetlands within the National Park and created Digital Elevation Models to compare the current data with past data. I created several maps using GIS for the National Park Service in which was made visible what the measured difference in elevation was over a span of 11 years. The conclusion of my report was that some of the wetlands had a net increase in elevation, but most had a net decrease. Point of discussion was the reliability of LiDAR data. The error margin for LiDAR on wetlands was estimated too large. Therefore I had to conclude that the historic LiDAR data I worked with was unusable for reliable analysis and future measurement of wetland elevation.

Ramsey Sound, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales, Uk

Under the supervision of Malcolm Barradell I performed an Internship in Pembrokeshire Coast National Park into the distribution of Harbour Porpoises in Ramsey Sound, between the mainland and Ramsey Island. This research was necessary to investigate the viability of a pilot 'tidal turbine' project. We gathered data from land based observations to get a view on the where and how these animals migrate within this area. We created a database using Microsoft Excel and Access. Maps were created using GIS to show the daily migration direction of Harbour Porpoises in and around Ramsey Sound.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Coastal Environment Studies, Ecology Studies, Policy Studies, English, General Management

Activities and Societies: 2010-2013 Chairman of ICZM Study Association "Medusa"I graduated for my B.Sc. Coastal Zone Management here. My.

Minor Program, Environmental Studies And Communications

I spent one semester at the NU in 2013 as part of my 'minor' program for my B.Sc. Coastal Zone Management at Van Hall Larenstein.