Professional experience
| 2009 – present | Coordinator/physiotherapist of occupational reintegration services at PHYSIQUE | Working as a physiotherapist, reintegration specialist and coordinator of occupational reintegration services, Arnhem, The Netherlands |
| 2008 – 2009 | Coordinator/physiotherapist at OCA | Working as a physiotherapist and occupational reintegration specialist, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands |
| 2007 – 2008 | Physiotherapist at MTZ Terwindt | Working in a private practice for rehabilitation, Neukircken - Vluyn, Germany |
| 2005 – 2007 | OIC Physiotherapist with VSO | Officer In Charge and Physiotherapist at Mount Hagen General Hospital physiotherapy department, Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea |
| 2005 | First aid instructor at Rijnijssel college | Delivered first aid training for sport instructors, Arnhem, The Netherlands |
| 2005 | Physiotherapist at R. Ruijsch | Physiotherapist in a private practice and nursing home, Harskamp, The Netherlands |
| 2004 – 2005 | Freelance massage therapist instructor at SOW opleidingen | Delivered training in physiology, anatomy, functional testing and massage therapy to massage therapists, Westervoort, The Netherlands |
| 2004 | First aid instructor at Rijnijssel college | Delivered first aid training for sport instructors, Arnhem, The Netherlands |
| 2002 – 2004 | Physiotherapy instructor at HAN | Delivered skill training for physiotherapy students, Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
| 2003 | Physiotherapist at M. van der Ploeg fysiotherapie | Working as a physiotherapist in a private practice, Angeren, The Netherlands |
| 2002 – 2003 | Physiotherapist at Fysiotherapie Huissen | Physiotherapist in a private practice, Huissen, The Netherlands |
| 2000 – 2001 | Physiotherapy student at UWC | International physiotherapy exchange student, Cape Town, South Africa |
Educational background
| 2010 – 2013 | Hogeschool Utrecht | Master, psychosomatic physiotherapy, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| 2008 – 2009 | OCA | Two nationally accredited internal courses regarding occupational reintegration and management, OCA, The Netherlands |
| 2005 | Oranje Kruis | Instructor Basic Life Support, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| 2004 | Oranje Kruis | First Aid instructor, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| 2003 | Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen | College lecturer, Teaching qualification: higher education, Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
| 1997 – 2001 | Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen | Bachelor, Physiotherapy, Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
| 1992 – 1997 | ROC Gilde opleidingen | Diploma of Electronics, Gilde Opleidingen, Roermond, The Netherlands |
Volunteer experience
| 2006 – 2007 | Chairperson, Voluntary Advisory Committee to VSO, Papua New Guinea |
| 2000 – 2005 | Chairperson, Social Cultural Youth work (SKJ), Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
Language and additional skills
| Dutch (fluent, native speaker) |
| English (fluent) |
| German (fluent) |
| Neo-Melanesian Pidgin (fluent) |
| Full driver licence and full motorcycle licence |
| High-level Information Technology skills, including server administration and maintenance. Comprehensive knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of products |
| PADI, Open water diver’s certificate |