Providing services full-time as a consultant at the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST) at Unit A1 - Digital Transition and Judicial Training. Working with the e-Justice team.

Representing the Engineering Consultancy industry in Europe.

Elected as the Social Officer of the Brussels Graduate Student Union (BGSU), which represents the student body of the Brussels School of International Studies (BSIS) of the University of Kent.

Providing communication analysis services to major clients:-Monitoring all Belgian media and drafting daily/frequent reports-Preparing insightful presentations on key tailored topics of concern-Writing reports and summaries as requested by clients-Researching public policy-Investigating and mapping key stakeholders-Supporting the team in securing tendersAdvising clients on:-Strategic communication-Reputation Management-Crisis Management

Handling policy-specific enquiries on behalf of the European Commission at the EDCC unit, the EU's general information service under supervision of the European Commission's Directorate General for Communication. This involves handling oral and written EU-related enquiries in any of the EU's 24 official languages (in English, Dutch and Portuguese in my case) originating from citizens, employees, businesses, governments or other interest groups (inside or outside the… Show more Handling policy-specific enquiries on behalf of the European Commission at the EDCC unit, the EU's general information service under supervision of the European Commission's Directorate General for Communication. This involves handling oral and written EU-related enquiries in any of the EU's 24 official languages (in English, Dutch and Portuguese in my case) originating from citizens, employees, businesses, governments or other interest groups (inside or outside the EU).Following an intensive and comprehensive training programme covering the different areas of EU policy, the capacity was developed to answer questions on all different EU policy areas.Additional tasks / responsibilities:-Events Manager (since May 2019):Coordinator of different monthly events on behalf of the EDCC Team.-Language Coordinator - Dutch language (since October 2019):One of the language coordinators of the 6 main languages in which enquiries are handled in. This includes weekly meetings to discuss the EDCC's challenges and progress with regard to incoming enquiries for each language and monitoring this. This also includes coordinating the Dutch language team to ensure our work meets the deadlines as requested by the European Commission. Show less

The months as a Junior Communication Officer include an intensive and comprehensive training programme covering the many different areas of EU policy. Communication Officers then obtain sufficient knowledge to handle EU related enquiries submitted by EU citizens, companies and interest groups on any relevant policy area. These enquiries can be submitted in any of the EU's 24 official languages and relate to the European Union and its activities, institutions, citizen rights, public policy… Show more The months as a Junior Communication Officer include an intensive and comprehensive training programme covering the many different areas of EU policy. Communication Officers then obtain sufficient knowledge to handle EU related enquiries submitted by EU citizens, companies and interest groups on any relevant policy area. These enquiries can be submitted in any of the EU's 24 official languages and relate to the European Union and its activities, institutions, citizen rights, public policy, trade, law (among various other categories). Show less

Managing recruitment for the Belgian Ministry of Defence and the European Commission under Serco outsourcing contracts.

Networking and organising a large variety of high level events (e.g. networking eventsin various venues, seminars, the Benelux Galaball 2016 in Beijing, state visits, etc) for and in cooperation with the Benelux embassies and companies in China. Providing research and consulting services for the Benelux network to conduct business in China by offering tailored services to clients and attracting new members to join the business platform.