After a university education in communication he started his professional career at the press office of the Belgian Railway company in Brussels (1999-2008).
Since 2008 he is building a better mobility in Gent, the third largest city of Belgium (264K inhabitants). Starting as communications expert his responsibilities developed towards project management, traffic engineering and advising on sustainable urban mobility policy.
Currently he is working on a major project to construct 10 kilometers of new tram lines in Gent, integrating two tunnels under the city ring road and a number of new public spaces along the future tram route.