Wouter Vanneuville
candide EEA staff committee 2023-2024
Wouter Frans Vanneuville
Curriculum Vitae
Personal information
Name: Wouter Frans VANNEUVILLE
e-mail: wouter@vanneuville.eu
Skype account: wouter.vanneuville
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 22 October 1979
Nationality: Belgium
Download this CV here as a pdf document
Work experience
A short overview of my work experience can be found in the table below. More details about my duties are described in the pdf version of my CV.
Employer | Period | Title | Sector |
European Environment Agency (EEA) | February 2012 - now | Project manager Water and Vulnerability | Public sector, European Union |
Flemish Government – Department of Mobility and Public Works (Flanders Hydraulics Research Division) | December 2006 - January 2012 | Assistant director flood risk management | Public sector, regional government |
Ghent University (Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography) | January 2002 - November 2006 | Researcher | University |
Regional development agency Antwerp | December 2001 - January 2002 | Spatial planner | Regional executive agency |
Languages
Based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, my language skills can be interpreted as following:
Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user
Mother tongue | Dutch | ||||
Other languages | Under-standing | Under-standing | Speaking | Speaking | Writing |
Listening | Reading | Spoken interaction | Spoken production | ||
English | C2 | C2 | C2 | C2 | C2 |
French | B2 | C1 | B2 | C1 | B2 |
Danish | A2 | B1 | A1 | A2 | A2 |
German | A2 | A2 | A1 | A1 | A1 |
Education and training
Master in Sciences, Geography (cum laude)
September 1997 - September 2001
Ghent University
Faculty of Sciences – Department of Geography (Belgium)
Other professional trainings
(see the pdf version of my CV for details)
Title | Year | Organisation |
A risk approach for dams | 2002 | Stichting Postacademing Onderwijs (PAO) |
Modelling of drainage systems under uncertain conditions | 2003 | Stichting Postacademing Onderwijs (PAO) |
Risk management for buildings and infrastructure | 2004 | Stichting Postacademing Onderwijs (PAO) |
Emergency planning | 2004 | Stichting Postacademing Onderwijs (PAO) |
Hydrodynamics of coastal and estuarine waters | 2005 | WL|Delft Hydraulics |
Hydraulic aspects of hydraulic structures | 2006 | Stichting Postacademing Onderwijs (PAO) |
Climate change and sea level rise | 2006 | Stichting Postacademing Onderwijs (PAO) |
Studying, modelling and sense making of planet Earth | 200/ | University of the Aegean |
Writing of effective policy notes | 2009 | Elsevier Congressen |
Crossing boundaries between science, policy and society | 2013-2014 | Open University, the Netherlands |
Personal skills
Communication skills
Good written communication skills, for technical and more detailed assessment reports as well as summaries, news highlights and speaking notes for decision makers and the general public;
Good oral communication skills, experienced in giving presentations (previously up to 4-5 per month);
Large experience in chairing meetings with different stakeholders and clients.
Organisational skills
Experience in managing external contracts in terms of tendering, evaluating proposals, administrative and content related follow up and acceptance of deliveries for services up to +/- 500,000 USD;
Coordination of work of my team, including frequently changing composition of team based on project needs.
Job-related skills
Very structured in my own work, but experienced in changing planning, cope with unforeseen events and able to take decisions under uncertainty;
Able to work in a multidisciplinary context, having attention for cultural differences.
Computer skills
Good knowledge of GIS (ArcGIS, ArcGIS online, Idrisi) for analysis and visualisation + development of tools and schemes for complex calculations;
Good command of Microsoft Office™ tools and open source office tools;
Familiar with setting up basic functionalities of websites (html).
Additional information
Learning
Learning and self-development are very important for me. Besides the professional trainings under “Education and training” I followed language training in Denmark for 2 evenings per week and courses to improve the structure of the texts I produce.
Other
Instructor for new facilitators at a summer playground for children (3-15 years) for over 15 years, and training of trainers on leadership attitudes towards children.
Board member and active volunteer of Vriendenkring Fatima Center (http://www.fatimacenter.be), responsible for their website, and budgeting.