Popko Peter van der Molen

1944 

Born at Winschoten, prov. of Groningen, The Netherlands

1957-1964

Gymnasium ß at Winschoten

1964-1966 

Military service, heavy cavalry, 1st lieutenant

1966-1973 

Study Biology at State University of Groningen, (R.U.G.):
kandidaats (masters) in biochemistry, doctoraal (doctorate without thesis) in behavioural genetics with applied mathematics (with licence), ethology, population genetics and forest-ecology

1974-1975 

Industrial diver in the Persian Gulf

1975-1993 

Scientific researcher at the State University of Groningen (RUG):
personality psychology, learning processes, life cycles of organizations (inclusion in the Marquis Who’s Who in the World for scientific articles, books and reports on these subjects)

1975-1990

President of the Foundation for Voluntary Forest Management (S.V.B.; Stichting Vrijw. Bosbeheer Noord-Ned.)

1990-now

Board member of same

1983-1996 

Part time teacher “Application of Native Plants and Animals / Toepassing Inheemse Flora en Fauna” (TIFF) for gardeners and managers at the AOC of Leeuwarden

1987-now 

Director of Cyclo Systems (research and advice company in the area of social and ecological cyclical systems)

1991-2007 

Founder and president of Sicirec S.A. (Sistemas de Circulación Ecológica), company for the servicing and representation of reforestation investors

1997-2001 

Vice-president of Bosque Puerto Carrillo / PanAmerican Woods (PAW), a 3000 hectares teak plantation in Costa Rica (initiator of the rescue operations in 1997-1998)

1998-1999 

Founder and ad interim-director of NIBO (Nederlandse Internationale Bosbouw-Onderneming), holding with a controlling interest in PAW

2007-now

Co-founder and director of the Sicirec Group, company for advising and financing of reforestation projects and for the management of mutual funds in that area

Hobbies

gardening; budo sports: judo, jiu jitsu, karate, tai kwon do, aikido; swimming

[edit] External links

   * www.sicirec.org - Sicirec website
   * blog.omega-research.org - Researching Point Omega Blog
   * wiki.omega-research.org - Point Omega Research Wiki