Board of Directors, entrepreneurs and business development managers are my clients at JBR. In the last 7 years I have been actively involved in defining winning strategies, analyzing and developing new markets and actively supporting mergers and acquisitions processes. To do so and in close conjunction with the client, I define challenges, opportunities, analyze data and rank the relevant trends and developments to create the right strategic roadmap. Starting within the energy department of JBR, I have become the offshore sector (oil & gas and wind) specialist of JBR. Strong focus on the external part of the business with a network ranging from Europe, Latin America (profound knowledge and network in Brazil) through Asia. Client base varies from small maritime entrepreneurs through multinational offshore companiesWithin JBR, I managed several projects over the years, for example:- Expansion Latin America offshore strategy of global dredging and towage company- Commercial due diligence of several offshore targets for large Dutch investment company- Assisting in several large m&a projects in offshore sector - several companies in offshore wind and oil and gas- International business development – several companies in offshore wind and oil and gas- Market studies for entering offshore wind construction and maintenance market – several companies- Assisting Asian company entering the offshore wind market – Asian tug operatorRecent commercial exposure- Developer and speaker on “JBR Round table meeting” on shale gas, with a presentation on “The impact of shale gas on the offshore sector” May 2013- Organised JBR IDFA relation event for Maritime and offshore and relations – Nov 2012

Internship abroad as part of my International Business study at the University MaastrichtResponsible for a market analysis to evaluate the strategic position of Dutch maritime companies on the upcoming Chinese market for shipbuilding- A comparative study with Danish, Norwegian and German maritime companies has been executed to gain insight in their local presence on the Chinese market (agent, rep. office or manufacturing facilities)- Numerous companies in the greater Shanghai area have been interviewed for data gathering- Gained first-hand experience in upcoming market and maritime sector