As a lawyer and public administration expert, I have specialized in risk management within the security domain. In this regard, I have a particular interest in the historical perspective. Over the years, I have written various articles on security, integrity and crisis management. To make these articles accessible to interested parties, I have set up this personal website.
Background
In 1998, I graduated in Public Administration (Government Management) from the Thorbecke Academy (NHL University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands). Subsequently, in 2004, I completed the study of Legal Public Administration at the Faculty of Law of the University of Groningen (the Netherlands). Based on my work at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, I completed the two-year Executive Master in Security Science & Management (MSSM) at Delft University of Technology/Delft TopTech (the Netherlands) in 2011.
Since 2019, alongside my regular work, I have been affiliated as an external PhD candidate with the Graduate School Law at Radboud University Nijmegen (the Netherlands). Here, within the ‘Guiding Principles & Fundamental Rights’ sub-program of the Research Centre for State & Law (SteR), I am conducting research into how the Dutch legislature deals with the interests and risk management of legal private firearm ownership from a historical perspective. Several publications based on this research have since appeared, which can be found on the page about my research.
Integrity and Security
My interest lies in the public sector, and I have primarily worked within the broad security domain of the Central Government. Not only within policy, but also in implementation. Over the past ten years, I have been particularly active in integrity management. My personal view is that good integrity management protects the organization and society against dishonest behavior by employees, but that it also protects employees against a dishonest organization, society, and media. I am currently a Coordinating Specialist Advisor at the Dutch Correctional Institutions Agency (Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen), where I lead an interdepartmental project.
What drives me
One of the characteristics of my specialization in risk management within the domains of safety, integrity, and crisis management is that you almost always face dilemmas where choices must be made under pressure, even when the background, causes, and consequences are not yet entirely clear: Which interests do we want to protect? What are the threats and vulnerabilities? Which measures can and do we want to take and—this is often forgotten—which residual risks can, want, or must we accept?
Dealing with this is what makes the work so interesting. I am experienced in advising during critical moments and also take action myself when necessary. By combining theoretical knowledge and practical experience, I know how to connect parties and processes and raise awareness.
My field of expertise is my greatest interest, but in my free time, I also enjoy delving into history, art, and nature. For example, as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Historical Material Foundation (SHM) Overloon, I am involved with the Overloon War Museum, which keeps the history of the Second World War tangible for current and future generations.
Sorry, Dutch publications only
All my publications are in Dutch, but you may have a glimp of these with the summaries in Justitiële verkenningen (Judicial explorations), which are published by the Research and Documentation Centre of the Dutch Ministry of Justice in cooperation with Boom Juridische uitgevers. Each issue focuses on a central theme related to judicial policy:
– Administrative corruption (vol. 31, nr. 7, 2005)
– Security in cyberspace (vol. 38, nr. 1, 2012)
Contact
You can find me at LinkedIn. Please note that to maintain the value of my network, I only make and accept LinkedIn-connections with/from people I have really met. Of course I am open to new connections, please use the options ‘Get introduced’ or ‘Send InMail’. You can also send an e-mail.