About me
Mr. Van Gils is the owner and director of Royal Oak Transport Consultancy (independent engineer since 2016) and works with road agencies who are implementing Asset Management in their business model. He is a specialist in mobility, safety, contract- and project management. He worked for an engineering company from 2006-2016 and started his career at Siemens Traffic & Transportation Systems. He obtained his Master of Science in Systems Engineering and Policy Analysis at Delft University of Technology in 1999. He has 22 years of experience in port, rail, and road infrastructure during planning, design, construction, and maintenance phases internationally. During his career, he gained experience on both the contractor side as well as the government side. Currently, he is working as a contract manager implementing PBMC's for Tunnels and ITS systems. He has worked at different tunnel projects in different countries, such as Ireland, Belgium, and the Netherlands from 2009. This includes independent safety audits on design and ‘ready to operate’ certificates, investigated tunnel accidents, and prepared firefighting training, operator control room training, and maintenance training. He has also been a member of the World Road Association (Working group on tunnel safety). For the last 6 years, he is heavily invested in tunnel maintenance and large-scale renovation works.
