Description

I'm a freelance consultant with wide-ranging experience across sectors, most recently focused on the European space industry.

I work at the intersection of policy, industry and innovation to help organizations navigate complex environments, shape strategic messaging and engage with different stakeholders, including the European institutions.

You can count on me for:

- Strategic communication and advocacy

- Organizing high-level events

- Representation and support in high-tech sectors

- Stakeholder engagement

... and much more.

Does this sound like what you need, or do you want to discuss other options? Then don't hesitate to reach out.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

Dutch
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
French
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Mechelen (up to 50km)

SME4SPACE
Project & Policy Officer
AVIATION AND AEROSPACE
January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
Leuven, Belgium
Representing the interests and viewpoints of SMEs in the European space sector in a structured and united way, and to facilitate their access to public and private space activities.
EU Space Act
Critical Entities Resilience Directive
Economic & Financial Health of SMEs in the European Space Industry
Priorities for SMEs in the ESA Ministerial Council Conference
SPACE partnership
Event & workshop organisation
Dissemination & outreach
Aerospace Policy Reporting Research
Iriscare
Attaché
PUBLIC SECTOR
July 2020 - December 2024 (4 years and 5 months)
Brussel, Belgium
Attaché at the Budget, Financiering & Monitoring statistics team: Creating and maintaining interactive reports concerning nursing homes, mental health facilities, budgeting and more; managing and monitoring payments. Creator of stat.iriscare.brussels.
Price control team: follow-up and implementation of legislation of institutions for the elderly.
Gender coordinator: responsible for company-wide gender budgeting analysis.
Gender Equality Microsoft Power BI Research Cross-functional Collaboration Data visualisation
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Scientific Information Specialist
EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
March 2018 - July 2020 (2 years and 4 months)
Brussel, Belgium
Data Management steward: supporting PhD students in FWO applications and raising data management awareness across the university.
Open Science & H2020: continuous cleaning and updating of Open Science datasets.
Initiating project to supply Electronic Lab Notebooks to researchers.
Data Management Reporting