Executive Advisor & Innovation Lead. Among other things responsible for:- Advising CEO for winning new Government Relations & Contracts and Business Development- Leading a 4-year Innovation Program with 12 Partners (among others KLM/Schiphol/TNO/NLR/S&T, etc.), TRL 1-9- Working together with KLM and Schiphol on an Ecosystem for Sustainable Aviation. - Designing new Development Programs in collaboration with KLM and Schiphol

Collaborative Value Creation and designing&creating 21st century Ecosystems of Ecosystems related to Transportation, Delivering and Transferring goods and persons, on a Local, Regional, National and International level. Designing&Creating new Values Models, Business Models and Financial Models for the benefit and prosperity of users, people, organizations, regions, cities, nations, society, ecology & economy. This is “Combinatoric Innovation & Value Creation” where we deploy Use-Case Driven Strategies in order to come to Scalable Dynamic Systems and Ecosystems.

Aerospace Management consultancy

Taskforce activities are driven by the national interest to generate economic spin-off and spill-over effects from the sustainment of the F-35 within other Industry Sectors ie. Automotive, Energy, Maritime and Process Industries. Among other things responsible for:- Achieving something that has never been done before- Acting as a leading voice at the intersection of various industries, Knowledge Institutes and Government organizations- Working with senior stakeholders at the highest level, from Government, Knowledge Institutes and Industry (all sectors) and also with start-ups and scale-ups on the areas of Prognostic Health Management, Novel Materials, Big Data, Embedded Training & Simulation and Sustainability- Building an extensive triple Helix network from companies out of all Industry sectors, Government and Knowledge Institutes - Bringing innovative technologies to market- Pursuing the enhancement of the Dutch MRO proposition through Innovation Accelerators - Funding of projects out of Government budgets, Defense budgets and/or (risk) Capital investments- Taking part in external start-up accelerators within the field of Data and also Defense innovations

Executive policy Advisor at Forum Group and Skyline Aviation

Commander Division Personnel & Organisation (DPOD). Among other things responsible for:- Standing up a completely new Division of approx. 1200 people, leading it to Full Operational Capability- Leading a major reorganisation of the HR field (including DPOD) in the Defence Forces: evaluation, designing, obtaining support & approval and implementation of the new organization- Providing HR services to the Operational Commands and all service members of the Dutch Defence Forces- Building and maintaining a healthy relationship with Works Council and Unions and other Government Departments- Building partnerships with National and International education institutes- Actively searching for cooperation opportunities with Industry and Government parties to improve employability and mobility of Defence Forces personnel

Responsible for change programs within HR Policy Directorate MOD:- Innovation programs in HR field- Modernization of HR Policy (organization structure, deregulation, education)- Harmonization of HR rules across Defence forces- Modernization of salary structure- Simplifying the allowance system- Restructuring the pension structure/system for military personnel

The Foundation for Gas Turbine Education SGO was set up in 1990 by the Dutch Gas Turbine Association. SGO finances a professorate in gas turbine technology at the Delft Technical University, Faculty of Design, Engineering and Production and the Faculty for Aerospace Engineering.The objectives of the SGO are twofold: 1. support and continuation of gas turbine education at university level; 2. support of education in the field of gas turbines; HBO and MBO level. The Foundation is financed by additional contributions from DGTA-members and contributions from other turbine related companies and institutions in the Netherlands.The primary focus of the SGO was to establish and secure gas turbine education at university level via a learning chair at the TU Delft.

Director Logistic Centre Woensdrecht (LCW). Five locations all over the Netherlands. Among other things responsible for:- Approx. 1200 people - Leading, motivating and engaging the Management Team of the Logistic Centre- Providing Logistic Services (Acquisition, Supply Chain Management, Warehousing) for all fixed wing fighters, helicopters and guided missile system- Providing Depot level maintenance, Component level maintenance and System Integration- Development of LCW into a Regional Support Centre: signed innovative partnerships with Board of Directors from Lockheed Martin, Terma, Boeing, Elbit USA, AAR and Dutch Aero Services- Building of a long lasting relationship with Local Government and the Aviolanda initiative

Primary advisor for the Commander in Chief on aircraft maintenance, airworthiness and logisticsChairman of the Personnel Board for the careers of all materiel-logistic officers

Chief of Infrastructure, Transportation and Logistics Division. Focus on the logistic support for the ongoing operations abroad, all transportation aspects of the Air Force, implementation of airworthiness regulations in the Air Force and the design of a new Logistic Support element in the future Royal Netherlands Air force Command. Responsible for 18 professionals.

Chief of the Attack Helicopter Division. Focus on all aspects of the Weapon system Management of the Apache helicopter, i.e. configuration management, airworthiness issues, Contactor Logistic Support in the Netherlands and phased maintenance lead-times improvement. From Nov 2003 – Jan 2004 also acting Chief of the Transport Helicopter Division. Extensive international travel. Responsible for 32 professionals.

Chief of the Netherlands Apache Liaison Team and Senior National Representative at Huntsville Alabama USA. Among other things responsible for:- Designing and implementing an innovative Post-Production contract in cooperation with Boeing. - Building relationships of trust with commercial companies like Boeing and Program Managers RNLAF, Government entities and Political entities