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European Space Agency - ESASenior Communications and Outreach Expert
May. 2024 - Aug. 2024Harwell, England, United KingdomTemporary contract with the ESA Connectivity and Secure Communications (CSC) Directorate communications team at the ECSAT Centre in Harwell, United Kingdom, providing strategic support and content production from June to August 2024.
EU PROTECTCommunity Manager
Oct. 2023 - Jul. 2024Brussels, Brussels Region, BelgiumLaunched in June 2022, PROTECT aims at levering innovation procurement and foster the funding of R&I services that will help unlock the climate services’ market potential to support urgent climate change adaptation and mitigation
International Space UniversityProject Chair 'Space for Smart Cities'
Dec. 2022 - Sep. 2023São José dos Campos, São Paulo, BrazilTeam Project Chair for the Space Studies Program 2023 in Brazil, leading a group of 30 international space industry professionals and researchers to study the contribution of space (data) to the development and certification of smart cities in Brazil and Latin America.
Space Communications AllianceFounding Member
Sep. 2022Tallinn, Harjumaa, EstoniaFounding Member
Groundstation.SpaceMedia and Content Coordinator
Jul. 2020 - May. 2023NL Space Campus, Noordwijk, NetherlandsChief editor, author, journalist, and social media coordinator for this Earth Observation and Space Data news, events and brokerage platform by the DotSpace Foundation, headquartered at NL Space Campus in Noordwijk, Netherlands.
SpaceSideContent Marketer and Social Media Specialist for Space
Oct. 2019Tallinn, Harjumaa, EstoniaAs a freelance social media specialist for space and space events I specialise in bringing tangible value to space industry marketing, awareness and outreach campaigns. From strategy to training and implementation I help organisations get the right message to the right audience at the right time. With a lot of experience with large and global space events, I help find more attendees, more exhibitors, more speakers and more sponsors.
Open Cosmos Ltd.Head Of Communications
Jan. 2019 - Oct. 2019Harwell, United KingdomOpen Cosmos aims to make space accessible to anyone, by making satellite technology simpler, cheaper and faster to develop. Open Cosmos was founded in 2015 and developed from a humble startup in the ESA Business Incubation Centre, to a scaleup in the UK Tech Nation Top 30, growing into a new force in the European newspace economy in just a few years.
International Space UniversitySpace Studies Program 2018 Host Director
Sep. 2017 - Sep. 2018Delft Area, NetherlandsIn the summer of 2018, the Netherlands host to the 31st edition of the prestigious International Space University Space Studies Program. This nine-week post-graduate program for space professionals is held at a different location every year, with a different host team. I was the head of an interdisciplinary team organizing all local elements of the program, in close coordination with the Local Organizing Committee (of which I acted as secretary) and the central ISU campus in Strasbourg, France.
International Space UniversitySpace Studies Program 2017 Space Management and Business Department Chair
May. 2017 - Aug. 2017County Cork, IrelandAs Department Chair for the Space Studies Program I am responsible for one of seven departments that make up an important part of the 9-week post-graduate summer program of the International Space University. The Space Management and Business Department is a 2-week specialization in the program, where participants learn about the basics of managing an organization in the space industry. The emphasis of this specialization is split over two major elements: management in a large space corporation and entrepreneurship in new space.The department will reflect the 3 I's of ISU: International, Intercultural and Interdisciplinary. As Department Chair I am one of 12 ISU Faculty responsible for the success of the flagship program of the University. The SSP17 program will be hosted at the Cork Institute of Technology in Cork, Ireland, from 26 June to 25 August 2017.
International Space UniversitySpace Studies Program 2016 Team Project Chair and Social Media Lead
Sep. 2015 - Sep. 2016Haifa, Israel[Project, summer 2016 only] As Team Project Chair for the Space Studies Program I am responsible for one of three team projects that make up an important part of the 8-week post-graduate summer program of the International Space University. In this team project a group of about 30 international space professionals will spend 3 weeks researching a space-related topic, with the objective to propose a space solution to an urgent societal problem. This solution will reflect the 3 I's of ISU: International, Intercultural and Interdisciplinary. As Team Project Chair I am one of 12 ISU Faculty responsible for the success of the flagship program of the University. The SSP16 program will be hosted at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel, from 12 July to 1 September 2016.
International Space UniversitySpace Studies Program 2015 Teaching Associate
May. 2015 - Aug. 2015Athens, Ohio, USAAs a Teaching Associate for the Space Studies Program 2015 I spent 10 weeks at Ohio University, supporting participants of team project "Tracking Fracking". This project looked at Earth Observation and Remote Sensing solutions for tracking the impact of hydraulic fracturing activities on the environment. In addition I lead workshops on space education and outreach, as well as classes on new space business models. As part of the external relations team I was in charge of all social media activities (blogs and social media platforms) for the program.
World Space WeekExecutive Director
Jan. 2013 - Jul. 2015WorldwideWorld Space Week is an international celebration of space, science and technology, and its contribution to the betterment of the human condition. The United Nations General Assembly declared in 1999 that World Space Week will be held each year from October 4-10. The Executive Director manages the large global network of national coordinators and volunteers and represents the World Space Week Association at the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in the Committee On the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (UN-COPUOS) and in the Space Societies Committee (SSC) of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). Under Remco's leadership World Space Week almost tripled in size, bringing the number of parallel events from 600 in 2012 to 1,600 in 80 countries in 2014, reaching many tens of millions of people. World Space Week Association is a registered 501(c)3 charity in the state of Texas, USA
Stenden University of Applied SciencesAssociate Member - Academy of International Hospitality Research (AIHR)
Sep. 2011 - Mar. 2017Leeuwarden Area, Netherlands[Part-time, volunteer] Associate member of research group Sustainability in Hospitality and Tourism, at the Stenden International Hotel Management School, of lector Prof. Dr. Elena Cavagnaro in Leeuwarden. In my associate member role I am the linking pin between the hospitality and tourism business and the Stenden Hotel School Bachelor and Master programs. In addition I support the research group in their research and publication goals by doing guest lectures, writing academic papers and organizing conferences.
ItimglobalSocial Media Communications Consultant
Jul. 2011 - Dec. 2018Worldwide - Netherlands basedRemco is an authority in the field of effective and profitable social media marketing. He has made social media work for many clients in space, tourism, education and event management and is available to make it work for your organization too. Some of his current and past projects include: > Social Media Lead for the International Astronautical Congress in Bremen, Germany (2018)
> Keynote speaker at the UNOOSA UNISPACE+50 High Level Forum 2016 in Dubai
> Crowd Funding Project Manager for die Astronautin, the first female German astronaut (2017)
> Social Media Lead for Lunar Mission One - a new lunar mission for everyone (2014)
> Social Media Lead for Friends In Space, connecting astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti to the world
> Social Media Manager for the Netherlands Space Society
> Social Media Campaign Strategist for Travelbloggers.nl at Vakantiebeurs 2014 and 2015
> Social Media Lead for ESA App Camp Netherlands 2015
> Social Media Lead for International Space University SSP 2015, 2016 and 2017
> Social Media Campaign Lead for World Space Week 2013 and 2014
> Keynote Speaker at Social Media Week 2014
> Keynote speaker at Social Media for Tourism (SoMeT) 2014 > Conference keynotes at several social media, space and travel events worldwide
Future Matters - Sustainable SolutionsSustainable Management Researcher and Author
Sep. 2010 - Dec. 2013Nijmegen, NetherlandsFollowing up the crowdsourcing project Our Common Future 2.0 a set of tourism industry specialists founded this advisory firm for the tourism and related industries. Tourism will undergo dramatic change in the next 25 years. We help tourism organizations deal with and be successful among these long term challenges, through sustainable development towards the future. > 2011 - 2014 Member of Stenden University 'Sustainability in Hospitality' Research Unit
> 2011: Tourism 2035 presentation at Association for Sustainable Outgoing Tourism
> 2011: Tourism 2035 Masterclass at Grontmij (recreational planning)
> 2011: Sustainable Tourism in 2035 presentation at Our Common Future 2.0 event
> 2011: Tourism 2035 Masterclass at provincial recreation institute
> 2011: Future of Tourism presentation at EUROChrie Conference in Croatia
> 2011: Future of Tourism presentation at ETFI Conference in Netherlands
> 2012: Key note speech at International Cruise Tourism Conference
> 2013: Presentation of new book 'Sustainable Tourism done like that!'
iTIMglobal - Interim ManagementFreelance Business and IT Process Specialist
Jul. 2010 - Jun. 2013Worldwide - Netherlands basedBased on his extensive experience in IT, Finance, Insurance, Education and the Space Industry Remco became an independent management consultant in 2010. He has taken interim management and analyst positions in several organizations from 2010 to date, specializing in Business Process Management, Lean Six Sigma and Business Process Outsourcing. > Management consultant at ING ICT
> Outsourcing second opinion at NN Pensions
> Business process mapping and bottleneck analysis at WideXS Internet Hosting
> Lean Six Sigma White and Yellow Belt Trainer
Boer & Croon | Sense SourcingSenior IT and Financial Services Outsourcing Consultant
Mar. 2008 - Jul. 2010NetherlandsBoer & Croon | Sense Sourcing is a major independent Dutch consultancy firm specializing in making value chains and outsourcing relationships work. Projects:
> Service management organization design (ITIL) at Unirobe Meeùs ICT (insurance)
> Outsourcing management assessment and redesign at Kadaster ICT (geological surveying)
> Financial outsourcing cost allocation modeling at Achmea ICT (insurance)
> 2nd opinion on outsourcing organization design at ING Group (pensions)
> Lean six sigma for services white and yellow belt training for several clients
Expedition FactoryCo-Owner, Arctic Expedition Guide, Leadership- and MBTI trainer
Feb. 2008 - Apr. 2017Norway, Finland, Greenland, NetherlandsExpedition Factory facilitates development of personal leadership and team effectiveness. Our concept combines thorough team analysis with intense arctic expeditions.
By experiencing a compact expedition participants gain a positive and lasting effect on their contribution to teams. This will equip the team with the tools to cooperatively generate the best results.
Our customers include companies and organizations that are prepared to invest in its management teams and talented employees. > 2008 Fall expedition to Greenland icesheet
> 2009 Winter expedition to Hardangervidda, Norway
> 2009 Fall leadership expedition to Rovaniemi, Northern Finland
> 2010 Winter ski expedition to Ivalo, Northern Finland
> 2010 Fall climate expedition to Greenland icesheet
> 2010 Climate expedition to African Rainforest in Cameroon
> 2011 Extreme cold winter expedition to 69'N in Lapland, Finland
> 2011 Intense Arctic Leadership Expedition I , Norway
> 2012 Intense Arctic Leadership Expedition II, Norway
> 2012 Arctic Barentz Sea Expedition to Northern Norway
> 2012 Zapp Your Planet TV Climate Expedition to Greenland
> 2013 Northern Lights Expeditions to Ivalo and Saariselkä, Eastern Finland
> 2013 Ski and Snow Expedition to Luosto National Park, Northern Finland
> 2013 Intense Arctic Leadership Expedition III for Interim professionals, Norway
> 2014 Crossing 71 degrees North Cape arctic expedition, Norway
> 2015 Intense Arctic Leadership Expedition IV, Norway
> 2015 MT Leadership trail Loch Turret, Scotland
> 2016 Northern Lights Expedition, Kiruna, Sweden
> 2018 Arctic Leadership Trail V, Norway Inhouse Management Team sessions for different organization in several sectors:
> Banking & Insurance: Regiobank, Van Lanschot Chabot, Nationale Nederlanden
> Education & Training: Stenden University, ROC, Van Harte & Lingsma, Youngcolfield Used methodes: MBTI, Appreciative Inquiry, BELBIN teamroles, Intervision. LEAN
Oracle FinancingGlobal Process Manager
Oct. 2006 - Feb. 2008Global (from the Netherlands)> Value stream mapping and process optimization for global financing processes.
> Design and implement global IT project management office
> Redesign global financing document flow
> Support finance process outsourcing to Romania
> Direct report to Financing COO
> 30% global travel (mainly US and Europe)
Hewlett Packard Financial ServicesGlobal Business Process Manager
Jan. 2005 - Oct. 2006Nijmegen, Summit NJ, Dublin> End of Lease Business Process Redesign
> Lead Business Process Globalization across 4 global regions
> Business process outsourcing/offshoring transition and governance in India.
> Knowledge and methodology implementation lead for Lean Six Sigma program.
> Member of HPFS Global Extended Leadership team, direct report to COO
> 40% global travel (US, Asia, Europe)
Hewlett Packard Financial ServicesEMEA Business Process Manager
Jan. 2003 - Dec. 2004Nijmegen, Glasgow, Dublin> Business Process and IT Standardization and Globalization for End Of Lease Processes.
> Member of EMEA Remarketing and Rental Management Team.
> 40% European travel (Ireland, Germany, some US)
Compaq Financial ServicesEMEA IT Manager
Apr. 2000 - Dec. 2002Remarketing process and ERP system design, development and management for a 50-people remanufacturing and remarketing site at Compaq EMEA.
Compaq Manufacturing UK Ltd.Business Process and IT Analyst
Mar. 1999 - Apr. 2000Erskine, ScotlandTransferred business operations from Netherlands to Scotland, living in Glasgow, Scotland for 7 months.
Digital Equipment CorporationBusiness Process and IT Analyst
Feb. 1996 - Mar. 1999Design and development of new Business Intelligence/Management Reporting IT system for EMEA-wide supply chain operations in European hub and distribution channel.
Grupo Belloc SAMarketing Consultant
Mar. 1993 - Aug. 1993Barcelona
URENCO NederlandLean Six Sigma Process Analyst
Feb. 1992 - Aug. 1992Almelo, NetherlandsInternship in Almelo, Netherlands (Ultracentrifuge Nederland NV). Manufacturing of ultra centrifuges for uranium enrichment for nuclear energy production. Kaizen/Kanban/Lean project.
Beycounion SAMarketing and IT Analyst
Aug. 1991 - Feb. 1992Barcelona Area, SpainInternship
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