Upon completion of his Civil Engineering study at the University of Twente (The Netherlands), Arjan began working at WL | Delft Hydraulics (currently Deltares) as an advisor/researcher in the hydraulic engineering department. He gained experience in the field of hydrodynamic and morphological modelling, metocean studies and hydraulic structure design. In 2011, he started working at DEME group in Belgium as a senior coastal engineer. He focuses on the hydraulic design of large projects, is involved in workability studies and has a special interest in the development of operational systems.