Ben D.

Ben D. has a diverse work experience, starting with their current role as a Radio Frequency Engineer at Aerospacelab since October 2022. Prior to this, they co-founded Openize Photography in July 2019, where they served as both a photographer and co-founder. In this role, they focused on shooting weddings, cocktails, conferences, portraits, business events, and products. In addition, Ben worked as a sailing instructor and board member at Zeil- en Surfclub Gavermeer from July 2014 until October 2022, where they taught sailing to children aged 8 to 15. Ben expressed their enthusiasm for combining work with their hobby. Ben also worked as an Academic Tutor at Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain@UCLouvain from September 2020 to July 2022. Lastly, they served as a Senior Managing Partner at Electrokot, a student association aimed at reducing E-waste, from September 2020 to September 2021. The association's activities included repair cafés, creating videos about repairing electronics, and E-waste revalorization.

Ben D. has a comprehensive education history. Ben began their academic journey in 2012 at Institut des frères maristes, where they completed their high school education with a focus on Mathematics and Science in 2016. Following this, they pursued a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree in Engineering from 2017 to 2020 at École polytechnique de Louvain - Louvain School of engineering.

Continuing their education, Ben pursued a Master of Science (M.Sc) degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from 2020 to 2022 at École polytechnique de Louvain - Louvain School of engineering. During this time, they also briefly attended Aalto University in 2021, where they completed a Master of Science (MS) degree in the same field.

In addition to their academic achievements, Ben has obtained various certifications. In 2017, they obtained a "Permis B + E" from Autosécurité. In 2018, they completed a "Formation bourse" program at LSM Conseil. In 2020, they obtained a European First Aid Certificate from Croix-Rouge de Belgique. Furthermore, Ben has also acquired certifications such as "Aspirant initiator zeilen " from Wind en Watersport Vlaanderen vzw and an International Certificate for Operators of Pleasure Craft from SPF Mobilité et Transports, although the specific details of these certifications are not provided.