After finishing my study of political science at the Free University of Amsterdam I started my working career in the environmental business – most of the time as an environmental project manager. During this period I have educated myself as a safety expert and took several classes on environmental studies.In my career I have been in the lead for several Environmental Impact Assessments and/or Licensing applications for large scale (industrial) projects (e.g. waste incineration, mining, wind energy, piping, oil storage, power plants, chemical plants and a nuclear reactors).After eight years of working for PALLAS (building the PALLAS-reactor) as Licensing & Compliance manager I am currently working for Thorizon as Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Manager.