A unique blend of documentary family photography and guided lifestyle family photography for sentimental families:✦ Maternity✦ Birth Story✦ Family Life with a Newborn✦ Family Life in the First YearEach photo I make tells a piece of your family story in a beautiful way. Share digital images with your loved ones and relive your memories with a gorgeous handcrafted heirloom album that will be enjoyed and loved for generations.For booking enquiries or collaborations,… Show more A unique blend of documentary family photography and guided lifestyle family photography for sentimental families:✦ Maternity✦ Birth Story✦ Family Life with a Newborn✦ Family Life in the First YearEach photo I make tells a piece of your family story in a beautiful way. Share digital images with your loved ones and relive your memories with a gorgeous handcrafted heirloom album that will be enjoyed and loved for generations.For booking enquiries or collaborations, please email me at hello@nataliecarstens.com➤ www.nataliecarstens.com Show less

✦ NICU Photographer for Stichting Earlybirds. Providing photography for families with premature babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). I’m available for hospitals in the province of South Holland, including HMC Westeinde, Juliana Kinderziekenhuis, Het Langeland Ziekenhuis, and Reinier de Graaf. Each photoshoot is incredibly special. I photograph with a lot of care, love and respect during your baby’s daily routine. August 2019 - Current✦ Co-Founder and Photographer for the… Show more ✦ NICU Photographer for Stichting Earlybirds. Providing photography for families with premature babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). I’m available for hospitals in the province of South Holland, including HMC Westeinde, Juliana Kinderziekenhuis, Het Langeland Ziekenhuis, and Reinier de Graaf. Each photoshoot is incredibly special. I photograph with a lot of care, love and respect during your baby’s daily routine. August 2019 - Current✦ Co-Founder and Photographer for the Images to Inspire Hope initiative. Uniting with photographer, Vinita Salomé, we campaigned to assist those affected by the earthquake in Haiti (2010), the earthquake and tsunami in Japan (2011), SuperTyphoon Haiyan in the Philippines (2013) and the earthquakes in Nepal (2015). By donating directly to our selected charities, families could help make a difference whilst also entering a prize draw to win a family photoshoot. Our initiative raised over 2000 Euros for the national Giro 555 emergency funds and the Save The Children fund. March 2011 - December 2017✦ Photographer for The Littlest Heroes Project. Providing photography for families with children who suffer from any type of serious illness or life altering disability. Inspiring others through photographs and bringing awareness to these children and the battles they fight each day. December 2008 - March 2011 Show less

Photography presentations and workshops for parent groups, social groups, networking groups and exhibition shows (including the Negenmaandenbeurs). One-to-one mentoring for aspiring photographers and creative business owners.

Responsible for admin-related tasks supporting the WBII. Namely; ✦ Maintaining WBII’s media and document repository. ✦ Management of the software that supports the events calendar and membership directory on the WBII website. ✦ Providing technical expertise for website development and maintenance when needed.✦ Taking minutes at Board meetings. Additional projects:✦ Launched and established the WBII Instagram account in 2019 which quickly became a key marketing… Show more Responsible for admin-related tasks supporting the WBII. Namely; ✦ Maintaining WBII’s media and document repository. ✦ Management of the software that supports the events calendar and membership directory on the WBII website. ✦ Providing technical expertise for website development and maintenance when needed.✦ Taking minutes at Board meetings. Additional projects:✦ Launched and established the WBII Instagram account in 2019 which quickly became a key marketing channel showing excellent engagement and reach. This led to onboarding a team of volunteers in April 2021 with handover to the team in October 2022.✦ Co-hosted Introduction to Masterminds Q&A events, resulting in the formation of new Mastermind groups amongst WBII members (during 2020-2022).➤ www.womensbusinessinitiative.net Show less

Proactive in streamlining/establishing and documenting all administrative procedures and workflows. Resulting in increased efficiency in the office and enhanced clarity in communications on all levels.Responsible for supporting the (100+) members, Advisory Board members, Executive Board members and Support Teams, coordinating with external service providers as well as ensuring all administrative operations and procedures ran efficiently and effectively.Performing bookkeeping and… Show more Proactive in streamlining/establishing and documenting all administrative procedures and workflows. Resulting in increased efficiency in the office and enhanced clarity in communications on all levels.Responsible for supporting the (100+) members, Advisory Board members, Executive Board members and Support Teams, coordinating with external service providers as well as ensuring all administrative operations and procedures ran efficiently and effectively.Performing bookkeeping and financial reporting; managing event registrations on monthly, quarterly and annual cycles.In consultation with the Executive Board I initiated, established and managed the recruitment process for my successor. Additionally providing several on-boarding sessions to support the transition.I left this role to reinvest time in my photography business. Show less

Supporting women entrepreneurs in starting their businesses and accelerating them to the next level through learning and development, peer support, events and activities, and community outreach.Responsible for website development, content management, content creation and online community (managing multiple social media platforms and community groups: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+)Attending monthly Board meetings to establish, review and implement the business strategy… Show more Supporting women entrepreneurs in starting their businesses and accelerating them to the next level through learning and development, peer support, events and activities, and community outreach.Responsible for website development, content management, content creation and online community (managing multiple social media platforms and community groups: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+)Attending monthly Board meetings to establish, review and implement the business strategy of the WBII, ensuring that the organisation remains on track and sustainable. I left this role due to transferring to the position of Office Manager.www.womensbusinessinitiative.net Show less

Deputy Security Lead and influential member of the Management Team for NATO's premier annual interoperability exercise: Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID); sponsored by the Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) Division, Allied Command Transformation (ACT). My professionalism and dedication to duty contributed significantly to the mission success of this NATO HQ.Key accomplishments:- Set and enforced security policies and procedures… Show more Deputy Security Lead and influential member of the Management Team for NATO's premier annual interoperability exercise: Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID); sponsored by the Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) Division, Allied Command Transformation (ACT). My professionalism and dedication to duty contributed significantly to the mission success of this NATO HQ.Key accomplishments:- Set and enforced security policies and procedures for ~250 C4I systems, from 15 different nations, participating in the annual CWID event.- Authored the first CWID Security Policy consolidating all Exercise requirements into one document and simplifying the security procedures for the participating nations. - Validated all security accreditation packages for each system and obtained NATO and Norwegian accreditation and approval.- Processed ~8000 equipment items for use on the classified network, a critical step to ensure the security of all nations.On my departure, I received recognition for outstanding service by the NATO HQ of the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation for my untiring devotion to duty and distinct accomplishments from June 2006 to June 2008 in fulfilling the role of Deputy Security Lead.As a Digital Forensics Specialist I was involved in forensics software evaluation, development of digital forensics investigation procedures, training in tools such as EnCase Forensic, and investigation support to the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) based in SHAPE, Mons.Appointed CIS Divisional Security Officer at NATO C3 Agency.Organisational support and participation in the Allied Warrior exercise.Sought after as a technical team member, providing direct support to a variety of projects; researching, developing and experimenting with future Information Assurance prototypes. As Project Manager, I led the installation of the File Transfer Data Diode for the Portuguese Delegation to NATO in Brussels. Show less

Awarded sponsorship from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Information Security & Computer Crime at the University of Glamorgan, of which I graduated with Merit. My research project was undertaken on behalf of the MoD and consisted of:- Research and analysis of the Joint Security Coordination Centre’s (JSyCC) involvement in cyber crime incidents to develop a decision making tool for use in co-ordinating incidents requiring computer forensics… Show more Awarded sponsorship from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Information Security & Computer Crime at the University of Glamorgan, of which I graduated with Merit. My research project was undertaken on behalf of the MoD and consisted of:- Research and analysis of the Joint Security Coordination Centre’s (JSyCC) involvement in cyber crime incidents to develop a decision making tool for use in co-ordinating incidents requiring computer forensics investigation (this was my MSc Thesis). - This involved working with the JSP 440 and 541, JSyCC Strategy, CONOPS and MISIRS (MoD Information Security Incident Reporting Scheme) documentation and also the incident reporting database in order to evaluate JSyCC's effectiveness as a CERT team. - Utilising this collated information enabled me to develop and provide JSyCC with appropriate guidance for the co-ordination activities involving computer forensics knowledge.This project was also applicable to the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC).Additionally, I was on secondment to the NATO C3 Agency in The Hague where I accomplished the following:- Operation of computer forensic analysis systems (Guidance Software EnCase tools)- Configuration and support of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) for the Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) and Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (JWID) exercises and for Information Exchange Gateway (IEG) protection- Management and co-ordination of, and participation in the INFOSEC Trials for JWID 2004 (AVS, LMIDS, High-Speed Data Diode and CIAT trials)- Information portal and database development and maintenance for keeping track of current vulnerabilities of operating systems and applications (MS Exchange Server, SQL Server, Zope Application Server, Plone Content Management System)- Customisation of knowledge management systems (Hummingbird Knowledge Management) Show less

Influential team member of the Joint Security Coordination Centre (JSyCC) whilst it was in its Initial Operating Capability Phase I. The JSyCC is the UK MoD's Computer Emergency Response Team (MODCERT).I led the support, development and maintenance of the JSyCC Internet and Intranet websites (both these websites played a significant role in the overall awareness and advancement of the JSyCC) involving the daily production of Alert, Warning and Response (AWR) material which included… Show more Influential team member of the Joint Security Coordination Centre (JSyCC) whilst it was in its Initial Operating Capability Phase I. The JSyCC is the UK MoD's Computer Emergency Response Team (MODCERT).I led the support, development and maintenance of the JSyCC Internet and Intranet websites (both these websites played a significant role in the overall awareness and advancement of the JSyCC) involving the daily production of Alert, Warning and Response (AWR) material which included authoring content of AWR publications for the Intranet website. I was also relied upon to provide first line IT support; both hardware and software. Exposure to the working environment at the MoD greatly increased my interest in computer security and I took full advantage of the opportunities for training offered to me, as well as meetings with National Security Authorities, Allies and other relevant organisations. Show less

Working within a relatively small team built up my confidence in the workplace. Seamlessly carrying out the duties of the Office Manager during her Maternity leave greatly increased my sense of responsibility and improved my organisational skills. Dealing with both national and international clientele gave me the opportunity to develop my communication skills further.Main tasks:- Design and maintenance of company website, monitoring website success.- Creating and processing… Show more Working within a relatively small team built up my confidence in the workplace. Seamlessly carrying out the duties of the Office Manager during her Maternity leave greatly increased my sense of responsibility and improved my organisational skills. Dealing with both national and international clientele gave me the opportunity to develop my communication skills further.Main tasks:- Design and maintenance of company website, monitoring website success.- Creating and processing technical reports, invoices, quotations, and purchase orders. - Maintaining petty cash records. - Design and development of a new customer database system. - Market research.Additionally, provided cover for the Office Manager during her maternity leave. Show less