| 1997 | Consultant, Oxfam, Ghana |
| Consultant, ACORD - Agency for Co-operation and Research in Development, Addis Ababa |
| 1999 | Consultant, Institute of Developing Economies-JETRO |
| 1999-2003 | Research Officer and Research Associate, University of Oxford |
| 1999-2006 | Short-term consultant (several assignments), The World Bank |
| 2000 | SME Policy Specialist, UNECA - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Mauritius |
| 2001 | Consultant, UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| 2001-2002 | SME Policy Specialist, African Development Bank, African Development Bank, Ivory Coast |
| 2003 | Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank |
| 2003-2006 | Industrial Economist, UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Ecuador |
| 2003-2007 | Analyst (economics), Oxford Analytica, Oxford |
| 2004-2005 | Senior Industrial Economist (Competitiveness and FTA advisor), DAI, Ecuador |
| 2006-2007 | Private Sector Development and Trade Speciliast, The World Bank, Jakarta |
| since 2007 | Industrial Development Officer, UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna |
| | Licentiaat Sociology (magna cum laude), University of Leuven |
| | MA, European Integration and Co-Operation, University of Hull |
| | MPhil, Environment and Development, University of Cambridge |
| | Ph.D., Social Sciences, University of Leuven |
| 1997-1998 | Researcher, HIVA, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
| 1998-2004 | Researcher (AAP), Department Sociology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
| 1998 | Summer School of the European Commission DGXII. EC, Advanced Study Course, Environmental Change: Valuation Methods and Sustainable Indicators, University of Siena |
| 2001-2004 | Council of Department and Education Commission, Department Sociology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
| 2002-3003 | Working Group on Curriculum Reform, Humanities, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
| 2002 | Oikos Ph.D. Summer Academy, Sustainability, Corporations and Institutional Arrangements, University of St. Gallen |
| 2004 | Summer School, Social Sciences - Comparative Methodology, The Logic of Case Oriented Research, University of Oslo |
| Annual Institute in Qualitative Research Methods, Consortium for Qualitative Research Methods |
| 2004-2007 | Research Coordinator, University College Antwerp |
| 2005-2007 | Research Council; Board of HACOM; Council Coordinators, Artesis University College Antwerp |
| Research Council - University of Antwerp, Associatie Universiteit Hogescholen Antwerpen |
| 2006-2007 | Member Organizing Comité, Chair Minister of State Andries Kinsbergen, Artesis University College Antwerp |
| Council for Industrial Research - University of Antwerp, Associatie Universiteit Hogescholen Antwerpen |
| since 2007 | Research Manager, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
| 2003-2006 | Higher Executive Officer (part-time), National Office for Social Insurance Abroad, Oslo |
| 2007-2009 | Junior Programme Officer, UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Beijing |
| 2009-2011 | Associate Expert, UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna |
| 2011-2013 | Strategic Planning Officer, UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna |
| 2013-2014 | Gender Officer, UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna |
| since 2014 | Adviser on Gender Issues, OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Vienna |
