"Crisis & disaster management is not preparing for the future by looking at the past, but by looking into the future and learning from the past.""Acting on hindsight is wisdom, acting wise on hindsight is arrogance." Design and developer of EMApp. EMApp is a software app and platform for organisations that have people working 'in the field' and in need of a smart hassle-free tool for a more effective coordination, efficient communication and reporting. Organisations and agencies i.e. emergency services, first responders, incident commanders, event managers, logistic coordinators, business continuity managers and others.Project manager, on behalf of an 8 nation & 1 University consortium, assessing the feasibility and conditions for a European Modular Field Hospital (EMT type 3).Project lead terrorism attacks response: knowledge management, conference & seminar on response after Brussels attacks, regional follow-upEuropean Union Civil Protection Team Member: Coordination & Assessment Expert toward international response on behalf of Europe's Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid directorate (DG ECHO)Project lead Public-Private Cooperation: Critical Infrastructure - Connecting critical infrastructure partners to national crisis structureFlood Risk & Response: participating in national preparedness and planning workgroups with ministry of Infrastructure and EnvironmentLarge Scale Medical Assistance: Re-assessing and redesiging national approach (Gnk-C to GGB)Evacuation: member of Exchange of Experts programme Evacuation Response by Government Organisations (ERGO) and National Work Group Evacuation (LOGE)Program Lead Victim Tracking MethodImplementing Lessons Learned by linking Plan/Do to Check/ActProject manager Pandemic Flu, Avian Flu, SARS and Small Pox.Guest Lecturer Crisis and Disaster Management vs Public Health (Erasmus University Rotterdam)Experience with designing, organising and directing over 300 single service, multi service, multi level and full scale field exercises, courses and trainings.Specialties: networker, connector, organiser, liaison, manager (projects/crises/people), designing and giving trainings, conceiving, directing and executing simulations, coaching, flexible, overview, team-player, working in international and multi level context, building cross cultural teams, mass event management, risk, emergency, crisis and/or disaster management in a national and international context.