Research & Projects

Professional experience

1987-present

Gemeentewerken Rotterdam

2006-present

Marktgroup Harbour and Transport, consultant port design and construction, r + a activities, member Knowledge and Innovation Platform Ports

2004-present

Lecturer (part time)
with Technical University Delft
Faculty of Civil Engineering and
Geosciences, Hydraulic and Geotechnical
Engineering Division

2001-2002

Project manager of the design and construction of infrastructural projects North-West Corner Maasvlakte.

1999-2006

Marktgroup Harbour and Transport
member managementteam
activities include
accountmanagement and acquisition, accountmanager Port of Rotterdam
consultancy,member Knowledge and Innovation Platform Ports

1999-2004

Guest lecturer
with Technical University Delft
Faculty of Civil Engineering and
Geosciences, Hydraulic and Geotechnical
Engineering Division

1998 -2003

Consultant Civil Engineering Expertise
Centrum Project Mainport Rotterdam

1998-2000

Clustermanager (Civil Engineering, Geotechnique,
Dredging and Costs)
project Mainport Rotterdam

1998-1999

Head Subdepartment Construction and
Development Ingenieursbureau
Beton- and Staalbouw, deputy head

1991-1996

Lecturer at the International Institute For Hydraulic
and Environmental Engineering (IHE), Delft

1990-1998

Projects Manager Ingenieursbureau Havenwerken.
The Duties include activities concerning the
feasibility including technical and financial aspects
of infrastructural works: quay wall, piers harbour
extensions and dredging works (a.o. in the
harbour Plan 2000-8, Maasvlakte 2, reclamation
Waalhaven, Delfzijl, Harlingen Richards Bay-Curaçao)
Other activities are carried out in the field of research
and development, quality aspects, acquisition and
general management tasks

1987-1990

Ingenieursbureau Geotechniek and Milieu
Senior Geotechnical Engineer. The tasks included
planning, cost control and advising concerning
geotechnical, geohydrological and environmental
aspects of several projects, a.o. design quay wall
Euroterminal, ECT/Sealand containerterminal
Environmental Effects Reports: Integral Plan Noordrand,
D.O.P. Noordpunt Oost Abstpolder and supervision of designers

1975-1987

Fugro Geotechnical Engineers B.V., Leidschendam.
Tasks: Geotechnical Advisor and Head Laboratory
Both onshore and offshore experience in the following
aspects:
Laboratory,
Soil mechanics and foundations techniques,
Geohydrology,
Environment.
Between 1985-1987 member of an EEG-team
which assisted and advised ASEAN countries
concerning soil mechanical problems with mining.
This programme also included training of engineers
and laboratory and field technicians

1972-1975

Student assistant with the Foundation Postdoctoral
Education in Civil Technique

 

Committees

 

2005-present

Onderzoek programma kust en zee delftscluster member steering group

2005-present

Member PIANC working group50:General principles for the design of maritime structures

2004-2006

Member of organising committee and member of scientific committee Third International Conference On Scour and Erosion 1-4 november, 2006, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2004-2006

CUR PAC20 Waterfront member

2004-2006

CUR F042 ontwerp van geotextiele zandelementen chair

2004-present

PIANC workgroup 48
Port construction related to
Bowthrusters deputy representative for the Netherlands

2003-2005

CUR C126 up date Handboek Damwandconstructies member supervising team

2003-2005

CUR Handboek Kademuren
English version chair workinggroup

2003-2006

Member of membership council of the Royal Institute of Engineers (KIVI)

2003-2004

CUR C214 Geotextile Sand elements chair

2002-2003

CUR Feasibility study in situ-test Geotube chair

2001-2003

CUR F211 Handbook Kademuren chair working group

2000-2003

CUR Feasibility study scour problems in front of quay walls chair

2000-present

Member of the board of the section Construction and Hydraulic Engineering of the Royal Institute of Engineers (KIVI)

1991-present

Empfehlungen des Arbeitsausschusses Ufereinfassungen Hafen und Wasserstrassen (EAU)

1988-1992

Member of the board of the section of Geotechnique of the Royal Institute of Engineers (KIVI)

1985-1990

Dutch Regulation Institute (NNI), Committee for the standardization of laboratory tests

1981-1988

Dutch committee of the International Society of SoilMechanics and Foundation Engineering for the standardization of laboratory tests

1980-1988

Standardization of Cel and ‘Triaxiaal’ tests in relation with the design of dikes: COW, Rijkswaterstaat

1978

CIAD workgroup: draining of ground water, licence procedures and computer programmes

Research

  • PhD: history of quay wall design, techniques, types and costs; anticipated completion date summer 2006
  • Research on scour in front of quaywalls; In Cooperation with the ports of Antwerp, Hamburg and Rotterdam
  • Feasibility study into the use of the Groundconsolidator; in cooperation with ANOME, CUR, DWW, GW, Port of Rotterdam
  • Research to reduce the failure costs in foundation engineering; in coperation with Delftscluster, Port of Rotterdam, GW