Curriculum Vitae
Personal information ▸ show / hide
| Surname | Houkes |
| Given names | Christian Bernhard |
| Date of birth | 22 June 1990 |
| Place of birth | Wörgl, Austria |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Address |  (The Netherlands) |
| Telephone | |
| c.b.houkes@gmail.com | |
| Driving licence | B (passenger car) |
Employment history ▸ show / hide
| 12/2022 – 04/2023 | Ski instructor at SkiLL Skischule  and Skischule Warth in AustriaTeaching alpine skiing technique to mixed groups, private groups and private individuals, both children (from 5 years) and adults (up to 75 years), at levels varying from beginner to advanced, in three languages (sometimes even together in one group): German, Dutch and English. |
| 10/2019 – 08/2021 | Geotechnical engineer at Fehmarn Belt Contractors (FBC) Geotechnical design of all dredging and reclamation works for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel: with a length of 18 km the world's longest immersed road and railway tunnel, located between Germany and Denmark. Personal main responsibility (amongst other aspects): slope design of the entire subsea tunnel trench, largely automated by means of Python. |
| 11/2016 – 12/2022 | Geotechnical consultant at SWECO Geotechnical calculations, design, consulting and independent reviewing for a large variety of (international) projects in soil, structural, road, railway and hydraulic engineering, mostly in soft soils. |
| This also includes a key role in the ‘Bybanen BT4’ project (2018-2019), comprising the integrated design of the new 10 km long ‘Bybane’ (city light rail) line No. 2 and surrounding urban area development in the Norwegian city Bergen. This project was characterised by extraordinarily heterogeneous subsurface conditions, working in a large multidisciplinary international engineering design team, intensive use of BIM and frequent travelling abroad. |
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| 11/2015 – 07/2016 | Graduate intern at SWECO MSc graduation research regarding settlement prediction models for organic soft soils. |
| 2004 – 2016 | Various sideline jobs next to studies Various part time sideline jobs, such as: promotional activities at the university, webmaster (voluntary), handyman and computer support for private individuals, and farm assistant on a traditional Austrian mountain farm (voluntary, holiday job). |
Professional trainings and certifications ▸ show / hide
| 2018 | PBNA Veiligheid voor Operationeel Leidinggevenden VCA (VOL-VCA) |
| 2018 | PAOTM Cursus Grondmechanica en Funderingstechniek 1 (CGF-1) |
| 2017 | RailAlert Cursus Veiligheid en Toegang Op het Spoor (VTOS) + Digitaal VeiligheidsPaspoort (DVP) |
Education ▸ show / hide
| 11/2021 – 04/2022 | Mountain Network & Dutch Mountaineering Association (NKBV) Assistant sport climbing instructor - indoor toprope (SKB2-IT) |
| 08/2021 – 11/2022 | Snowsports Academy Netherlands & Austria National Snowsports Instructor (‘NSI’; level 1) + Skilehrer-Anwärter (level 2) + Landesskilehrer 1 (level 3 part 1) |
| 09/2014 – 07/2016 | Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Master of Science (MSc) Applied Earth Sciences, specialisation track: Geotechnical Engineering / Engineering Geology |
| Master thesis: “Review and validation of settlement prediction methods for organic soft soils, on the basis of three case studies from the Netherlands”, in commission of SWECO |
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| 09/2013 – 03/2016 | Coursera + edX Various (11) online courses in different fields of science, ranging from astrophysics to cognitive psychology |
| 09/2009 – 07/2014 | Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Bachelor of Science (BSc) Applied Earth Sciences Minor: Sustainable Energy Technologies |
| Bachelor thesis: “Analysis and comparison of rock strength properties of calcarenite, acquired by needle penetration, unconfined compression and shear box tests”, A2 tunnel Maastricht | |
| 09/2002 – 07/2009 | Coornhert Gymnasium Gouda, The Netherlands VWO, profile ‘Natuur & Gezondheid’ + Physics 2, Mathematics B2, German 2 and Latin; Final project: ‘CanSat’ – rocket-launched micro-satellite in a beer can |
Knowledge and skills ▸ show / hide
| Languages | Dutch | C2 |
| Austrian-German (Tyrolean dialect) | C2 | |
| German | C2 | |
| English | C1 | |
| French | A2 | |
| Spanish | A2 | |
| Latin (only written) | A2 | |
| Norwegian (Bokmål) | A1 |
| ICT | Apple Mac OS X | ■■■■ |
| Microsoft Windows | ■■■■ | |
| Linux | ■■□□ | |
| Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) | ■■■■ | |
| Adobe Photoshop | ■■■□ | |
| Adobe Audition, Dreamweaver, Premiere | ■■□□ | |
| Apple Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro | ■■□□ | |
| AutoDesk NavisWorks + JIRA (BIM application) | ■■■□ | |
| Relatics (systems engineering application) | ■■■□ | |
| Bentley ProjectWise (document management application) | ■■■□ | |
| Bentley PLAXIS 2D | ■■□□ | |
| Deltares D-Series; amongst other, D-Geo Stability & D-Settlement | ■■■■ | |
| Novapoint GeoSuite; especially Supported Excavation module | ■■■□ | |
| Python (programming language) | ■■□□ |
| Work field specific | Geotechnical and geophysical site investigation methods | |
| Geotechnical laboratory testing techniques | ||
| Geological fieldwork and mapping | ||
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Other activities and personal interests ▸ show / hide
| Hobbies | (Nature) photography |
| Geology & mineralogy | |
| Drawing | |
| Reading | |
| Travelling |
| Sports | Competitive swimming |
| Hiking & mountaineering | |
| Rock climbing & bouldering | |
| Natural track luge | |
| Alpine skiing |