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Netherlands

Royal Boskalis N.V. is a leading global dredging contractor and maritime services provider. I am a Senior Project Controller responsible for the finance activities for projects in the renewable energy industry such as Revolution OWF (USA), Yunlin OWF (Taiwan) and He Dreiht (Germany) which are currently under construction. Previously, I successfully delivered the finance activities for the "LNG to Power" project in El Salvador for the Boskalis Scope of Work (EPC LNG Pipeline Installation… Show more Royal Boskalis N.V. is a leading global dredging contractor and maritime services provider. I am a Senior Project Controller responsible for the finance activities for projects in the renewable energy industry such as Revolution OWF (USA), Yunlin OWF (Taiwan) and He Dreiht (Germany) which are currently under construction. Previously, I successfully delivered the finance activities for the "LNG to Power" project in El Salvador for the Boskalis Scope of Work (EPC LNG Pipeline Installation contract). Show less

Basrah, Iraq

Basrah Gas Company (BGC) is a joint venture between the Iraq South Gas Company (51%), Shell (44%) and Mitsubishi (5%). Objective of the JV is to process associated gas from the South Iraq Oil fields and turn this into a valuable source of energy for local and international energy markets. I am the Finance Lead for BGC’s compression projects, i.e. first point of call for all Finance related matters in the project portfolio. I am delegated Finance Manager Projects in BGC and the main Finance… Show more Basrah Gas Company (BGC) is a joint venture between the Iraq South Gas Company (51%), Shell (44%) and Mitsubishi (5%). Objective of the JV is to process associated gas from the South Iraq Oil fields and turn this into a valuable source of energy for local and international energy markets. I am the Finance Lead for BGC’s compression projects, i.e. first point of call for all Finance related matters in the project portfolio. I am delegated Finance Manager Projects in BGC and the main Finance liaison with major international EPC contractors and local contractors/suppliers to BGC Projects. Apart from the challenging environment, special focus area of this position is to coach and develop local Iraqi staff as Project Finance professionals. Show less

The Hague Area, Netherlands

I provided Governance, Risk & Assurance expertise and advice to the RDS Global Upstream Business, translating Group frameworks into practical Business guidance. Areas covered are a.o. the Business Management System, Business Continuity Planning, Manual of Authorities, Investment Decision Manual and Ethics & Compliance. My experience from earlier roles in Upstream enables me to provide valuable support in the set up of governance frameworks in new initiatives, such as the major… Show more I provided Governance, Risk & Assurance expertise and advice to the RDS Global Upstream Business, translating Group frameworks into practical Business guidance. Areas covered are a.o. the Business Management System, Business Continuity Planning, Manual of Authorities, Investment Decision Manual and Ethics & Compliance. My experience from earlier roles in Upstream enables me to provide valuable support in the set up of governance frameworks in new initiatives, such as the major Upstream projects or drive standardization and simplification efforts through the Business. Show less

Doha, Qatar / The Hague, The Netherlands

Finance professional, embedded in the Upstream Asset Delivery Team of the Pearl GTL project. (i.e. Offshore Facilities & Well Engineering activities) Main areas of attention: Assurance, Risk and Controls, Project Accounting & Reporting, Requisition to Pay process, Budgeting & Forecasting and Cost Recovery. Liaison for project team with Corporate Finance, Contracting & Procurement and IT-SAP teams.

Latin America

Ceteco Group was a Dutch, stock listed multinational with retail, wholesale & production activities in domestic appliances in Latin America. I had various assignments with Ceteco and developed myself into a full fledged expatriate controller with extensive knowledge of working in challenging and divers environments throughout various stages in the lifecycle of a company.Positions: 1997-2001: Country Controller Surinam (CHM Suriname NV): successful divestment of the Surinamese… Show more Ceteco Group was a Dutch, stock listed multinational with retail, wholesale & production activities in domestic appliances in Latin America. I had various assignments with Ceteco and developed myself into a full fledged expatriate controller with extensive knowledge of working in challenging and divers environments throughout various stages in the lifecycle of a company.Positions: 1997-2001: Country Controller Surinam (CHM Suriname NV): successful divestment of the Surinamese subsidiary1995-1997: Regional Controller Central America (Almacenes Tropigas): successful merger of the back office activities of the newly acquired company into the existing country organizations.1994-1996: Visiting Country Controller Nicaragua (La Curacao Nicaragua): set up of Finance organization during strong growth phase.1994-1995: Country Controller Costa Rica (La Curacao Costa Rica): improving Budget & Planning process to support strong growth strategy.1992-1994: Assistant Controller Venezuela (Ceteco de Venezuela SA): enhancing Management Accounting & Reporting framework to facilitate decision making at Management Board and Shareholder Meetings. Show less

Masters, Business Administration

Bachelor, Business Administration