Kristian van Drimmelen

Going the extra Three Miles in programme and proposal management

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

About

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ I help organisations turn complex innovation and transformation challenges into practical results. With a technical background, strong analytical skills and extensive experience as a programme and project manager, I connect strategy, execution, technology and decision-making. I bring clarity to complex environments, design processes and governance, organise collaboration between public and private partners, and help ideas move beyond experiments or pilots towards implementation. In my assignments, I often work at the intersection of innovation, technology and organisational development. I am at my best in situations where there is a lot of energy and many promising initiatives, but where prioritisation, ownership, implementation and long-term embedding are not yet sufficiently organised. ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ In addition to programme and innovation management, I have extensive experience in proposal management. After writing what a client described as their highest-rated proposal ever, I was nicknamed Professor Proposal. With many years of experience and strong writing skills, I help organisations develop sharp, persuasive and well-substantiated proposals. ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป Please visit my website www.threemiles.nl or send me an e-mail: [email protected].

Experience

  • Interim Head of Innovation Centre at Royal Netherlands Marechaussee
    Sep 2025 - Present ยท 10 mos

    The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee stands guard over the security of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, including the Netherlandsโ€™ territories in the Caribbean. The Directorate of Knowledge, Strategy and Innovation functions as the central hub for shaping the Marechausseeโ€™s future direction. As Interim Head of the Innovation Centre of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, I lead the transformation towards a more connected, learning and innovative organisation. My focus is on accelerating meaningful innovation by linking people, technology and processes, and by building strong partnerships within Defence and with external knowledge and industry partners.

  • Proposal and Project Manager at Three Miles
    Mar 2015 - Present ยท 11 yrs 4 mos

    Open project: โ€ข Royal Netherlands Marechaussee - Interim Head of Innovation Centre Closed projects: โ€ข AtSence - Proposal Editor โ€ข CGG Safety & Systems - Business Developer โ€ข Defence Central Staff - Project Manager โ€ข Defence Materiel Organisation - Project Manager โ€ข EGEN - Proposal Writer โ€ข Emoss Mobile Systems - Proposal Manager โ€ข HDES Initiative - Business Developer โ€ข HDES Initiative - Proposal Manager โ€ข HDES Services & Engineering - Proposal Writer โ€ข Loco Loca - Proposal Manager โ€ข Lucht- en Ruimtevaart Nederland - Interim Programme Director โ€ข Luchtvaart in Transitie - Programme Management Officer โ€ข Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy - Proposal Manager โ€ข Netherlands Aerospace Group - International Cooperation Officer โ€ข Nedshield - Project Manager โ€ข Scenarios4 - Proposal Manager โ€ข Sping Smart - Proposal Manager โ€ข Teachers Channel - Proposal Manager โ€ข Unified International - Proposal and Project Manager Please find a full description of my current and closed projects in the projects section of my LinkedIn profile or on www.threemiles.nl/references.

  • Programme Manager and Business Developer at TNO
    Oct 2008 - Feb 2015 ยท 6 yrs 5 mos

    TNO Defence, Safety and Security has been working in the field of guided weapons and munitions for decades as a partner for the Netherlands Ministry of Defence and the defence industry. I have fulfilled the following positions at TNO: Business Developer June 2012 - February 2015 (2 years 9 months) Project Manager January 2009 - February 2015 (6 years 2 months) Programme Manager January 2009 - December 2012 (4 years) Research Scientist October 2008 - December 2009 (1 year 3 months)

  • Thesis (MSc): Development of a prognostic health monitoring simulator for the GE LM2500 gas turbine at Avio Aero - a GE Aviation Business
    Oct 2007 - Jul 2008 ยท 10 mos

  • Airbus A380 Assistant Head of Customer Services at Airbus
    Oct 2002 - Jul 2004 ยท 1 yr 10 mos

    Airbus manufactures civil aircraft. The A380 is the world's largest passenger airliner. The A380 incorporated a number of new technologies that were used in aviation on a large scale for the first time. I have supported the Head of Customer Services to monitor these technologies.