Trained as a civil engineer at the University of Twente and received his doctorate from the Faculty of Architecture at TU Delft on a study called "Towards a future sustainable housing stock.
He has worked at the province of South Holland and Aedes, the umbrella organization of housing associations. He is interested in translating data into policy and hopes that by doing research and organizing projects he can contribute to knowledge development among students at HZ and contribute to energy transition in Zeeland.