Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Owner Pathfinder Support International. Subject Matter Expert on Airborne/Air Assault Infantry Security Operations, Information Operations, Strategic Communication, non-lethal influence activities on target audiences. Committed to apply this at EU Defence Fund and civil organisations. Certified Drone Pilot EU EASA & Ministry of Traffic an Water Works Former NL Defence Academy, Commanding General's Strategic Advisor. S14 Civil Servant (equal to Colonel, US O6, NATO OF5/A5, UN P5). Retired from civil service in June 2024. Retired Lieutenant-Colonel/Acting Colonel the Grenadier Guards (OF4/5), NL Army. Retired from NL Army in February 2012. Appointed "Knight Orange Nassau With Swords", for excelling duty performance & exceptional Mission Accomplishments. Nobel Peace Prize Badge recipient with UNIFIL Lebanon. At International HQs since 2002, proficient English language skills. Bachelor+ education level. Senior Military Professional, NATO-A4/5, UN-P4/5, Civil Grade 14/15 level. Integrity beyond doubt. Staff experience: Intelligence, Security OPS, Planning, InfoOps Influence Activities, Psychological Ops, Logistics, Civil Military Cooperation, Civil Emergency Planning, Civil Affairs, Liaison & International Relations, HRM, Disciplinary Judge, CBRN, SHEQ Safety, Health, Env, Quality. 47 years under NL, NATO, UN, EU, OSCE Security Policies & Regulations. 16 NATO duty years. 9 Command positions, led Platoons & Companies up to 385 men, Operations in Europe, North America, Lebanon, Bosnia, Belarus, Afghanistan. Staff Positions at Battalion, Brigade, Division, NATO Army Corps, NATO Centre Of Excellence, 3 NATO Doctrine Working Groups. Led 2 NATO HQ Staff Branches and a NATO HQ Staff Division. Managed major projects, Relocation NLAGOS School, AGOS Integration 7 New NATO Members, 2 reorganisations. HRM experience as Commanding Officer, Battalion Chief HRM, Brigade Chief Personnel Care. Reorganized HRM Staff of HQ Air Assault Brigade. Established new Army Standard Personnel Care & HR Service Centre. Reorganized a Civil Military Coordination Staff Division of a NATO Rapid Deployment Corps Headquarters. Education & Training Positions at 5 levels, i.e.: 2 School Units; Non Commissioned Officers School (KMS); Officer Candidate School of Netherlands Defense Academy (NLDA); National Air Ground Operations School Chief Education, XO, Acting CDR; International NATO School (HBO+) Lecturer/Senior Mentor; NL School for Peace Operations Senior Evaluator; NLDA Commanding General’s Strategic Advisor, developing new Strategic Policy & Vision for NLDA Ba/Ma/PhD programs.
Strategic Adviser, Pathfinder Support International (PSI), One-Man Business Consultancy PSI accumulated 45+ years of MoD experience and applied this with previous clients : Nigeria MoD, deliver StratCom & InfoOps curriculum course MIVE & EU Defense Fund, provide HEUCAP Comprehensive StratCom & InfoOps Plan Battlefield Rides for 4* General Brasil, Bgen Portugal and numerous Veterans. NATO School Senior Tutor & Senior Student Mentor for Civil Military Cooperation, Information Operation and Flag Officer (Generals) Information Operation Course, including Civil Military Cooperation, Civil Affairs, Public Affairs & Media Operations, Strategic Communication, Key Leader Engagement, Liaison, Psychological Operations, Electronic Warfare, Presence-Posture-Profile NATO Joint Forces Training Centre, Bydgoszcz, Senior Tutor Information Operations NATO Joint Allied Lessons Learned Centre Lisbon, transform Guidelines for Operational Planning (GOP) into Comprehensive Operational Planning Directive (COPG) NATO Centre Of Excellence Counter Improvised Explosive Devices, Hojo de Manzanares, Spain, Senior Tutor Information Operations role Counter IED. NATO Joint Force Command, Lisbon, Senior Evaluator, Op Eval Operation Ocean Shield, Horn of Africa & 5 Somalilands (Somalia, Somaliland, Ogaden, Eritrea, Djibouti). NATO Defense College, Rome, Senior Developer of first R&D for NATO Strategic Communications Policy & Doctrine EU EUROCORPS, Strassbourg, Senior Evaluator Command Post, develop Narrative, Storylines, Themes and Messages, Main Event List/Main Inject List. Hired by OAKAS UK NL Mandeville Academy, Battlefield Experience Operation Market Garden 101 Airborne Division for a group of extremely cognitively gifted youngsters Pro Intell Security, Waker Cyber Security Group, OBVYS , EYELESS, Strategic advice on organisation, planning, leadership for this Security & Intelligence consortium Individual Veterans: Wounded Badge (3), Combat Badge (16) Nobel Badge (100+)
Founded own Company "Pathfinder Support International" after Army Retirement. Registered as Legal Body at Dutch Chamber Of Commerce & Tax Authorities. Issued European Union & NATO Security Clearances by National Security Agency. Worked under National, OSCE, UN, EU and NATO Security Policies and Regulations. Can be hired for Senior Interim Executive Management & Consultant jobs around the globe. Flagg Officer recommendations for A4/A5/A6 level. Previously: Level 1 Consultant, Senior Adviser, Main Event Manager, HQ Eurocorps, Strasbourg, France (2015-2016) Level 1 Consultant, Senior Adviser, Evaluator at School for Peace Support Operations (SVV 2014-2015-2016 ) Previously Supported: OAKAS Limited London UK as Senior Interim Manager & Consultant (2015-2016 ) De Koppele real estate building insulation project manager (2016) Italian Army COE InfoOps initiatives, referent Colonel Aldo Mezzalana (2012-2013) Bulgarian Centre Of Excellence Crisis Management Distaster Response (2013) NL Army HRM for classified Special Forces Portfolio work, referents available (2013) Portuguese Army COE InfoOps initiatives, ref Colonel Henrique Santos (2012-2013) 2 NATO School InfoOps Courses as Senior Mentor and Tutor, taught Psychological Effects of Influence Activities on (Target) Audiences, InfoOps, StratCom, Contemporary Operations and Comprehensive Operational Planning Directive (2x2012) UK/US COE InfoOps initiatives, referent Colonel Troy Krause (US Army)(2012) NATO School Oberammergau Information Operations Courses ( 2009-2012) JFC Lisbon evaluation of Operation Ocean Shield, Horn Of Africa (2011) Joint Forces Training Centre Bydgoszcz, Poland (2009-2010) CIMIC Centre Of Excellence, Netherlands (2002-2009 Centre Of Excellence Counter IED, Spain (2009-2010) Granted formalized Veteran Status. Legally (AMAR, art 12f) granted lifetime military status after honorable discharge retirement. Legally (RSVGW) granted lifetime permission to wear uniform, eligible to 1 more promotion.
Advisor to Commanding General, 13 Light Brigade; Advisor to Commander Regional Military Command South; Cross Border NL-Belgian-German Military Assistance to Civil Authority in Crisis & Disaster Response; Command Post Concept, Forward, Main and Rear; National Territorial Command; Territorial Command Security Operations; National Civil Security Region Authorities including Police, Fire Dpt, Health Service; 4 Province Authorities; 8 Security Region Authorities; 123 Municipality Authorities 6 Governmental Water Management Authorities; National Reserve Batallion, Territorial Operations Centre;
Netherlands Defense Academy ( NLDA) , Staff located at the Army Barracks "Castle of Breda" , a UNESCO protected real estate of National Heritage, built in 1353 and housing Royal Military Academy since 1826. NLDA consists of the Institutions of: the Royal Military Academy, the Royal Institute of the Navy, the Faculty of Military Sciences, the Defense Institute for Advanced Officers Education, the National Institute for Military History, the Institute for Military Leadership, the Defense Language Institute, The Military Library "Huis van Brecht", Foreign Educations Allocation Authority "Queen Wilhelmina Pavilion". Commanding General’s Management Team consists of Chief Of Staff and the Commanding Officers of the subordinate Institutions. Commanding General chaires the gremium of NLDA Strategic Council, delegated by Chief Of Defence and consisting of Brigadier-General level members from Defense Staff and the Directors for Personnel & Organization of Navy Command, Army Command, Air Force Command, Marechaussee Command, Special Operations Command, Defense Materiel Command and Defence Support Command. The function of the Commanding General's Strategic Adviser includes: - Commanding General's personal Strategic Advisor - Secretary of the Strategic Council - Commanding General's Liaison to MT Members and Strategic Council Members - Policy development - Strategic Education Programme Development - Mission Statement Strategic Communications & Information Operations - Acting /deputising Castle of Breda Primary Appointed Officer (EAC) - Integrated Security and Counter-Terrorism - Safety Health Environment Quality ( SHEQ - ARBO) - Monumental Real Estate Management - Facility Management - Security Board - Participation Board
Senior Evaluator United Nations Military Experts On Mission (UNMEON) Course. Senior Evaluator United Nations Police (UNPOL) Course. The course objectives are: 1. to educate and train officers to serve as fully qualified United Nations Military Observers in UN Peace Support Operations. 2. To educate and train police officers to serve as police trainers and monitors in UN Peace Support Operations NL Peace Operations School conducts pre-deployment training, (inter)national courses, United Nations courses for international officers of Armed Forces, Police, Constabulary Force, Civilians. Military & civilian personnel of all armed forces Services who will deploy individually or in a unit; Non-military participants, i.e. civil servants of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Interior & Kingdom Relations, Ministry of Security & Justice, the International Criminal Court, specialists from other organisations and journalists who will be working in unsafe areas; Military officers from Africa, South America, Asia and eastern Europe, appointed as UN observers.
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Chairman of the Board, De Ranken Real Estate Association, comprising of a 99 apartment condominium,18 retail entrepreneurs real estate, 99 underground parking places, management of MT and €26 Million worth of real estate and € 300,000.= annual management budget.