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Proposed position:
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Family name:
First names:
Date of birth:
Nationality:
Civil status:
Education:
Vollenbroek
Johannes Gerardus
August 30th, 1949
Dutch
Married
Institution
Date from –
Date to
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
College of Advanced Technology,
Arnhem, The Netherlands
September 1967 May 1972
B.Sc. Chemical Technology and Process
Engineering
University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands September 1975 February 1981
M.Sc. Chemistry (cum laude)
University of Eindhoven, The
Netherlands
September 1978December 1980
B.Sc. Economics
University of Amsterdam
January 2000July 2000
Post graduate course in environmental law
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Language skills: (Mark 1 to 5 for competence)
Language
Reading
Speaking
Writing
Dutch
5
5
5
English
5
5
5
German
5
5
4
French
3
3
2
Spanish
3
3
2
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Membership of professional bodies:
(1) Netherlands Clean Air Society
(2) Society of Environmental Experts
(3) National Commission for Industrial
Environmental Performance Standards
(4) Knighted in the order of Orange Nassau
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Other skills:
(e.g. Computer literacy, etc.)
Project Management, Training, Process
Technology, WORD, Excel
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Present position:
Senior Adviser, MOBilisation for the Environment
Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Years within the firm:
Since 1996
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Key qualifications:
Mr Vollenbroek is a senior environmental management and training expert with profound knowledge of
technical, institutional, legal and financial aspects related to implementation of environmental programmes
and projects. His experience covers the whole project life cycle from identification up to and including
implementation and evaluation. His experience of more than 20 years covers a wide range of projects carried
out in The Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Baltic countries, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia,
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Macedonia, Moldova, Ukraine, Kyrgysztan, Colombia, Albania, Indonesia, India, Aruba, Germany, Austria
and the Black Sea countries: Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria end Turkey.
His Specialisations include: Programme management; Identification, preparation and implementation of
projects in the field of environment; Evaluation of projects and programmes on behalf of donors; Risk analysis
and Environmental impact (EIA) studies; Integrated river basin studies; Environmental Accession projects,
with emphasis on the Industrial pollution control Directives of the EU, including IPPC; Water Framework
Directive; Waste disposal and soil and ground water pollution; waste water treatment and water supply
feasibility studies; IPPC; large industrial environmental rehab programmes (refineries, primary and secondary
steel and aluminium, paper and pulp, ureum production, tanneries); Engineering of chromium recycling
plants; Licensing and enforcement; Emission Trading; BAT reference documents for paper and pulp and
pesticides manufacturing and formulation; Design of environmental programmes and guidelines; Preparation
of complete tender documents for services, supplies and works (incl. FIDIC); Training in environmental
programme management (including logframe), licensing and enforcement, BREFs and environmental law
Presently Mr. Vollenbroek is the IPPC training expert in the team working on introduction of IPPC in Croatia.
In the framework of EU projects Mr. Vollenbroek worked earlier in all CEE countries.
In The Netherlands Mr Vollenbroek is a national expert on environmental law and enforcement. He is
member of the National Advisory Committee which is responsible for proposing new industrial emission
standards.
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Specific experience in the region:
Country
Date From – Date to
Netherlands
Macedonia
Turkey
Romania
Hungary
1971 – to date
1999, 2001
2000, 2003, 2004, 2006 – 2007
1995, 1997 - 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004 - 2005
1990 – 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 – 2003,
2003 - 2004
1995, 1997 – 1998, 2000
1996 – 1997
2007 – 2009
1997 – 1998
1999
1988- 1990
1997 – 1998
1994 – 1996, 2000
2002
2002
1999, 2000
1994
1996- 1997, 2001
2004
1999 – 2000
1993 - 1994
1999, 2000, 2002
2004 – 2007
1985 – 1989
1982 – 1988
1983
Bulgaria
Albania
Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slovenia
India
Slovakia
Poland
Kazachstan
Moldova
Ukraine
Kyrgystan
Latvia
Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Greece
China
Danube Basin (11 countries)
Georgia
Jordan
Netherlands Antilles
Colombia
Indonesia
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14. Professional experience record:
Date
Location
2007 – 2009 Croatia
Company
Position
Brief description of the project
Expert
Development of IPPC licensing and implementation structures and procedures in the CARDS project: Support for the
Further Approximation of Croatian Legislation with the Environmental Acquis. Training on BAT assessments and
draft permits for Petrokemija and Plomin Power plant.
EU Commission procurement (PRAG) procedures and help desk for services and supply tenders for staff in the
Croatian administration (subcontract to GTZ)
National legal and technical campaign to update environmental licenses to IPPC-level of all refineries in the
Netherlands (BP, Shell, Total, KPE, Exxon). (See below)
National legal and technical campaign to update environmental licenses to IPPC-level in the Netherlands: (1)
assessment of environmental performance, and (2) compliance checking as regards the license, and (3) proposing
enforcement measures for approximately 35 plants annually in several industrial sectors. On behalf of the Society for
Nature and Environment
Training on three IPPC pilot plants (power plant, textiles plant and refinery); BAT assessment; application drafting;
permitting. On behalf of PPA facility of Dutch Government.
Evaluation of a € 7 billion Cohesion Fund grant scheme to 4 countries (Portuga,l. Spain, Ireland, Greece)
Development of an environmental action plan for South of Jordan and the development of the Aqaba Economic free
zone food safety and environmental monitoring laboratories
Drafting of project fiches for transposition of the Biocides and Noise directives in Turkey.
Training on IPPC. Expert in a project aiming at introduction of IPPC in Turkey. Training on BAT and BREFs for the
chemical industrial sector. Pilot project at Petkim chemical complex and refinery
Drafting of the terms of reference for the introduction of the Water Framework Directive in two regions/Drafting of
the technical specifications for a related supply project
Providing assistance to the Romanian Ministry of Environment and the CFCU in monitoring of implementation of the
Water Framework Directive.
Providing assistance to the EU Delegation and CFCU in Budapest on procurement projects.
introduction of the concept of ex-ante evaluation in Hungary
Producing Operational Manuals for the ISPA-EDIS programme in Hungary
Drafting of the terms of reference for a cleaner production project in the 3 countries on behalf of Tacis (Moldova.
Kazakhstan, Georgia)
Evaluation of 4 projects in the field of energy and environment on behalf of the Ministry of Economic Affairs
2008
Croatia
MOBilisation
for the
Environment
MOB
2007 - date
Netherlands
MOB
Team Leader
2004 - 2008
Netherlands
MOB
Team Leader
2006 - 2007
Turkey
MOB
2004 - 2005
2004 - 2005
EU
Jordan
MOB
MOB
Training
Expert
Expert
Expert
2004
2003 - 2004
Turkey
Turkey
MOB
MOB
2003
Romania
MOB
Expert
Training
Expert
Expert
2004 - 2005
Romania
MOB
Expert
2001 - 2005
2003 – 2004
2002 - 2003
2002
Hungary
Hungary
Hungary
NIS
MOB
MOB
MOB
MOB
Expert
Expert
Team Leader
Team Leader
2001- 2002
Macedonia,
Moldova
Netherlands
Latvia
Black Sea
countries
Europe/Asia
MOB
Expert
MOB
MOB
MOB
Expert
Expert
Expert
MOB
Expert
2001 - date
2001
2001
2000 - 2001
Key trainer
Representative in the National Working Group on modernisation of the national industrial emission standards (NeR).
Evaluation of infrastructural components of the Phare environmental programme
Drafting of the terms of reference for a 3 M€ Technical Assistance project for Tacis/EU Commission. (Black Sea
Environmental Programme)
Evaluation of the subsidy scheme of the Netherlands Ministry of Environment for promotion of international
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Date
Location
Company
Position
2000
Hungary
MOB
Expert
2000
2000
1999- 2000
MOB
MOB
MOB
Expert
Expert
Expert
1999- 2000
1998- 2000
Poland
Hungary
Black Sea
countries
China
Hungary
MOB
MOB
1999
Hungary
MOB
1999
Macedonia
MOB
1997 - 1999
1998
CEEC
Georgia
MOB
MOB
Expert
Project
Director
Project
Manager
Project
Manager
Team Leader
Team Leader
1997 - 1998
CEEC
MOB
Project
Manager
1997 – 1998 Bosnia and
Herzegovina
1996 - 1997 Latvia
MOB
1996 - 1997
Albania
MOB
1996
Albania
MOB
Project
Manager
Project
Manager
Project
Manager
Expert
MOB
1995 – 1996 CEEC
MOB
1994 - 1995
Romania,
Bulgaria
Royal
Haskoning
1994 - 1996
Poland
Haskoning
1994
Poland
Haskoning
Project
Manager
Expert
Project
Manager
Project
Manager
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Brief description of the project
cooperation in the field of environmental management.
Evaluation and improvement of EIAs, and preparation of the non-technical summary of the EIAs for the ISPA
applications of Szeged waste water and Szeged municipal waste management
Drafting of the terms of reference for introduction of the Water Framework Directive in Poland
Independent technical evaluation expert for the Commission in a number of major supply projects.
Evaluation of the Tacis Interstate programme for Environment 1994-1998 focusing on the Black Sea component
Independent technical evaluation expert for the Commission in a 50 M€ service tender programme
Project focusing on strengthening the environmental management capacity of the National Environmental Inspection
and its 12 Regional Inspectorates in Hungary.
Project Manager and trainer for a training programme focusing on improving performance of Hungarian experts
working in the Phare implementation structures. This includes training of the CFCU and all PIUs
Project Manager for the preparation of the Phare’s Sector Operational Programme of 1999 for Environment
Project Manager of a Clean Technology project in three Danube countries. (Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria)
Project Manager of an identification mission for the coastal erosion component of a World Bank Programme on
Coastal Zone Management in Georgia. Assignment from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (Senter).
Project Manager of a 1 M€ training programme implemented on behalf of the Commission DGI in all Phare DIS
countries. This project deals with the introduction of the revised DIS manual. Coordination of training and actual
training to staff of EU Delegations, PMUs and CFCUs
Project Manager of a monitoring and co-ordination project dealing with a Commission sponsored investment of 35
M€ in the Water Supply Sector.
Project Manager of a traffic and environment related project on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs
(Senter).
Institutional and programme management expert to the Phare Environmental Programme PMU in the Ministry of
Health and Environment
Trainer to the Phare PMU at the Ministry of Agriculture on the project cycle and Phare DIS procedures for project
implementation.
Project Manager of the training programme "Project Preparation and Appraisal Capabilities in Environmental
Ministries and Funds in Central and Eastern European Countries" (Phare, DGI)
Industrial technical and economic audits of and pre-investment appraisals for a Fertilizer Plant (Turnu SA), Steel
Mill (SIDERCA), Epichlorhydrine production plant (VERACHIM), Tannery (PRISTA), Paper and pulp mill
(SVILOSA).
Senior Advisor in a major project on food production and environment in heavily polluted areas of Katowice.
Project Manager, advising and training staff of the Institute of Land Reclamation (IMUZ) on river basin
management. Selection of three small pilot catchments in the major river basins in order to improve the water
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Date
Location
Company
Position
Brief description of the project
1994
Haskoning
1990 - 1993
Danube
Basin
Kyrgystan
Danube
Basin
Hungary
1990
India
Haskoning
1990
India
Haskoning
Representing
EC
Expert
Project
Manager
Project
Manager
Project
Manager
Expert
quality, which deteriorated because of agricultural contamination.
Representative for CEC/Phare in the Drafting Group of the Strategic Action Plan for the Danube Basin. Preparation of a
Strategic Action Plan for the Danube Basin taking into account point and diffuse sources
Project formulation mission to Kyrgyzstan on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Danube Integrated Environmental Study. Nine local consultancy groups from CEE worked on the project (total of
approximately 45 local experts). Part of the work included training on integrated river basin management.
Programme Management Adviser of the Programme Management Department (PMD) of the Ministry of Environment
and Regional Planning of the Government of Hungary. The project was part of the EU sponsored Phare Programme
Project Manager for the World Bank for a feasibility study of investments in clean technology with the aim of reducing
air, water and soil pollution caused by the Indian Fertilizer Sector.
Technological advisor for the chromium recycling plants in tanneries in Kanpur Mirzapur.
1989
Netherlands
Haskoning
1988
1985 - 1989
Greece
Netherlands
Antilles
Various
Haskoning
Haskoning
Project
Engineer
Team Leader
Advisor
Project Engineer for the design of a scrubber/stripper unit for removal of 200 kg/h of ethanol in 60,000 m³/h of gas with
an efficiency of 99%.
Feasibility study for chemical waste in Northern Greece executed on behalf of the Greek and Dutch Government
Advisor to Exxon for air, soil and groundwater pollution control of the Lago Refinery at Aruba.
1994
1993 - 1993
1980 - 1990
Haskoning
Haskoning
Haskoning
Haskoning
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Project Leader soil and groundwater pollution for cleanup of major chemical plants.
Environmental Impact Assessment of a waste water treatment plant for the Municipality of Nijmegen..
Project Engineer for risk analysis for environmental impacts of industrial settlements in residential areas.
Risk analysis for the environmental impact of air pollution, produced by industrial settlements in the district of
Maastricht.
Analysis of the potential hazards of an industrial settlement (Ciba-Geigy).
Environmental Impact Assessment of an UKF-granulation phosphate plant of Negev Phosphates Ltd. in
Amsterdam.
Environmental Impact Assessment of a solid waste treatment plant for the Municipality of Amsterdam.
Project Leader of 30 studies concerning ground and groundwater pollution by chemical waste.
Study concerning air pollution caused by 11 incinerators of household waste.
Indonesia 1983: Project Manager for Environmental Impact Assessment of an oil refinery extension in Balikpapan.
Colombia 1982-1988: Project Manager for the design and operation of a pilot plant for anaerobic treatment of
domestic waste water of Cali.
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Publications/Lectures/Training:
J.G. Vollenbroek: “Integrale normstelling in Nederland: Realiteit of fictie”.
J.G. Vollenbroek, Csikós, I.: 'The Danube Blues'.
1990: "Odour Abatement in Mushroom Cultivation during Production of Solid Substrate".
1989: Congress Proceedings of the 8th World Clean Air Congress (1989) titled:
"Aerosols above Maastricht and Nijmegen: Dust or Suspended Chemical Waste".
1983: H2O, 1983 "Aanpak emissieproblematiek RWZI - Bath".
1981-1982: Applied Catalysis, 3 (1982) 29 - 56. "The Kinetics and Mechanism of the Methanation of Carbon Monoxide on a Nickel - Silica Catalyst".
Department of Catalysis, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
1980: Analytical Chimica Acta, 133 (1981) 85 - 97. "Some Considerations on Batch Arrival and Batch Analysis in Analytical Laboratories".
Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Lectures:
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1993/1994: Lectures on the "Danube Integrated Environmental Study" were given for international fora in Paris (Council of Europe), Amsterdam,
Vienna and Santiago (Spain).
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1993/2001: Lectures on Project Preparation and on Commission procurement procedures given in all CEEC.
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1999/2004: Lectures and presentations on impact of industrial activities on the environment.
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2002/2003: Lectures on evaluation of projects, Hungary
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2003/2004: Lectures on IPPC
Additional:
Two European patents were granted in relation to the design of gas sampling equipment, olfactometer and ammonia scrubbing system.