Cornel van Zaal

Background

About Cornel van Zaal

I am interested in a broad array of topics (multi potentialite), which is one of the reasons I hold a MSc degree in both engineering and management. Trying to make the world a better place is what drives me. I am a rational and analytically strong thinker, trying to make well-informed decisions. Whenever I choose to do something, I am giving it the best I can to successfully complete it. I take initiative and am comfortable not following the beaten track.* Digital ** Product Owner in a DevOps team (7.5 FTE), creating products that serve colleagues in the water and environment realm ** Being an entrepreneur within a corporate getting funding for proposed products ** Several automation projects on discharges (1D flow), wave loading (Goda, linear wave theory, wave impulse) and scour protection (propeller flow, Izbash) in Python * Sustainability and natural capital ** Part of core team in +/-700 FTE division creating a sustainability journey for all ** Ambassador sustainability within business unit **Advise water company (Dunea) on natural capital **Improve water quality of rivers (KRW Zuid Nederland, Rijkswaterstaat)* Management ** Programme management support for improvement program of +/- 700 FTE ** Support organizational change on different levels in both sustainability as standardization & automation Skills- Core skills in hydraulic load calculations (scour protections, wave loading, dynamic effects etc)- Experienced in geotechnical analysis (D-Series)- Experienced user of Python, MathCAD and Github - Basic skills in open channel modelling (SOBEK)- Basic skills in design and drafting (AutoCAD)- Able to implement/link strategy to concrete actions and vice versa - Dutch speaking (native), English speaking (academic C2), German and Spanish speaking (intermediate B1) Projects: I worked on various projects regarding hydraulic engineering, automation and sustainability:*Hydraulic Engineering:** Wave loading, e.g. Afsluitdijk (Levvel) and Visserijsluis Zeebrugge, Belgium (Spectral analysis)** Flow models, e.g. room for the Meuse project Ooijen - Wanssum, Lauwersmeerdijk (fish passage Marnewaard)** Scour and bank protections (harbours in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Callao (Peru), various canals)** Conceptual designs, e.g. Holwerd aan Zee including stakeholder consultation, flood protection measures in Arnhem