Manager of the Innovation & Valorisation Team. In the Sustainability and Transitions research group in KWR, the Innovation & Valorisation team is responsible for the setup and coordination of our large research programmes. Together with the drinking water utilities in The Netherlands and the largest water utility of Flanders, we coordinate the Joint Research Programme (BTO), a unique collective research programme. But we also lead the collective research programme with the dune water companies, we host the director of the TKI Watertechnology, With a team of 11 professionals we develop and implement innovations in our research programmes, by actively linking mission driven innovation and giving attention to crosssectoral approaches. Building on the valorisation cycle we create impact for the water sector and society at large. Our team is also responsible for the national and international networking activities of KWR, the international knowledge and innovation programme and Watershare, the knowledge sharing platform, initiated by KWR. We develop and coordinate international cooperative projects with research institutes, end users and industrial partners in Europe and worldwide. We are actively involved in the international research and market oriented networks and initiatives Water Europe (the Water supply and sanitation Technology Platform), GWRC (the Global Water Research Coalition), and ARC (Aqua Research Collaboration). Gerard acts as Project Manager for Watershare and as Programme Manager for the Flemish Dutch water knowledge programme. Gerard also manages many EU and international projects and is Coordinator of the Horizon2002 project ULTIMATE industry water-utility symbIosis for a smarter water society. Previously he has coordinated the Horizon2020 project SUBSOL bringing subsurface water solutions to market.

Experienced Project Manager for research and consultancy projects in national and international context. Projects are carried out with multidisciplinary research teams in the field of a.o. water quality, geohydrology, water technology, and knowledge management.Relevant projects and activities include:Coordinator of SUBSOL (2015-2018), Horizon2020 project, aiming at bringing subsurface water solutions for freshwater challenges in coastal areas to market worldwide. Core partner in BINGO (2015-2019), Horizon2020 project, aiming at developing and implementing adaptation strategies for climate related challenges in land and water resources management.Project Manager of DEMEAU (2012-2015), FP7 project, aiming at promoting the uptake of knowledge, prototypes and practices, enabling the water and wastewater sector in Europe to face emerging pollutants.Project Manager of PREPARED, enabling change (2010-2014), FP7 project, aiming at developing and demonstrating technologies for effective adaptation of water supply and sanitation systems to cope with the effects of climate change.Project Manager of the European Water Innovation (EWI) research program at KWR. EWI supports research and innovation in a European context, with the intention to strengthen the international status of the Dutch drinking water sector, and to facilitate the introduction of Dutch water technology innovations.Watershare(R), the knowledge management instrument initiated by KWR. Watershare(R) encompasses a suite of expert tools for the water sector.In addition I am or have been involved as project manager in the following international collaborative knowledge and innovation projects:- BLUESCITIES - H2020- POWER - H2020- ANSWER - H2020/ETN- SCREENCAP - CIP-ECO- DEMOWARE - FP7- TAPES - InterReg-NWE- DESSIN - FP7- Solutions - FP7- SEWPROF - ITN- Water4India - FP7- Prepare - FP7

Senior Scientific Researcher with a focus on Integrated Water Resources Management with specific expertise in:- Drinking water - Geohydrology, surface and ground water quality- Well Management- Subsurface Water Solutions- Sustainable (urban) water cycle management.

Project Leader Water and Sediment quality

A number of contract research projects have been carried out on behalf of Rijkswaterstaat and RIZA. The results have been integrated in my PhD thesis