Meet our partners and team
The team for you
At YonSen Group, we build our team around a network of trusted partners rather than relying only on traditional employment structures.
This means we work with people we know personally or professionally, and who have already proven their ability to deliver high-quality work in real projects. Our partners are selected based on verified experience, technical capability, reliability, and their ability to add value beyond the basic project requirements.
We believe that strong project delivery depends on more than available resources. It depends on having the right people involved — people with a solid track record, good judgement, and a genuine understanding of client needs.
By working with trusted partners, we can offer clients access to a flexible and highly skilled team with experience across disciplines, sectors, and regions. Each partner is brought in because they can contribute something meaningful, whether it is specialist knowledge, international project experience, local insight, or practical delivery capacity.
Our approach allows us to stay agile while maintaining a high professional standard. We do not aim to build the largest team. We aim to build the right team for each assignment. This ensures that our clients receive reliable support, practical solutions, and added value throughout the project.
FOUNDER
Vanessa Baclayon Jørgensen
a Danish-Filipino entrepreneur with a personal ambition to create stronger connections between the Nordic Contries and the Philippines. Married to a Danish Engineer with more than 20-years of experience from International consultancy companies and a global track record of providing professional services within the Water and Climate Sector.
Location: Denmark & Phillippines
Local manager and Civil Engineer
Annaliza Baclayon
a valued part of YonSen Group’s trusted partner network. With her strong local presence and commitment she helps support our bridge between Denmark and the Philippines.
Her role reflects our belief in working with people we know, trust, and can rely on to contribute positively to both our clients and our wider network.
Location: Phillippines
senior international water infrastructure and climate resilience specialist
Jan Kamer
a senior international water infrastructure and climate resilience specialist with more than 35 years of experience in water supply, wastewater, urban drainage, flood management, nature-based solutions and project preparation. He has supported major assignments across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Oceania, working with public utilities, private developers and international development banks including ADB, World Bank, KfW and NEFCO. As a trusted partner to YonSen Group, Jan strengthens our capacity to deliver practical, climate-resilient and sustainable water solutions.
Location: The United Kingdom
Senior Consultant | Hydraulic Engineering & Modeling, GIS | Wastewater, Drainage, Water Supply Network Design & Analysis | Flood Modeling & Risk Assessment
Emre Hepgunes
a senior civil engineering consultant specialising in water supply, wastewater, stormwater drainage, GIS and hydraulic modelling. With more than 16 years of experience across international infrastructure and water projects, he brings strong technical design capability, practical modelling expertise and a reliable delivery mindset to complex water and urban infrastructure assignments.
Location: Turkey
Civil Engineer | Infrastructure, Roads, Drainage and Water Systems
John Mark V. Pahilan
a licensed Civil Engineer and DPWH Provisional Project Engineer with extensive experience in the planning, review, implementation and supervision of public infrastructure projects in the Philippines.
Location: Phillippines
Civil Engineer | Road Design
Edrian L. Boado
a registered Civil Engineer with more than seven years of experience in road and highway design, civil drafting, drainage design and infrastructure modelling. He has contributed to projects in Denmark, Australia and the Nordic region, including highways, urban roads, parking facilities, bus lanes, bicycle lanes and drainage systems.
Location: Phillippines
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer | Flood modeller
Mark Anthony R. Atanacio
a detail-oriented hydrologic and hydraulic flood modeller with seven years of experience in flood-risk assessment, river-basin modelling and flood-mitigation projects. His work includes developing and calibrating hydrologic and hydraulic models, including calibration for ungauged river basins and projects supported by LiDAR-based terrain data.
Location: Phillippines
