Work experience

now-2010
University of Primorska, Institute for Kinesiology Research and Faculty for Ergonomics and Kinesiology (Slovenia), scientific researcher and lecturer.
 
now-2010
e-fakt Cornelis Peter Bogerd s.p. (Slovenia), scientific consultancy and data-analysis.
 
2010-2009
Empa (Switzerland), scientific employee.
 
2004-2001
Dutch Olympic Committee * Dutch Sport Confederation (NOC*NSF, The Netherlands), Searching for mostly scientific literature on subjects of special interest for NOC*NSF.


Education

2009-2006
Dr. sc. ETH Zurich, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Switzerland), Department for Biology.
 
2004-1999
M.Sc. VU Amsterdam, Vrije University Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Faculty of Human Movement Science.
 
2003
Medical-biological science teaching degree, Vrije University Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Faculty of Human Movement Science.


Obtained research grants

2011
COST Action TU1101 [EUR 200'000*], this COST Action was approved in the summer of 2011. This Action is titled Towards safer bicycling through optimization of bicycle helmets and usage. *The final budget is still to be defined.
 
2010
AD-FUTURA [EUR 12'000], call 93, funding allowing foreign researchers to work at an university in Slovenia.
 
2009
COST [EUR 1'950], Short-term Scientific Mission (COST-STSM-357-4739), funding for hosting a PhD student at Empa (CH) from Tunesia for two weeks.


Other skills

Fluent in Dutch and English in speech and writing.
Intermediate in German.
Beginner in Slovenian.
 
Extensive experience with different software programs such as: Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Endnote, Mathworks Matlab, MindManager, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Word, SPSS.