I’m Daniel van Waas
Engineer · Educator · Entrepreneur
12 years as an irrigation engineer
6 years as a construction engineer
18 years in the horticulture industry
18 years CAD software experience
Born and living in the Netherlands
New Zealand resident visa holder
Summary of My Story
Origin
I’m Daniel van Waas. Born and raised in the Netherlands.
At a young age, I learned to weld steel constructions and in 2012 I successfully graduated as a mechanical engineer. After that I was motivated to explore the world and had a 1.5-year-long adventure in New Zealand where I travelled and played rugby.
University
In 2014 I returned to the Netherlands to go back to university to study project management. After earning my degree, I worked for an established greenhouse technology provider as a project manager and designer, where I was involved in large, high-tech irrigation projects.
New Zealand
Despite this being meaningful work and that life was comfortable, I knew this wasn’t “it”. I wanted to move out of the environment I grew up in, to break the rhythm and explore new things. I packed my suitcase and returned to New Zealand in 2019. It was a life reset. I lived and worked in New Zealand for 5 years and I now have a Permanent Resident Visa.
What I'm doing now
Now I'm back in the Netherlands, self-employed, helping small to medium-sized installation businesses in the horticulture and agriculture industries overcome technical challenges in their operations by assisting where I can to consistently install quality systems for their customers.
Experience
With over 10 years of experience in project management and irrigation systems engineering, working on large six-figure projects, coupled with 18 years of expertise in CAD design software, I managed to build a strong technical foundation. If you are in the process of building exciting projects, feel free to reach out!