CAREER PROFILE:• A born entrepreneur from a food family. Worked in this family company during studies, but initially opted for a career in technology.• Started as a draftsman for piping systems at an engineering firm and soon switched to drawing room automation.• During this period worked directly on the designing of pumping stations for the chemical and petrochemical industry, district heating, pressure pipes on the Walrus submarine project.• Software developed for stress calculations Stoomwezen and British Standard.• Founder of "Breecom" an automation company that focused on tracking and tracing equipment andsoftware for the food industry (Farm to Fork).• Bring “Breecom” to the level of ERP partnerships with Microsoft Dynamics and SAP• For an accountancy firm "Berk Group" now "Baker Tilly" supervised mergers and acquisitions in the field ofautomation.• After strong growth of "Breecom", expanded with branches in Romania, India, Emirates and the UnitedStates.• After sales IT company further focused on food.• In 2014 commissioned by the Dutch government to organize a trade mission for the fruit and vegetableindustry to the Middle East.• Subsequently focused on the market demand for local production and "GrowGroup IFS" was established.• GrowGroup IFS has designed the largest indoor farm with complete business plan and covering operation.CORE COMPETENCIES:FlexibilityHonestyChanges according to the situation Value driven decision-making IntegrityLeadershipSOFT SKILLS:Problem-SolvingNegotiationTechnical Communication Skills AdaptabilityDelegationOptimismCAREER TIMELINE:1980-1983 Controlec Mechanical (now Spie) - Draftsmen / Programmer1983-2013 Breecom Group - Director / Project manager2014-2023 GrowGroup IFS - CEOSeparately: board member in various forums, including a mobility team for South Holland (employers and government) – board member secretary of VBO Fresh Port, which represents the fruit and vegetable exporters (turnover 6 billion euros) - Supervisor of the board according to the corporate governance model of a large school community.EDUCATION:September 1977 until June 1980 Mechanical Engineering – Technische SchoolAugust 1980 until June 1982 Advanced Mechanical Engineering – Poly Technisch Instituut During 1982 until 2000 several IT modules and specializations – Exin, IBM, Microsoft an SAP August 2015 until May 2016 Board management – UvA University of Amsterdam