September 2009 – June 2010 Teacher in research methods
teaching research methods, methodology and philosophy of science, for first year and second year students
Veurs Lyceum, Leidschendam
August 2008 – March 2009 Mathematics teacher, International Baccalaureate
level
teaching mathematics, Dutch VWO 3, 4 and 5, HAVO 4
Wolfert van Borselen Highschool, Rotterdam
August 2007 – August 2008 Mathematics teacher, International Baccalaureate
level
teaching mathematics, Dutch VWO 4 and 5
student at the University of Leiden for the didactics of mathematics
Not Affiliated
October 2006 - August 2007: Independent consultant
books and articles: (1) book on the economics of the Netherlands Antilles
and the Caribbean, (2) book on logic for first year students, (3) 2nd edition
of book on voting theory, (4) correlation of nominal data (contingency
tables), (5) causality
software development
Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands Antilles
August 2005 - October 2006: Senior policy adviser The Research Section of the Directorate of Finance, Curaçao,
advises the government on national financial matters. The country consists
of the Caribbean islands of Curaçao, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Saba,
Sint Eustatius.
preparation of advice for example on public health insurance
maintenance of a model on the national economy
prognosis of tax revenue
represent the Director of Finance in meetings with the Minister and other
partners
Not Affiliated
August 2004 - August 2005: Independent consultant
book and articles (e.g. 2nd edition of DRGTPE)
organisation of some workshops
software development
Department of Public Health
Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam
March 2002 - August 2004: Researcher
cost-effectiveness of cervical cancer screening programmes, in particular
in Europe
the MISCAN simulation model
International School of Economics Rotterdam ISER
Hogeschool voor Economische Studies HES
September 1997 - september 2001: Teaching position in mathematics and
logistics management
logistics management, transport economics and transport science, at ISER
mathematics and statistics, at HES
Transport Research Center - Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water
Adviesdienst Verkeer en Vervoer AVV
November 1995 - June 1997: Adviser The AVV intermediates between the Ministry and consultants. Policy
and research questions are defined in terms of clear projects, quotations
are sought, contracts drafted, processes guided and results evalutated.
Quality of Life
support in general project management
support on a data retrieval system on factors for fuel and energy use and
pollution
support on the transport safety program
Freight Transport Economics
management and editship of the "The Netherlands Freight Transport Projections
1997-2002"
participation in the development of the model "Attack" on road freight
transport, and estimation of key relationships
coordinator on freight topics in the "AVV Information Fair", including
the development of publication standards and the creation of an intranet
Other
manager of an interdepartmental project at directorate level on the interaction
of government policy instruments
development of research topics on transport & pollution and transport
& employment
Not Affiliated
January 1994 - November 1995: Independent consultant
books and articles
organisation of congresses and workshops (February 1994, April 1994, September
1994, January 1995, June 1995, November 1995)
software development in Mathematica, for econometrics (Chi2 tests, nonlinear
estimation), economics (applied general equilibrium modeling) and decision
support in general, using advanced techniques
Unité de Coórdination de la Lutte Anti-Fraudes UCLAF
April 1993 - January 1994: Independent consultant stationed at the
Anti-Fraud Unit at the Secretariat General of the European Commission in
Brussels.
descriptive statistics on the data on fraud, and interpretation of the
results
evaluation of the quality of the data and the use for policy making
statistical tests and survey of the possibilities for risk assessment
discussions with various branches within the Commission
intermediate and final report
DG of Government Buildings Agency - Rijksgebouwendienst
August 1992 - April 1993: Senior researcher, Directorate of Advice
& Research, Research & Development Department, Costs Section
development of a procedure for the creation and use of policy indicators
evaluation of existing ideas within the organisation, explanation of techniques,
and development of workable constructs acceptable to the organisation
advice on financial lease of government buildings
advice on long run policy
Central Planning Bureau - Centraal Planbureau
Whole Period October 1982 - October 1991: Econometric researcher,
Department of Sectoral Studies
General duties
economic projections and policy advice, scientific research, preparation
of official texts, writing of internal notes and working papers
provision of guidance to statistical assistents
participation in study groups and official meetings
May 1986 - October 1991: Researcher for the Multisectoral Studies Section
construction of the Athena model (monography 30, 1990), and especially
consumption, capital costs, intermediate deliveries, reestimation of the
Vintaf production function, and overall control of all model changes; study
of other models, draft of proposals for the project group, report on sessions,
and draft of texts for the final publication
have a model of about 7000 variables run smoothly
co-ordination in contacts with other specialist groups
participation in projects that use Athena, like the energy scenario’s (monography
26, 1988), Europe 1992 (working paper 28, 1989), the National Environment
Plan (working paper 29, 1989)
participation till 1990 in the long run study to 2015 ("The Nederlands
in threefold", 1992); construction of the first trajectory and calibration
of Athena for long run studies on varied topics such as production capacity,
labour and capital, investments, wages, prices, interest rates, consumption,
exports, intermediates, government policy, social programs, pensions, taxes
report on multisectoral theory and results, on inflation and unemployment,
on the use of a social welfare function, and on the possibility of a synthesis
of the various economic schools
October 1982 - May 1986: Specialist for the paper, printing and publishing
industries
development of the sectoral model ‘pagode’
support for colleagues in the use of computers
contribution to the annual Central Economic Plan
visits to top level executives for perspectives on annual forecasts
