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CURRICULUM VITAE – Thijs van der Knaap PERSONALIA Name: Thijs van der Knaap Address: Welschapsedijk 11 5652 XH Eindhoven Telephone: 06-18031813 E-mail: [email protected] Date of birth: 31-03-1984 PROFILE – Getting things done! Colleagues and friends know me as a flexible and energetic person with a professional attitude and mindset. I am an expert in international cooperation, learning from and enjoying diversity. I am a team player, capable of serving as well as leading. Easy approachable with effective communication skills, both spoken and written. By analysing situations quickly when needed, thoroughly when possible, I am able to give my (team) manager good support. Through coordination, validation and evaluation I am capable of achieving the desired results. My style is out of the box, pragmatic and action driven. Situational and people-based leadership characterise my leadership qualities. INTERIM EXPERIENCE & PROJECTS (F-FORT B.V.) Project management consultant Total Facility Management – procurement Eurocontrol (august 2015 – present) International cooperation within multidisciplinary team Internal and external analysis Stakeholder management Risk management Project support and coordination Project manager infrastructural rehousing (jan 2011 – nov 2011) 110 FTE’s 4 material handling sites Project successfully accomplished within scope, budget and time WORK EXPERIENCE Medior Consultant Facility Management and Procurement at F-Fort B.V. (Aug 2015 – present) Supportive in several projects of F-Fort Research: Supportive role in market research in the office industry Manager training and educational unit, Breda, Ministry of Defence (Jan 2015 - present) Leading a team of 6 trainers Training, coaching and mentoring of 44 Bachelor-students Competence-based education Safety, Security, Teamwork and Leadership are cornerstones of the education Project support spare parts, Utrecht, Ministry of Defence (Jun 2012 – Jan 2015) Institute for high level maintenance and spare parts management of Ministry of Defence Junior consultant of the Department Manager Risk management, stock management – purchasing management International project support (GER, SWE) Manager logistical team, Schaarsbergen, Ministry of Defence (Nov 2011 – Jun 2012) Managing facilities for the team Responsible for Air Mobile Transport within (e.g. food, personnel, equipment) Operational Risk management in decision-making Manager Logistical team, Oirschot, Ministry of Defence (Jan 2009 – Nov 2011) Leading a team (15 employees) of logistical professionals (e.g. decision-making, risk management, and stakeholder management) Advising director about logistical matters

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CURRICULUM VITAE – Thijs van der Knaap PERSONALIA Name: Thijs van der Knaap Address: Welschapsedijk 11 5652 XH Eindhoven Telephone: 06-18031813 E-mail: [email protected] Date of birth: 31-03-1984 PROFILE – Getting things done! Colleagues and friends know me as a flexible and energetic person with a professional attitude and mindset. I am an expert in international cooperation, learning from and enjoying diversity. I am a team player, capable of serving as well as leading. Easy approachable with effective communication skills, both spoken and written. By analysing situations quickly when needed, thoroughly when possible, I am able to give my (team) manager good support. Through coordination, validation and evaluation I am capable of achieving the desired results. My style is out of the box, pragmatic and action driven. Situational and people-based leadership characterise my leadership qualities. INTERIM EXPERIENCE & PROJECTS (F-FORT B.V.) Project management consultant Total Facility Management – procurement Eurocontrol (august 2015 – present) • International cooperation within multidisciplinary team • Internal and external analysis • Stakeholder management • Risk management • Project support and coordination Project manager infrastructural rehousing (jan 2011 – nov 2011) • 110 FTE’s • 4 material handling sites • Project successfully accomplished within scope, budget and time WORK EXPERIENCE Medior Consultant Facility Management and Procurement at F-Fort B.V. (Aug 2015 – present) • Supportive in several projects of F-Fort • Research: Supportive role in market research in the office industry Manager training and educational unit, Breda, Ministry of Defence (Jan 2015 - present) • Leading a team of 6 trainers • Training, coaching and mentoring of 44 Bachelor-students • Competence-based education • Safety, Security, Teamwork and Leadership are cornerstones of the education Project support spare parts, Utrecht, Ministry of Defence (Jun 2012 – Jan 2015) • Institute for high level maintenance and spare parts management of Ministry of Defence • Junior consultant of the Department Manager • Risk management, stock management – purchasing management • International project support (GER, SWE) Manager logistical team, Schaarsbergen, Ministry of Defence (Nov 2011 – Jun 2012) • Managing facilities for the team • Responsible for Air Mobile Transport within (e.g. food, personnel, equipment) • Operational Risk management in decision-making Manager Logistical team, Oirschot, Ministry of Defence (Jan 2009 – Nov 2011) • Leading a team (15 employees) of logistical professionals (e.g. decision-making, risk

management, and stakeholder management) • Advising director about logistical matters

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• Project leadership, e.g. logistical preparation, -execution and -evaluation Operational Mission, Ministry of Defence (Nov 2009 – Apr 2010) • Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan (28 employees) • Operational Risk management in decision-making • Managing facilities for the team • Leading a logistical (transport) team, under conditions of war • International cooperation with USA, AUS, SVK and FRA Operational Mission, Ministry of Defence (Apr 2008 – Aug 2008) • Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan (110 employees) • Facilitating manager, under conditions of war • International cooperation (USA, AUS, FRA) EDUCATION Sept 2012 – 2016 (exp.) Master of Science Implementation and Change Management Open

University Heerlen Modules: Strategy – Organising – Management Control – Finance and Financial Accounting – Organisational Change – Organisational Diagnosing– Implementation – Reflection

Aug 2002 – Aug 2006 Royal Netherlands Military Academy Military Business Administration Minor Supply Chain Management

Modules: Purchase Management – Physical Distribution – Business Marketing – Supply Chain Management – Management and ICT

Graduate research: Effective international transport management 1996 – 2002 Atheneum at the Lodewijk Makeblijde College at Rijswijk COURSES, SKILLS AND LANGUAGES COURSES • SAP WM, MM and PM • Facilitating management at team level • Personal leadership program • Leadership and Ethics SKILLS • Planning & organizing, Analysing, Coordinating, Teamwork, Leadership, Inspiring, Energiser,

Eager to Learn. LANGUAGES • Dutch: Native language • English: Good in conversation and reading/writing • German: Good in reading and reasonable in conversation • French: Reasonable in conversation INTERESTS, ACTIVITIES AND OTHERS • 4D philosophy (Do, Dare, Dream, Determine) • Think tanks • Coaching • Reading • Sports (swimming, (survival) running • Power Yoga