• Institutional development (delivery and financing) of the extension/advisory services function within Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems (AKIS) in the agricultural sector

• Planning, monitoring and evaluation of applied agricultural research programmes

• Formulation, appraisal, development and project management in agribusiness and institutional development projects

• Formulation, planning, preparation, organisation and facilitation of training courses for advisers/extension staff and managers working in extension and advisory services

• Organisation and implementation/facilitation of seminars, workshops and study tours

• (Interim-) management of agricultural applied research and extension/advisory organisations

• Interpersonal and communication skills

Institution: Agricultural University Wageningen Date: 1967 - January 1974 Degree obtained: M.Sc. Agricultural Science

Institution: Agricultural College Roermond Date: 1964 - 1967 Degree obtained: B.Sc. Agricultural Science

Post-graduate courses on: Management and Organisation Personal effectivity Negotiating in business, Information technology

Date March 1998 - present Location Central & Eastern European and Caucasian Countries, Middle-East, Company Staring Consult BV, Oudenbosch, The Netherlands, Position Director

Description Specialist in the management of change and institutional development in agriculture: project formulation, project implementation, project review and evaluation

Date June 1982 - present Location Wageningen, The Netherlands, Company International Agricultural Centre IAC, Wageningen, The Netherlands, Position Workshop leader / process facilitator

Description Management training of participants in the International Course on Rural Extension (ICRE) and advisory services. Workshops aiming at the improvement of: communication skills; planning and monitoring of extension (PRA, RAAKS, OOPP); management of rural extension and advisory organisations at the national and de-centralised levels

Date January 1995 - February 1998 Location Central and Eastern European Countries, Middle-East, Company DLV Agriconsult BV, Wageningen, The Netherlands Position Senior Consultant

Description Project management and implementation: development of arable, horticultural and dairy extension/ advisory services; strengthening human resource management

Date June 1990 - December 1994 Location South-Western region, The Netherlands, Company Regional Applied Research Centre, Westmaas, The Netherlands Position Director

Description Executive management of five regional centres engaged in applied research & development for flower, arable crops, fruit and vegetable production (open field and in greenhouses)

Date January 1982 – May 1990 Location Central (Emmeloord) and North-Western (Assen) region, Company Ministry of Agriculture, Extension Service DLV, The Netherlands, Position (Deputy-) Director

Description Executive management of the governmental extension agency in arable and horticultural production providing advice to farmers in the central and north-western part of the Netherlands

Date January 1975 – October 1981  Location Wau, Sudan and Maun, Botswana, Company Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, Rome Italy, Position Soil Scientist, Agronomist, Team leader

Description Implementation and management of development projects in the field of soil chemistry, soil mapping, land use and classification, irrigation and agronomy

Date 1974 (10 months) Location Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Company Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Position Researcher

Description Desk research

Financing agency General Directorate for Development Co-operation (DGIS), Date 2000, August, June and April; 1999, August and 1998, May Company Stoas Agri Projects Foundation, Wageningen, The Netherlands Position Management and organisation specialist in ANEP, phase III

Description Organisational performance analysis at district level with subsequent training in problem and gap analysis for district extension managers. Formulating and developing a Master plan for the establishment of (privatised and decentralised) Regional Agricultural Advisory Centres in Fier and Durres. Training staff of the RAAC's through a 7-day workshop on "Marketing of services". Preparing the Business Plan for each centre.

Description Assistance to the team leader in the preparation of the inception report for the "Greengrowian" greenhouse development project. Fact-finding and needs assessment for preparation of training-modules. Moderating the workshop/training course on "Delivery of services". Preparation of Masterplan for the "Greenhouse Services Association" . Formulating a project proposal and formulating the ToR for supporting the development of the GSA association through external funding.

Description Institutional performance assessment of NAAS; evaluation of the 1992-1998 Phare-financed TA programme; developing a Master Plan for restructuring NAAS; reviewing/reformulating the ToR for continued Phare project support

Financing agency General Directorate for Development Co-operation (DGIS) Date 1995, November Company DLV Agriconsult BV, Wageningen The Netherlands Position Mission Leader

Description Fact-finding, feasibility assessment and formulation of the ToR for a seed-potato production project in Bulgaria

Description Preparing, moderating and facilitating a 7-day participatory RAAKS workshop/training course involving actors of the Fayoum Agricultural Knowledge System

Description Formulation mission for a project supporting the development of the Estonian Dairy industry through the PSO+ programme

Financing agency EU Commission Phare Date 1998, April and 1998, July Company Coillte Ltd., Dublin Ireland Position Training specialist

Description Preparation and implementation of a training programme for credit officers and farm business management advisers

Financing agency EU Commission Phare Date 1996, February to 1998, March  Company DLV Agriconsult BV, Wageningen The Netherlands Position Team leader/trainer

Description In charge of the "Technical assistance and Special Fund establishment for the Advisory Service development" project. Training-courses on communicational and commercial skills of agricultural advisers

Description ToR formulation mission: fact-finding, feasibility assessment and reporting on the "Support to the Agricultural Intervention Centre in Hungary" through the PSO Pre-accession programme

Description Preparation and facilitation of a 6-day workshop on the restructuring of the National Extension Service

Lithuania  Financing agency Senter (Ministry of Economic Affairs) Date 1995, August Company DLV Agriconsult BV, Wageningen The Netherlands Position Mission Leader

Description Formulation mission: assessment and fact-finding on the support for the development of the Lithuanian vegetables industry through the PSO+ programme

Financing agency Senter Date 2000, October Company Berenschot International Solutions, Utrecht, The Netherlands Position Short-term consultant

Description ToR formulation mission: feasibility assessment and reporting on the "Upgrading Quality management for fruit and vegetables in line with EU regulations" through the PSO Pre-accession programme

Description Evaluation of the 1992-1998 Phare-financed agricultural reform programme in the EU candidate countries, responsible for the review & evaluation and subsequent reporting of projects with an AKIS component

Financing agency Senter (Ministry of Economic Affairs)

Date 1999, June

Company IDC International Dairy Consultants BV, Emmeloord The Netherlands

Position senior consultant

Description Project formulation/fact finding mission for the support of the development of so-called Agriservice Centres in the dairy industry through the PSO+ programme

Financing agency EU Commission Tacis

Date 1996, January and 1995, January and May

Company RIAS Rural Investment Advisory Services BV, Utrecht The Netherlands

Position Trainer/short term consultant

Description Conducting a series of training courses and developing a training program for advisers and farmers

Financing agency Senter (Ministry of Economic Affairs)

Date 1996, October; 1997, March and 1997, September

Company Larenstein International, Velp The Netherlands

Position Short term consultant

Description Reviewing and developing extension activities in Kolomna Extension Project.

Financing agency private

Date 1995, August

Company Kernhem International BV, Ede The Netherlands

Position Consultant

Description Project acquisition.

Financing agency World Bank/DGIS

Date 1996, August; 1998, March and 1998, August

Company Royal Dutch Embassy, Sana'a Yemen

Position mission member/team leader

Description Formulation mission of Agricultural Sector Management Support Project/Extension and Training Component - phase 2 Review/appraisal mission and mid-term evaluation mission to the ASMSP/Extension and Training Component - phase 1.

Financing agency World Bank/DGIS

Date 1997, July and 1997, October

Company Arcadis/Euroconsult, Arnhem The Netherlands

Position consultant/trainer

Description Positioning and curriculum development of at the National Agricultural Training Centre (NATC) at Dhamar. Facilitation/ moderation of a Farm Business Management training course at the ASMSP/ETC project

Financing agency The World Bank

Date 1995, September - October

Company The World Bank, Washington USA

Position Mission Leader

Description Improvement of agricultural support services

Further missions to: Tanzania (DGIS) in 1989, November; Egypt (DGIS) in 1986, April; Malawi (UNDP) in 1978, March; Kenya (UNDP) in 1975, October

Date 2000, July, Company DLV Adviesgroep nv, Wageningen

Description Situation analysis and recommendations for improvement of the performance of one of the company's business units

Date 1999, August - February 2000 Company United Developers Foundation, The Hague

Description Facilitation of the foundation (in association with ISNAR) for marketing and integrating the INFORM-R© Management Information System in research institutes in developing countries

Date 1998, February and 1999, February, Company International Agricultural Centre IAC, Wageningen

Description Facilitator/workshop-leader in the 2-week International Course on Policy Development and Management of Extension/Advisory Services in Central and Eastern Europe (including acquisition of participants)

Date 1998, October, Company Agriment International BV, Deventer

Description Support to the project manager in the formulation of a project for the development of Milk Collection Project in the Ukraine

Date 1998, November, Company BCE in association with LASER

Description Verification of financial claims related with damage to farmers’ fields caused by excessive rainfall (WTS). Use and interpretation of data provided by LASER

12. Language skills

Reading Speaking Writing

Dutch mother tongue

English excellent excellent excellent

German good good good

French fair fair fair

Arabic poor

Russian poor