Davíd Brakenhoff graduated as a hydrologist from Delft University of Technology in 2014. For his thesis, he derived a new formula for upscaling the confining layer, taking into account anisotropy and horizontal layering of the soil. After graduating, he worked for three months as a researcher at TU Delft, where he developed a tool for analytically calculating the influence of tides on groundwater.
In May 2015, Davíd joined Witteveen+Bos in the Geohydrology group. There, he gained extensive experience in setting up, running, analyzing, and visualizing numerical groundwater models (MODFLOW, SEAWAT, GIS). He also played a key role in establishing a workflow and toolbox for modeling and data analysis using scripts written in Python.
Over the course of three years, he worked on a wide range of projects, including impact assessments for coastal reinforcements, various geohydrological modeling studies—sometimes involving contamination—dewatering advice, the design and optimization of groundwater monitoring networks, and acting as a geohydrological advisor on large infrastructure projects, both during tenders and design phases. He also developed a tool for analytically calculating the effect of drainage near dikes.
In May 2018, Davíd joined Artesia to further deepen his expertise in (geo)hydrology and contribute to the development of new (computational) techniques and tools. He enjoys modeling and developing tools that make information more accessible and insightful, making use of the latest technologies and programming languages such as Python.