Currently working at ECN (Energy research Center Netherland) as Offshore Wind Consultant, based in Petten, Noord Holland. After 39 year experience with maritime and offshore Operations and Maintenance as Merchant Marine Ships Engineer from 1978. In 1985 moved to Offshore Technician and Process Operator on Dutch Oil and Gas Production Platforms and since 1992 various Maintenance Management positions with companies like LASMO Netherlands, NAM, Fabricom Oil and Gas, Bluewater Energy and SBM offshore.