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We seek passion and excellence

Our mission is to develop and scale technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. Returning the ocean to its former glory requires us to complete one of the most ambitious megaprojects on the face of the planet. To succeed, we look for people willing to go all in and who don’t wait to be told what to do. They can simplify complex situations and continuously challenge themselves and those around them.

If you are a problem solver and are willing to do what it takes to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, we want you at The Ocean Cleanup.

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The Ocean Cleanup crew with local operator in Jakarta, Indonesia for Interceptor 001

Our cultural philosophy

DEDICATED TO OUR MISSION

We put our mission first, set challenging ambitions, and persevere where any normal person would have long given up on a quest to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.

DRIVE FOR IMPROVEMENT

To innovate through uncharted waters, we transparently discuss problems, challenge each other, and approach failures as Unscheduled Learning Opportunities.

DELIVERING IMPACT

Through pragmatic, focused, and disciplined execution, we work to maximize plastic collection and put ourselves out of business as fast as possible.

DOING TOGETHER

This problem is too big for anyone to solve alone, so it’s important to trust and build on each other and our partners. We celebrate team wins and have fun while we’re at it!

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Need a few good reasons to join the team?

  • See your work getting implemented within months of initial design
  • Work on cutting-edge engineering, modeling, and plastic pollution research
  • Be part of a driven group of people from around the world, who see the “impossible” as temporary
  • Play a key role in driving the largest cleanup in history

How we work

  • Build, break, learn, and repeat: we iterate fast and continuously
  • We work anywhere, anytime.
  • Personal accountability is our culture (no time sheets or fixed number of holidays)
  • Flat organization structure in which everyone can talk to anyone to get the job done
  • From (free) team lunches, to drinks on the terrace, to ping pong – we work hard, but we also enjoy downtime

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The crew

  1. Boyan Slat

    CEO and Founder

  2. Stacey Santoso

    CFO

  3. Joël Jansen

    Oceans Director

  4. Julian Searle

    Chief Development Officer

  5. Joy Gao

    Finance Director (LT)

  6. Laurent Lebreton

    Head of Research (LT)
  7. Portrait Leticia

    LetĂ­cia Abreu Passos de Souza

    Director of Legal & Public Affairs (LT)

  8. Maarten van Berkel

    Head of Data & IT (LT)

  9. Matthias Egger

    Director of Environmental and Social Affairs (LT)

  10. Nisha Bakker

    Director Partnerships (LT)

  11. Stella van den Berg

    Catch Management Director (LT)

  12. Tatjana Scroggie

    Head of Supply Chain (LT)

  13. Abigail Nimbalker

    Legal Counsel

  14. Adonis Sakkas

    Project Engineer E&I
  15. Portrait Adrian Moredia Valek

    Adrian Moredia Valek

    Project Manager Sr.

  16. Ahmad Damaj

    Environmental Manager Sr
  17. Portrait Aish Kumar

    Aish Kumar

    Project Coordinator Sr. Malaysia

  18. Alex Mills

    Operations Manager

  19. Alexia Kapsaski

    Legal Counsel

  20. Alice-Catherine Collins

    Director of Project Management

  21. Ana Carrasco

    Paralegal

  22. André Vollering

    Data Scientist
  23. Andriarimina portrait

    Andriarimina Rakotonirina

    Computational Modelling Specialist
  24. Angela

    Angela Osorio

    Head of River Waste Management

  25. Anouk Klapwijk

    Program Manager Communications

  26. Arjen Tjallema

    Director of Technology - Oceans

  27. Aurelia Ferraro

    Business Development Manager Medior

  28. Bas Maase

    Senior Partnership Manager
  29. Blanca

    Blanca Guillen Cebrian

    Data Analytics Engineer Junior
  30. Bob

    Bob Luijendijk

    Accounts Payable Coordinator
  31. Portrait Bobby

    Bobby Leijgraaf

    Operations Manager

  32. Bousso Diakhoumpa

    Community Manager

  33. Bruno Sainte-Rose

    Lead Computational Modeler
  34. Portrait Caroline

    Caroline Leclerc

    Head of Strategy Development

  35. Charlotte de Jong

    Business Development Manager
  36. Charlotte portrait

    Charlotte Harenberg

    P&O Business Partner

  37. Chris Reichard

    Project Manager Senior
  38. Portrait Coline Trochet

    Coline Trochet

    Logistics Manager Jr
  39. Portrait Cornelis Dingemanse

    Cornelis Dingemanse

    River Surveyor Engineer

  40. Cristina Luttner

    Waste Manager
  41. Dan van der Kooy

    Dan van der Kooy

    Video Producer Sr
  42. David portrait

    David Higgins

    River Surveyor Engineer

  43. Dawn Rottges

    Executive Assistant to Founder and CEO

  44. Deborah Koskela

    Lead Hydro Engineer

  45. Demi Bartels

    Business Development Manager

  46. Dewi van Joost

    People & Organisation Specialist

  47. Dillian van Vliet

    Legal & Public Affairs Counsel

  48. Don Kemler

    Operations Manager Senior

  49. Dorine Poelhekke

    Business Development Manager
  50. Elina Kasneci portrait

    Elina Kasneci

    AP Coordinator

  51. Enock Namwoyo

    Waste Manager Junior

  52. Erik Holmbom

    Operations Manager
  53. Erik

    Erik Hoogeveen

    Project Engineer Medior

  54. Erik van den Berg

    Head of Ocean Technology

  55. Erika Träskvik

    Head of Digital Marketing

  56. Esther van Loon

    River Waste Valorization Manager

  57. Eugenia Macari

    Partnership Manager

  58. Eva Potma

    Supply Chain Coordinator

  59. Everest Gromoll

    Partnership Manager

  60. Ewan Topping

    Senior Partnerships Manager

  61. Fedde Poppenk

    Project Engineer Senior

  62. Femke Hoes

    Financial Controller Jr

  63. Florent Beauverd

    Head of Creative and Documentary Productions

  64. Gabriela Alvarez Mieles

    Environmental Manager

  65. Glen Kissack

    Operations Manager

  66. Gosia Winter

    Project Manager

  67. Grégoire Simon

    Project Engineer Junior

  68. Grete Ernst

    R&D Engineer Senior

  69. Guillermo Barranco van Houtte

    Project Engineer

  70. Helen Wolter

    Field and Lab Scientist

  71. Hidde Coehoorn

    R&D Engineer

  72. Irina Novikova

    Head of Business Development

  73. Isabella Ries

    Senior Partnership Manager
  74. Portrait Isabelle Cramer

    Isabelle Cramer

    Environmental Man. Jr.

  75. Jacques Coetzee

    Group Controller

  76. Jamie van der Veer

    Legal & Public Affairs Counsel

  77. Janne van Eerten

    Global Public Affairs Associate
  78. Portrait Jari Grob

    Jari Grob

    People Operations Specialist

  79. Jasper van Eijk

    Project Engineer Senior
  80. Jelmer

    Jelmer Bergsma

    Travel Manager

  81. Jessica Ahlborn

    Internal Communications Officer

  82. Jihane Biotteau

    Head of Talent Acquisition

  83. Jolanda Dubois

    AR Coordinator

  84. JĂşlia LladĂłs Vila

    Program Coordinator

  85. Juliana Razali

    River Survey Engineer Jr.

  86. Julius Lein

    Offshore Operations Manager
  87. Lars-Christian Boll portrait

    Lars-Christian Boll

    Research & Development Engineer

  88. Leonard Sprik

    Head of Innovative Finance Partnerships
  89. Linda portrait

    Linda Upeniece

    P&O Business Partner

  90. Maira Proietti

    Environmental Manager Senior
  91. Portrait Manon

    Manon Ait Amrouche

    Project Engineer Senior

  92. Marceau Philippe-Janon

    Hydro Engineer

  93. Margot Thibault

    Marine Biologist

  94. Marjolein van Vulpen

    Environmental Researcher

  95. Martin Gonzalez Jimenez

    R&D Engineer Senior

  96. Mathieu D’heer

    Data Scientist Junior
  97. Mathijs Campman Portrait

    Mathijs Campman

    Head of Offshore Project

  98. Mattia Romero

    Computational Modeler Jr
  99. Portrait Menno de Boer

    Menno de Boer

    Operations Manager

  100. Michiel Mos

    Graphic & UX Designer Senior
  101. Portrait Milos Stanojevic

    Milos Stanojevic

    Recycling Operations Manager

  102. Morgane Schmidt

    Program Coordinator

  103. Nadhira Putri

    Waste Manager

  104. Nadira Cader

    Legal Assistant

  105. Onno van de Sande

    Integrated River Solutions Director

  106. Peter Puskic

    Field Ocean Scientist Sr.
  107. Renata

    Renata Correia

    Head of River Analysis & Performance

  108. Riccardo Farina

    Senior Partnership Manager

  109. Robin de Vries

    ADIS Lead

  110. Ronja Ebner

    River Data Scientist & Modeler
  111. Portrait Fie Razali

    Roufizah Razali

    Regional Partnership Manager
  112. Ryan portrait

    Ryan du Plessis

    Project Manager

  113. Sarah Mahe

    Project Manager - River Deployments

  114. Sascha Kraayenbrink

    Executive Asssistant

  115. Sean Dalton

    Ocean Imaging System Specialist
  116. Seinab Bohsung portrait

    Seinab Bohsung

    River Survey Engineer Jr

  117. SinĂ©ad O’Flanagan

    Head of Project Management - Rivers

  118. Stephanie Ritchie

    Operations Manager

  119. Steven Bink

    IT Manager

  120. Sue Brown

    Procurement Manager Sr

  121. Suleman Audu

    Environmental Manager

  122. Tarkessh Mahendran

    Waste Manager Asia

  123. Thaine Herman Assumpcao

    River Survey Engineer

  124. Thomas Mani

    River Field Scientist Specialist

  125. Thorson Wegener

    Operations Manager Senior
  126. Portrait Tilo

    Tilo Kauerhoff

    Project Engineer Sr

  127. Valerie Verbaan

    Product Manager - Plastic Products

  128. ViktĂłria Petrovszki

    Office Manager

  129. Viktorija Gaizutyte

    Head of Social Media

  130. Wessel van Oyen

    River Survey Engineer

  131. Yanis Chontzoglou

    Materials Engineer

  132. Yannick Pham

    Computational Modeler Junior

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