Edzard Boland has an MSc in Aviation Human Factors and worked with the Royal Netherlands Air Force from 2005 as an Aviation Psychologist. In 2008 he moved to the NLR as a training specialist. Since 2016, he has supported airlines with the introduction of Startle and Surprise training. In 2019, he started working one day a week as a reserve officer for the Royal Netherlands Air Force as an accident investigator.