Connie is managing the engineering department for DEME Offshore in Breda. In that role, she is involved in the Geotechnical and Trenching engineering carried out for cable installation operations as well as Research and Development around trenching equipment. Connie obtained a Master’s degree in Hydraulic Engineering at the faculty of Civil Engineering at Delft University of Technology in 1995. She started her professional career with an offshore installation contractor and since then has continuously worked in the offshore installation industry.