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Director, Zoo Hoyerswerda, Germany July 2016 - present

Responsible for the whole Zoo

Curator, National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth, UK September 2015 – March 2016

Masterplan, collection plan, storyline

Project management: Developing new displays and exhibitions (e.g. Shark exhibition)

Managing Husbandry, Discovery & Learning, researchers and conservationists

Senior Management Team

Trustee Plymouth Marine Science & Education Foundation (PlyMSEF)

Maintain and improve the quality

Regional Curator for Germany, SEA LIFE, Display Development Dept. March 2012 – March 2015

Maintaining and improving quality

Developing new displays and animal species; compelling propositions

Managing 9 curators

Organisation trainings and meetings

Representation of SEA LIFE, e.g. at conferences

Initiation of conservation and breeding projects

Development and improvement of policy‘s and protocols

Founder and owner Zoological Services 2010 – present

Consultancy animal related projects and problems

Production of a collection plan for a new public aquarium in New Delhi

Consultancy and management in the Castle gardens in Arcen, the Netherlands

Consultancy for Zodiac Zoos: Aquarium, Butterfly house, Insectarium, Nocturnal house and more

Consultancy and collection plan for a new North sea part at Dolfinarium Harderwijk

Expedition at primary forest ‘Batang Toru’, Sumatra: supporting conservation project

Monitoring (GPS) reptiles, amphibians, evertebrates and plants in 5 areas at the Hoge Veluwe, for the National Forest Ministry.

Representation “Pangea Rocks” at the 2010 EAZA conference: result: ± 20 potential projects.

Curator lower vertebrates and evertebrates, Artis Royal Zoo – Amsterdam 1999 – 2010

Managing 15 animal keeper (Aquarium, Reptile house and Insectarium)

Development new displays and exhibitions (e.g. Butterfly house and Insectarium)

Chair NVD (Dutch Zoo Federation) working group „Aquarium and Terrarium“

Member NVD working group diving (achieving a new dive law)

Member in specialist groups ‚Dangerous animals‘ and ‚Threatened animals‘ for the Ministry

Coordinator Antivenoms in Holland, and initiator of the Dutch antivenom depot

Coordinator EAZA/EUAC - FAITAG Cardinalfish-ASP

Member EAZA Amphibian & Reptile TAG (Coordinator „Agamids“ Regional Collection Plan)

Production of a collection plan for the Vivarium at the Botanical garden in Salé, Morocco

Coordinator World Ocean Day in Artis

Specialist luminous organisms, humming birds, robber crab and termites

Teacher „Aquarium and Terrarium“, IPC-Dier in Barneveld 1993 – 1999

Development of tutorials and courses for students and professionals

Study Entomology, Wageningen University 1987 – 1993

Further study, courses:

● Course „Practical management“ (six days)

● Course „Effective leadership“ (six days)

● EAZA Breeding Programme Management Course

● Course „Lifesaving actions“ (fire, medical emergencies), 2008

● Coaching, by Willem Leufkens (six days), 2008

● Amphibian Conservation Husbandry Course, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, 2 weeks, 2008

● Oxygen provider instructor course, February 2014

Social competence:

Motivated, cooperative colleague and successful manager. Being reliable and flexible, able to create a team and get effective results. Representative. Easy communicating. Tactical.