Jasper has over 12 years of experience in consultancy and research with regards to environmental and sustainability issues of food production systems. He graduated in Animal Sciences and Animal Production Systems from Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands. At Blonk Jasper manages the consulting department, which includes LCA studies, development of LCI databases, (ISO critical) LCA reviews and LCA standard development, such as Production Environmental Footprint (PEF).

Bart is manager of the Digital Solutions team and has over 10 years of experience in  agri-food LCA modeling and analysis and (LCA) database and software tool development. He has a background in Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Energy. He translates client wishes into user friendly digital solutions and applications. 

Menno is our HR Director. He has a background in People & Organization and Law and has 9 years of experience in the HR field.

Klaas is Financial Director of Mérieux NutriSciences | Blonk. Besides that, he is also CFO at Mérieux NutriSciences | KTBA. 

Roeli is our office manager, she is responsible for the daily operations at our office. You will meet Roeli when you call the office. Besides that, she arranges everything related to invoicing. 

Marjolein is our office manager, she is responsible for the daily operations at our office. You will meet Marjolein when you call the office.

Caroline has a background in Soil Sciences and Environment and Development. Caroline is mainly involved in quantitative analyses using LCA Impact methodologies, sustainable nutrition assessment and the development of tailored environmental calculation tools.

Meike has a background in mathematics and computing science. She has over 6 years of experience as a sustainability consultant focusing on carbon footprinting. At Blonk she is part of the consultants team.

Elisabeth has over 12 years of experience in sustainability research & consultancy. She works as a senior Life Cycle Assessment expert within the Blonk Consultants team.

With a background in environmental sciences, ecodesign, and waste management, Juliette has close to a decade of experience in the field of sustainability consultancy. Her main focus is using life cycle assessments to quantify, improve, and communicate on the environmental performance of products and processes.

As a consultant, Davide mainly focuses on analyzing horticultural system. He is experienced in developing environmental footprinting tools and collaborated in the creation of LCA sector specific guidelines. He previously studied Environmental engineering and Sustainable development. Besides Blonk, he spends most of his time on music.

Melissa graduated from a joint Master’s Program in Sustainable Development from both Uppsala University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). Within Blonk she conducts life cycle assessments and develops excel based tools to calculate carbon footprint.

Björn is part of the Consultants team. Besides that, he also doing a PhD at the University of Stirling, where he studies the environmental impacts of aquaculture, with a focus on novel feed ingredients. 

Iana has a master's degree in industrial ecology and a PhD in LCA of agricultural crops and bio-based products. Within Blonk, she works as a consultant on projects in the area of sustainable agriculture and animal systems. She is also involved in the development of standards related to field emissions from agriculture and land use change

Charlotte is part of our consultants’ team. She studied at Wageningen University and has background in Sustainable Food Process Engineering and Supply Chain Management.

Lana is in the final stage of her MSc in Industrial Ecology, which is an interdisciplinary study using a system’s approach to tackle environmental issues. At Blonk, she is part of the consultants team.

Kurt studied Environmental Sciences and Sustainable Development at UU. For his MSc thesis, he used LCA to compare two micronutrient fertilizers.
He worked at Mobilis as a sustainability coordinator. Here, he continued to work on LCA’s. Now that he works at Blonk, he hopes to contribute to developing a more sustainable future via the data driven approach used here.

Eline studied Plant Sciences and Organic Agriculture at Wageningen University, where she became passionate about sustainable agriculture. At Blonk, she is part of the consultants’ team.

Nathalie graduated her bachelor study in Environmental Science at UU and a second master in Organic Agriculture at the WUR. Throughout her master in Sustainable Development, she got triggered by System Thinking and more data-oriented methods. This led to her graduation project where she built a model in Python on a consumer-level food choice indicator that is easy to use and takes planetary boundaries into account.

Naomi is part of our consultancy team. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Global Sustainability Science and a master’s degree in Earth Sciences. She is passionate about sustainability, data analysis and bridging knowledge gaps.

Gregorio joined Blonk after this internship, in which he investigated how process simulation tools could help in solving data gaps in life cycle assessments.

With studies on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Ecology, I have gathered an understanding of the complexities surrounding the achievement of sustainable systems and how to tackle them. I have a particular interest in the potential of regenerative and restorative practices to reduce the environment impact of current agricultural systems.

Samragi graduated from the Life Science and Technology program (MSc) at Delft University of Technology and followed the Traineeship Program at Blonk. During the academic journey, Samragi developed a background in industrial and environmental biotechnology. After graduating, Samragi worked for 2 years as a researcher & product developer in a greenhouse gas mitigation project for the dairy farming sector. 

Luce followed the Blonk Traineeship Program and has a background in Industrial Design Engineering and Industrial Ecology at Tu Delft and University of Leiden. Industrial Ecology takes an interdisciplinary and systemic approach to challenges in sustainability.  Luce is excited to integrate this while striving for a more sustainable food system.  

Anike has graduated with an MSc in Forest and Nature Conservation from Wageningen University and Research and BSc in Earth Systems from The University of Malta. Anike followed the Blonk Traineeship Program and developed a liking for different types of ecosystems in which she is now pursuing further in LCAs for food systems.

Obbe has a master's in Environmental Management and Sustainability Science from Aalborg University. At Blonk, he followed the Traineeship Program and after joined the consultancy team. 

Megan is a Senior Business Development and Sales Consultant at Blonk. She has a background in marketing strategy and Master's in sustainable development from Erasmus University in Rotterdam.

Jixin graduated from Wageningen University with a master’s degree in agroecology. She works as a sales and customer support consultant at Blonk.

Kristine is the lead sales representative for our Software Solutions business pillar. She has a background in business and sustainable agriculture. She brings over 5 years of B2B international sales experience.

Kruti is the Marketing and Communication expert at MxNS | Blonk, responsible for all marketing and communication activities focused on digital solutions. She has a background in Computer Science and a Master's in Business Administration. She brings over 12 years of diverse experience in software services, entrepreneurship, and B2B Marketing for the food ingredients sector.

At Blonk Meike is responsible for all marketing communication related activities, such as websites and newsletters. She has a background in marketing communication and graduated from Wageningen University and Research. 

After completing two masters - International Development Studies and Management - and gaining valuable experience in the world of consultancy, Rory joined Blonk. As a Project Manager, he will be focusing on project management and process improvement, playing a pivotal role in driving successful project outcomes and optimizing operational efficiency.

Xeniya is our recruiter. She is responsible for all recruitment activities, such as planning interviews, sourcing, intake calls, campus events, recruitment marketing, onboarding and many others. Xeniya has background in recruitment, learning and development and starting different projects. You will meet Xeniya at different campus and recruitment events and you can connect with her to learn more about working at Mérieux NutriSciences | Blonk. 

Elena is a sustainability consultant with an educational background in industrial engineering and ecology. She has experience in consulting multinational and international companies on achieving business competitiveness while placing sustainability in the front-line. She is an expert in performing life cycle assessments. She is also very skilled in developing learning material and providing trainings to professionals.

Mariem has an engineering degree in horticulture and a plant protection and a PhD in LCA of agricultural crops. She joined Blonk as a freelance consultant working remotely from Tunisia. Within Blonk, she is involved in various projects from analyzing horticultural systems, animal systems and developing environmental tools and datasets.