Experienced airline professional with expertise ranging from schedule and network planning in both passenger and cargo business to operations control and ground operations. Always striving for maximal results and building a better future by combining creativity with common sense (background in engineering and business administration). Recently created and built the KLM Digital Studio, a place where digital solutions are made for and with KLM employees. The studio attracts and develops digital talent with diverse backgrounds and brings together people from all over KLM to work on our purpose. It not only focusses on technologies of today but also of tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and sometimes even on overdue actions. Since we want to help our people do what they do best, we always design with the end user in mind. And because we want to create maximum value and bring together business and IT, we work agile. Current initiatives include AR for mechanics, VR for crew training, Salesforce in hub operations, blockchain for Component Services, RPA, AI, Employee promotor score, Roster app for ground staff, and we just kicked-of a 3 year agreement with IBM/Apple to accelerate our employee apps.
