Cedric van Oene, MBA — CEO

A seasoned professional with 10+ years experience in climate-smart agriculture, business development and data analytics. Experience in the EU, Middle East, Sub-Africa, Vietnam and the U.S. Deep expertise in: - Improving profitability through value chain development for agriculture and food businesses - International trade & export - Long-term partnership development - Exploratory data analysis and data visualization in Excel, Power BI. - Relational databases (SQL) Cedric led on capacity-building and networking efforts for agri-business organizations through international partnerships in Senegal, Jordan, Vietnam, Morocco, and Lebanon, with HollandDoor Cooperative, a Dutch agricultural consultancy. He also established a regional consulting office in the Middle East and grew it from 2 to 16 staff, managing $5 and securing an additional $4 mln in funding for climate-smart agricultural programs that piloted and scaled agricultural innovations for improved profitabilty, reduced water & energy use. Before that he worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands working on developing fair and sustainable international trade regulations, and public-private partnerships. Skills: Data analytics Agri-business consulting (feasibility, operational, financial) Business development/sales Donor funded project design & management Value chain development Training & skills development for farmers and youth

Stackforce AI infers this person is a climate-smart agriculture consultant with strong expertise in international trade and data analytics.

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Experience: 12 yrs 3 mos

Skills

Agri-business Consulting
Project Management
International Trade

Career Highlights

10+ years in climate-smart agriculture and data analytics
Established and scaled consulting office in the Middle East
Led international partnerships for agri-business organizations

Work Experience

HollandDoor Cooperatie U.A.

Partner (2 yrs 5 mos)

Self-employed

Self Employed (3 mos)

Advance Consulting

Business consultant (4 yrs 3 mos)

Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

Trade Officer (1 yr)

Trade Policy Advisor (1 yr)

Robeco

Corporate Actions Analyst (1 yr)

Himilo Relief and Development Association

Project Assistant - Intern/Volunteer (3 mos)

Dienst Belastingen Gemeente Amsterdam

Legal tax administrator (1 yr 3 mos)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands

Intern (0 mo)

ICTY

Legal Intern (2 mos)

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA at Western Governors University

Master of Science (M.Sc.) at International Crimes & Criminology - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) at University College Roosevelt: Liberal Arts & Sciences

at Coornhert Lyceum

Cedric van Oene, MBA

CEO

Brooklyn, New York, United States12 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

10+ years in climate-smart agriculture and data analytics
Established and scaled consulting office in the Middle East
Led international partnerships for agri-business organizations

Stackforce AI infers this person is a climate-smart agriculture consultant with strong expertise in international trade and data analytics.

Contact

cedric@hollanddoor.nl LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Agri-business ConsultingProject ManagementInternational Trade

Other Skills

AdministrationAgronomyAnalytical SkillsAttention to DetailBudgetingBusiness development/salesDonor funded project design & managementExploratory data analysis and data visualization in Excel, Power BIGrant AdministrationInternational trade & exportLong-term partnership developmentMarketing StrategyRelational databases (SQL)Training & skills development for farmers and youthValue chain development

About

Experience

Hollanddoor cooperatie u.a.

Partner

Oct 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Ede, Gelderland, Nederland · Remote

AgronomyAdministrationAttention to DetailMarketing StrategyGrant AdministrationAnalytical Skills+3

Self-employed

Self Employed

Jul 2023 – Oct 2023 · 3 mos

Attention to DetailGrant AdministrationBudgeting

Advance consulting

Business consultant

Apr 2019 – Jul 2023 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Amman Governorate, Jordan

AgronomyAdministrationAttention to DetailMarketing StrategyGrant AdministrationAnalytical Skills+3

Ministerie van buitenlandse zaken

3 roles

Trade Officer

Mar 2018 – Mar 2019 · 1 yr · Amman Governorate, Jordan

At the Netherlands Embassy in Jordan. Promoting trade and development, first point of contact for trade related matters

Attention to DetailMarketing StrategyGrant AdministrationAnalytical SkillsBudgetingInternational trade+1

Trade Policy Advisor

Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr · Amman Governorate, Jordan

Seconded advisor to the Jordan Ministry of Industry, Trade & Supply
Working on export promotion for Jordanian companies and the implementation of a Jordan-EU Decision. Aiming to strengthen the economic resilience of Jordan in the face of the Syrian refugee crisis.
Writer and developer of the 'Export Guide to the EU' for Jordanian businesses and organizer of export workshops for 100 Jordanian companies with export potential. Written several policy analyses on issues of export promotion and logistics.
Key words:
Private sector development
Export promotion
Economic resilience
Rules of origin
Competitiveness
Industry and manufacturing

Attention to DetailMarketing StrategyAnalytical SkillsBudgetingInternational tradeProject Management

Trade Policy Advisor

Sep 2015 – Sep 2016 · 1 yr · the Hague, Netherlands

Policy advisor in the International Economic Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands on trade policy dossiers. Primarily involved as representative in the Working Party on Trade Questions on the following dossiers:
Market Economy Status China
Anti-torture regulation
Conflict minerals regulation
Trade Defence (anti-dumping)
Also functioned as Dutch representative in the Trade Defence Committee of the European Commission. Preparing the Netherlands position and delivering interventions.
Organizer of a 2-day Working Session during the Netherlands Presidency for the EU's 'Working Party on Trade Questions' delegates.

Attention to DetailGrant AdministrationAnalytical SkillsBudgetingInternational tradeProject Management

Robeco

Corporate Actions Analyst

Aug 2014 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr · Rotterdam en omgeving, Nederland

Corporate actions analyst for stocks and bonds at an international asset management company. Working with dividends, mergers, spin-offs, splits, interest payment, callable bonds.

Attention to DetailAnalytical Skills

Himilo relief and development association

Project Assistant - Intern/Volunteer

Apr 2014 – Jul 2014 · 3 mos · Amsterdam en omgeving, Nederland

Event organizer at an international NGO for the Somali diaspora. Making proposals for events, timings, venues, suppliers and budgets; researching opportunities for fundraising events and conferences.

Attention to DetailAnalytical Skills

Dienst belastingen gemeente amsterdam

Legal tax administrator

Apr 2013 – Jul 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos · Amsterdam en omgeving, Nederland

Fulltime employment; Administrative function in analyzing, processing and delivering verdicts of objections to municipal taxes.

Ministry of foreign affairs, netherlands

Intern

Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 · 0 mo · Wellington, New Zealand

During the internship at the Political Department I assisted the Ambassador and Deputy Head of Mission in their day to day activities. This consisted of performing political reporting, conducting background research, making minutes of New Zealand's Parliament sessions. It also meant scheduling meetings with relevant partners and preparing discussion points.

Icty

Legal Intern

Apr 2011 – Jun 2011 · 2 mos · The Hague, Netherlands

My work consisted of composing detailed summaries of witness testimonies to be used for the cross-examination of Radovan Karadžić. It was a challenging internship in which I learned to value the right to a fair trial and the necessity of thorough witness analysis. I reported directly to Peter Robinson, Karadžić's legal advisor.