Description

I'm an environmental scientist who spent four years doing experimental research in the Scheldt estuary: fieldwork, lab work, numerical modelling, data analysis. I'm now taking that toolkit into freelance work.

What I do: GIS and spatial analysis, Python-based data processing, remote sensing, and data visualization. I work primarily in water and environmental systems but pick up new domains quickly and enjoy doing so.

I'm more than a scientist. I understand what environmental data means in context - and I can translate it into something a decision-maker, a grant reviewer, or a broader audience can actually use. A background in both science and design (architecture studies, photography, visual work) means the output tends to look as clear as it reads.

Based in Belgium. Available for remote and on-site projects.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Fluent
Dutch
Native or bilingual
French
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Leuven (up to 50km), Hasselt (up to 20km)

KU Leuven – Dept. of Civil Engineering & Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences,
PhD Researcher
ENVIRONMENTAL
August 2022 - Today (3 years and 11 months)
Leuven, VB, Belgium
• • Managing a 4-year research project on sediment dynamics and morphological change in aquatic systems, translating complex physical-biological interactions into evidence-based insights useful to support ecosystem conservation and restoration initiatives.
• • Developed a reproducible experimental framework to quantify ecological effects on sediment erodibility, addressing a critical interdisciplinary gap by integrating field, laboratory and numerical approaches (TELEMAC2D) with data analysis in Python and MATLAB.
• • Coordinated field campaigns and data-sharing initiatives with governmental institutes, facilitating collaboration to ensure consensus on methodologies and the practical relevance of project outcomes.
• • Managed project timelines, equipment budgets, and risk assessments for lab and field activities.
• • Communicated complex findings to diverse audience through international conference presentations and by organizing scientific seminars, workshops and outreach events.
• • Supervised 6 bachelor's and master's students; assisted in 3 teaching courses (improving curriculum).
Python GIS Data visualization Project Management Data analysis
Royal Museum of Central Africa
GIS & Remote sensing intern
ENVIRONMENTAL
September 2021 - December 2021 (3 months)
Tervuren, VB, Belgium
• • Applied GIS and remote sensing techniques to analyze optical and SAR satellite imagery for landslide risk mapping, supporting disaster risk reduction strategies in Central Africa.
Remote Sensing Google Earth Engine Python Environmental Data Analysis GIS
KU Leuven – Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences,
Research assistant
ENVIRONMENTAL
July 2021 - August 2021 (1 month)
Leuven, VB, Belgium
• • Analyzed historical cartographic data to investigate long-term land-use patterns in the Gete floodplains, providing insights relevant to modern flood risk management.
Environmental Data Analysis GIS Python Data visualization