Deltares
Jan Blinde is a senior advisor and researcher at Deltares, with a career spanning from 1981 to the present. Specializing in geotechnics and dike- and embankment technology, Jan Blinde has played a key role as a geotechnical expert in various dike reinforcement projects, as well as in the design and construction of railway and highway embankments. In addition to contributions at Deltares, Jan Blinde serves as a member of several project teams and organizations focused on water safety and dike design, including Expertise Netwerk Waterveiligheid, Adviesteam Dijkontwerp, and Kennisplatform Risicobenadering. Jan Blinde also held a senior advisory position in geotechnics at Veiligheid Nederland in Kaart from 2006 to 2014 and is an alumnus of HTS Dordrecht.
Deltares
Deltares is an independent institute for applied research in the field of water, subsurface. Throughout the world, we work on smart solutions, innovations and applications for people, environment and society. Our main focus is on deltas, coastal regions and river basins. Managing these densely populated and vulnerable areas is complex, which is why we work closely with governments, businesses, other research institutes and universities at home and abroad. For Deltares the quality of our expertise and advice is foremost. Knowledge is our core business. Deltares employs over 800 people and is based in Delft and Utrecht. Careers website www.careers.deltares.nl