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Curriculum  Vitae   Personal Data

Name: W.E.M.J. de Vaan Address: Koningin Wilhelminalaan 362A 2274 BH Voorburg, the Netherlands Phone: +3162 4563608 +3170 3646988 Date of birth: May 7th, 1966 Birthplace: Veldhoven, the Netherlands Nationality: Dutch Title: Master Occupational Health, Safety and Organisational Development Owner: Arbo Dynamica, consultancy for Occupational Health, Safety and

Organisational Development

Experience

Arbo Dynamica, July 2006 - present As an expert in Occupational Health, Safety and Organisational Development I help companies to keep their employees motivated and involved establishing a good balance between business responsibilities and personal care and development. Goal: to create an organisation aimed at development of the company and its employees with optimal employability and productivity. My services are: • Project approach of absence management from analysis to implementation of a policy.

Activities are, among others, an analysis of absence behaviour, custom making an appropriate policy, providing an absence management training, leadership development, etc.

• Project approach of social security (aggression, violence, sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying, personal integrity) from analysis to implementation of an appropriate policy. Activities are, among others, interventions to stimulate social security, increase the observational skills of managers and employees, peer review to build a social secure work environment, training to work in a de-escalating manner, arranging care, creating a policy for confidentiality, leadership development.

• Research and interventions aimed at the wellbeing of employees (also called PSW: psychosocial workload). Activities are, among others, conducting employee satisfaction surveys, conducting Risk Inventarisation & Evaluation PSW (RI&E), training recognition and handling of stress for managers and employees, team coaching and individual coaching.

Customers and assignments: Current assignments • Psychiatric Hospital in Delft. Interim prevention officer to lead the project for updating the

occupational health and safety policy and implement a new method of the RI&E (Risk Inventarisation & Evaluation).

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• Psychiatric Hospital in Oegstgeest. Peer supervision in the context of co-operation in a changing health care environment

• Institution for mentally disabled people in Rotterdam. Integrating various activities and measures into an integral social security policy.

• Institution for mentally disabled people in Zwammerdam. Inventory of the required activities and measures suitable for the new Aggression Prevention policy.

• As master in the Occupational Health, Safety and Organisational Development part of the core team of experts of three health and safety services.

• Partner at PreventPartner, a network of expert advisors who are engaged in improving the health and working environment at companies.

• Professional skills assessor Healthcare and Wellbeing for so called AAC certificate procedures (see further at additional experience).

• Mentor to students of the Post Bachelor Education for Coach (see further at additional experience).

Executed assignments • IT company in Delft. Review of the RI&E (Risk Inventarisation & Evaluation) • Ministry of Defence. Consultant working conditions and health. For different units a variety

of assignments in the context of well-being and absenteeism. Written a policy about ‘working solo’.

• International food company in Oud Beijerland. As occupational health and safety coordinator I am responsible for developing and implementing the occupational health and safety policy derived from the strategic goals of the company. Main subjects are: o absence management, o health management, o project leader conducting the RI&E PSW.

• Nursing home in Den Haag. Conduct a GAP analysis for the integral safety policy. • Given a lecture about absenteeism management, Ljubljana Slovenia. • Practice for ambulant mental healthcare in Veldhoven.

Conduct an employee satisfaction survey through questionnaires and interviews. • Regional Education Centre in 's Hertogenbosch.

Conduct an employee satisfaction survey through group interviews. • General Hospital in Den Haag. Providing a two day absence management training

to the management team. • IT company in Delft.

o coaching a prevention officer during the conduct of the RI&E, followed by supporting the conduction itself,

o case manager of a re-integration dossier. • Occupational Health and Safety Service in Rotterdam. Prepare and preside inter-vision

sessions for peer reviews according the quality manual. • General Hospital in Gouda. Providing a workshop for management about communication

according to the Human Dynamics method. • Penitentiary in Rotterdam.

o conduct of a workload survey of penitentiary employees and security officers, o writing a report sharing advice on how to cope with the workload, o provide a work conference for assembling a plan of approach to implement the proposals

for improvement, o re-conduct the workload survey specific for the security team.

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• Psychiatric Hospital in Delft.

o being prevention officer for 5 month. Project leader for defining the occupational health and safety policy, the regulations made to custom and the cooperation with external experts such as the company doctor,

o supporting the prevention officer to configure the RI&E measuring instruments and conducting the RI&E,

o supervising the internship of the prevention officer during her education becoming an Occupational Health, Safety and Organisational Development expert.

• International company in power tools. Supervising the internship of the occupational health and safety officer during his education becoming an Occupational Health, Safety and Organisational Development expert.

• Healthcare Institution in Den Haag. At interim prevention officer during 4 months. Conducting the RI&E.

• In company Healthcare Institution in Groningen. Review of the RI&E.

• Shipping Company in Rotterdam. Provide a training “quit smoking”.

Education

• Certified NLP trainer at BGL & Partners, recognised by NVNLP (September 2011 until September 2013).

• Trainer training, Post Bachelor Education at BGL & Partners (March until November 2010). • NLP master practitioner, training at BGL & Partners, recognised by NVNLP (October 2009

until August 2010). • Master Coach, Post Bachelor Education at BGL & Partners (September 2007 until February

2008). Specialisations: o Team Flow (March 2008 until May 2008), o Vitality Management (October 2008), o Leadership Development (April 2009).

• Master thesis Occupational Health, Safety and Organisational Development expert at Haagse Hogeschool (March until September 2010). Thesis subject: social security, prevent and remedy undesirable behaviour. I have done research at 11 organisations with a public assignment to investigate the effectiveness of their policy regarding undesirable behaviour. The research resulted in the development of a model that addresses the different critical success factors of an effective policy regarding undesirable behaviour. Participating organisations: 3 Regional Education Centres, a public primary school, a transportation company, 2 municipal institutions, a psychiatric centre, 2 general hospitals and a healthcare institution.

• Master Education Occupational Health, Safety and Organisational Development at Haagse Hogeschool (October 2002 until January 2004).

• Post Bachelor Education for Work and Health Advisor at TRO Rotterdam (January 2000 until March 2002).

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Additional Experience

January 2010 – present Professional skills assessor Healthcare and Wellbeing for so called AAC certificate procedures in cooperation with Vigor Transitions (AAC: Acknowledgement Acquired Competences). People who are working in healthcare for years go through an assessment to have their competences recognised and acknowledged in the form of a certificate. During an interview I get an insight in the levels of the participant's competences. I verify these levels with the qualification dossier of the corresponding education and draw my conclusions in a so called PROUDdocument. The participant gets an insight into his/her qualifications and points of development. September 2011 – present Mentor to students of the Post Bachelor Education for Coach at BGL & Partners. I coach students to put theory into practice during their practice sessions. September 2008 – May 2009 Co Trainer of the Post Bachelor Education for Coach at BGL & Partners. July 2006 – March 2011 Head of staff during evening/weekend/night at the Psychological Centre GGZ Delfland in Delft. As manager I was responsible for operations of the entire hospital outside office hours. Supporting the nurses with the correct implementation of the hospital's care and nursing policy. March 2002 – July 2006 Occupational Health, Safety and Organisational Development expert at Arbo Unie in Hoogvliet, target group harbour companies. Providing surveys, advise, training and coaching in the field of work related issues. 2000 – March 2002 Occupational nurse and Occupational Health and Safety advisor at Arbo Unie in Hoogvliet, target group harbour companies. Absence and occupational guidance in cooperation with the occupational physician. 1998 – 2000 KCI Medical in Houten. Representative to the Dutch and Belgian hospitals regarding: • therapeutic beds for anti-decubitus and kinetic therapy, • wound treatment therapy. 1995 – 1998 Psychiatric Centre Joris in Delft. After an education to become a psychiatric nurse, I worked at the department for short stay treatment and crisis care. I also held the position of assistant electroshock therapy. 1990 – 1995 General Hospital Bosch Medical Centre in 's Hertogenbosch. After an education to become a general nurse, I worked at the departments of orthopedics, gynaecology and urology.

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1987 – 1990 I held several positions at several nursing homes during and after my education to become nurse practitioner. 1985 – 1987 Severinus Stichting, institution for mentally disabled people. An education to become a nurse for mentally disabled people.

Other Education

2000 – 2002 Post Bachelor Education: midlevel management at ISBW. 1995 – 1996 Psychiatric nurse. 1990 – 1992 General nurse. 1987 – 1989 Nurse practitioner. 1982 – 1985 Child and juvenile care.

Other Activities

• Board member at business club HagaAmbassade, linked to General Hospital Haga. • Board member of professional association BA&O for Occupational Health, Safety and

Organisational Development experts. Responsible for public relations and website.

Hobbies

• Sailing a catamaran (including being a board member of the sailing club twice: scribe and general member).

• Playing squash, also in competition. • Designing and sewing clothes for private use. • Photography.

Motivated and engaged employees by creating a healthy and safe work environment

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