Online Resume

Ben weg/ 2023 - present
After years of guiding the decision has been made. From now on I work as an independent guide for cruise operators or private expeditions.

Netherlands Coast Guard/ 2021 - present
In 2021 I started as a nautical inspector. This is my primary occupation when not out in the polar regions.

Oceanwide expeditions/ 2015 - present
Oceanwide's fleet annually brings me to the most remote places on this planet. I happily provide my services as a polar guide for this company.

Rijkswaterstaat - Ministry of infrastructure/
2015 - 2021
Back home I used to work as a hydrographer on the North Sea. I conducted depth measurements, mapping the ocean floor and performing ship wreck surveys.

Tallship company/ 2014
My very first guiding experience on the barque Antigua. A trip that would set the standard for my polar career.

Marine Biology - Van Hall Larenstein/
2010 - 2014
In the Netherlands I found the education of a lifetime. Integrated coastal zone management. During this time I could focus on what really mattered to me: Polar science and fieldwork.

Arctic & Antarctic Sciences - RUG/ 2013
At the University of Groningen I followed the minor Arctic and Antarctic sciences. A part in my university career that taught me everything about the polar regions.

Certificates & Training

• RYA Powerboat level 2

• AECO & IAATO Certified

• First Aid - Oranje Kruis and MFA

• MARCOM A

• STCW95

• Vol VCA

• Hydrography Cat. B

• Annual Rifle course (.306/.308)

• Svalbard firearms license

• Presenting for audience

• Crew resource management

• Air Coordinator

• Hydrographer Cat. B

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