I joined the Flemish waterway authority in 1993 and was responsible for keeping the waterways navigable (surveys, dredging,...).
In 2002, I joined the European COMPRIS project and got interested in Inland ECDIS. In the meantime, I'm chair of the CESNI/TI/IECDIS working group, core member of the IEHG and actively working on the S-401. As Belgian delegation member in CCNR RIS/G and CESNI/TI, I involved in the digitalisation (RIS) of the inland waterways.
As engineer within the department of waterway innovations, I was single point of contact (SPoC) for Smart Shipping on Flanders until a successor was apointed. Since September 2023, I support the SPoC in his work as backup.