About

Born and raised in the Green Heart of Holland, I now call the picturesque town of Wassenaar home, where I live with my family. Just a scenic bike ride from The Hague, I work as a Senior Advisor at the Ministry of General Affairs, helping shape the digital landscape of government operations.

Work

My journey in web development began in 1996, when I first started experimenting with HTML and CSS. What started as a passion quickly turned into a career, and I even earned a medal in a web design competition. Over the years, my expertise has expanded beyond front-end development to encompass online communication, content management, usability, security, accessibility, architecture, project management, governance, and privacy.

Today, I work as a Strategic Advisor at the Ministry of General Affairs, where I focus on issues concerning the Public Communication Service. I advice on digitisation, internet communication, policy and anything in between. It's so much fun.

Hobbies

The amount of time you have left over for hobbies decreases dramatically as you get older. However, it is very important to keep up other interests. Tinkering with this website is currently one of the primary ones. Photography went a bit to the background. My commute gives me a lot of reading time, so I love to read up on some history or science fiction. Finally, a few years ago I decided to pick up airsoft, which takes the slot of the more active sport-like hobby.