Matthijs Lemans

	Company: Deltares-USA Position: Hydrologist Presentation: Delft-FEWS: An operational model integrator
Since January 2008, Matthijs Lemans is working for Deltares as a hydrologist in the Operational Water Management department. In 2007 he successfully finished his master Water Resources Management at the Technical University of Delft with a thesis about the application of control techniques to large water systems. Subsequently he worked for the Dutch national institute for inland water systems (RIZA). At Deltares, he gathered a lot of experience in developing and configuring (flood) forecast applications using the Delft-FEWS platform, for many national and international clients. Since June 2012, he works for the American daughter company, Deltares-USA, where he continues to work developing and implementing operational systems for government agencies, power authorities and private companies.