Resume
Place and year of birth The Netherlands 1961 Education Master in International Business Administration 1992 - 1994 Higher Technical (HTS): Architectural Engineering 1980 - 1984 Languages English (excellent) Portuguese (good) German (fair) Dutch (mother tongue)
Professional Experience 1999 - present Consultant Trainer Various international assignments as specified below 1996 - 1998 Project-Manager Assistance to Small Entrepreneurs. Ibis and Danida.Mozambique 1995 - 1996 Project-Manager Skills Training. Ibis, Danida and EU. Mozambique. 1989 - 1992 General-Manager Muzama Crafts Ltd. SNV, GTZ and HIVOS. Zambia 1986 - 1988 Architect-Manager Tswelelopele Brigade. SNV, SIDA. Botswana. International assignments:
2006 to date Training courses in Value Chain Concepts, Finance, Facilitation and Impact Netherlands HPC 2006 to 2010 Training staff in sectoral analyses and value chain development Netherlands ICCO 2007 to 2010 Training starting migrating entrepreneurs Netherlands IntEnt 2006 to 2009 Training and facilitation workshops for ICCO partners (once per year) Kenya ICCO 2002 to 2010 Evaluator of business plans for migrating entrepreneurs Netherlands IntEnt 2005 to 2010 Supporting migrating entrepreneurs in business development Netherlands IntEnt 2010 Training workshop value chain development Netherlands Wageningen 2010 Training courses value chain development, facilitation, bds development, finance Mozambique Danida 2010 Training workshop results measuring Switzerland SDC 2010 Training workshop results measuring- advanced course Asia DCED 2010 Training workshop Measuring Results Uganda Danida aBi 2010 Value Chain Analyses and Development; course for EU delegates Brussels EU 2010 Training workshop Measuring Results Asia HPC 2010 Training workshop Measuring Results Nigeria Dfid and GTZ 2010 Value chain finance - design contest for MFIs Luxemburg EU MF Platform 2009 Write shop value chain development - good practices - publication China IFAD 2009 Training workshop results measuring initiative Asia DCED 2009 Training workshops value chain development and farmer organisations Belgium VECO 2009 Appraisal Private Sector Programme - Ugrowth / AgriBusiness Initiative -2010-2014 Uganda Danida 2009 Value Chain Analyses and Development; course with field work for NGOs and GOs Angola ICCO/OxfamNovib 2009 Sub sector and value chain anylases, leading to strategic plan for facilitating agency Azerbaijan AIM 2008 Workshop series for staff on Value Chain Development and roles Netherlands Cordaid 2008 Developing frame for value chain analyses process Macedonia MAASP-SIDA 2008 Developing monitoring system for export promotion project Palestina DAI for WB/Dfid 2008 identifying and screening BDS providers (for VCD programme development) Kenya ICCO 2008 Analyes and national strategic intervention plan tourism sector Ethiopia ODI for WB 2008 Review panelist for design of a 5 yr value chain programme in mozambique Italy IFAD 2008 Review Business Organisations and Access to Markets programme (BOAM) Ethiopia SNV 2008 Developing review framework for Asian Value Chain Development programmes Italy IFAD 2008 Measuring impact - pilot for the development of a global certifiaction system Kyrgyzstan DCED/Helvetas 2008 Participating in the development of a global certifiaction system to measure impact International DCED 2007 Training course including practical fieldwork for Asian partners India ICCO 2007 EU proposal wrting (and winning) to support starting entrepreneurs in Ghana Netherlands IntEnt 2007 Training staff on Business Plans: analysing and supporting partners Netherlands ICCO 2007 Review of the Local Market Development programme (dairy and fresh fruit& vegetables) Kyrgyzstan ICCO/Helvetas 2007 Training course including practical fieldwork for Asian partners India ICCO 2006-07 Research & publication: Value Chain Development and the impact on rural employment International IFAD 2004-07 Business plan proposal, finance acquisition and management support GGM (Dairy sector) Mozambique GGM/AC 2006 BDS Market Assessment and design BDS facilitation Angola UNDP 2006 Sub sector analyses and intervention layout Guinea Bissau ICCO 2006 Impact Assessment and Final Evaluation IPEC Tanzania ILO 2006 Review of NET, a network and training organisation Albania Cordaid 2006 Review of MEDF, a platform to support financial and non-financial actors Macedonia MEDF 2005 Impact Assessment and Final Evaluation IPEC informal sector project Bangladesh ILO 2005 Value Chain Analysis - Dates sub sector Iran Cordaid 2005 Final Evaluation Micro Projects Programme Surinam EU 2005 Formulation Agriculture PSD component 2006-2010 Mozambique Danida 2002-04 Technical and programme review of Agriculture PSD component Mozambique Danida 2004 Developing Good Advisory Practices for advisors Kenya SNV 2004 Proposal development for rural finance bank Mozambique Novib 2004 Training staff on value chain analyses Mozambique Danida 2004 Developing pilot tracking system for ILO/IPEC Tanzania ILO 2004 Identification mission child labour programme Pakistan EU 2003 Training Business Counsellors and Bankers Surinam IntEnt 2003 Mid Term Review IPEC country programme Ukraine ILO 2003 Workshops on sub sector analyses and out grower programmes Netherlands Cordaid 2003 Final Evaluation IPEC country programme Romania ILO 2003 Contributing to reference guides on BDS and EA Netherlands SNV 2003 Evaluated Country Programme focused on Livelihoods Malawi Oxfam 2002 Evaluating Vocational Training Centres Mozambique WHD/EU 2002 Developing PSD training modules and training NGOs Angola SNV 2001 Organisational evaluation incl. credit & training Mozambique Novib 2001 PSD context analysis and capacity analysis Angola SNV 2001 Lectures Export for the European markets South Africa CBI 2001 Designed integrated project concepts Serbia & Montenegro Cordaid 2000 Lectures Export for the European market Netherlands CBI 2000 Evaluated Education Rehabilitation Programme Kosovo Novib 2000 Formulated training programme small entrepreneurs within communication sector Mozambique KIT/Stoas 1999 Formulated rehabilitation programme Kosovo Cordaid 1999 Managed winterisation project Kosovo Cordaid 1999 Appraised a farmers credit scheme Bosnia Cordaid 1999 Formulated proposal agricultural exporting company Bosnia Cordaid 1999 Re-designed course Business Counsellors Cape Verde Netherlands Facet 1999 Management course for small water contractors Mozambique WaterAid 1999 Analysed and designed SED BDS, IGA and MF program Mozambique Ibis