Work examples
Current position
Company: Ortelium
Ortelium is a cloud-based software solution using data intelligence for supporting organizations around the globe in monitoring and managing environmental data. Ortelium helps to facilitate regulatory compliance for example, allocate resources more economically and improve relations with local communities.
Role: UX / UI designer, which also involves visual design and meeting facilitation.
From: April 2022
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Tasks:
In my current role my primary focus is on comprehensive User Experience (UX) design, from initial strategy through to high-fidelity implementation. This includes:
User Research and Strategy: Creating user profiles, and mapping user needs and pain points to prioritized feature sets.
Design and Prototyping: Developing user interface sketches and visual designs, utilizing AI tools and/or "vibe coding" for rapid prototyping and interactive wireframe creation.
Team and Process Facilitation: I am actively involved in process improvement, and facilitating sessions like meetings, workshops, brainstorming and team decision-making sessions.
My experience also includes leveraging collaborative tools like Figma to design scalable digital products and optimize team workflows
Design System & Prototyping: Setting up and maintaining a design system Figma File, and creating interactive wireframes and prototypes.
Stakeholder Alignment: Gathering feedback through online whiteboards and collaborative brainstorming sessions.
Component-Based Design: Collaborating with development teams using a component-based approach to ensure maximum efficiency and scalability."
2021
Tasks
UX design
Content strategy
Team design
Client: Municipality of Amsterdam
The Product: 'Onderneemvaardig.nl' is an online support platform launched during the COVID-19 pandemic to empower self-employed professionals through tailored knowledge, tools, free training, and professional coaching.
The Users: Freelancers and independent contractors looking for actionable solutions to navigate the financial hardships caused by the pandemic.
The tasks in more detail
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UX Design
Maintain consistency across form, function, and UX writing.
Develop proto-personas in close collaboration with user researchers.
Recruit and assemble target user groups for usability testing of the MVP.
Define participant criteria in partnership with the copywriter.
Screen and select candidates for user testing.
Coordinate and facilitate user interviews.
Present sketches, insights, and testing results to management and cross-functional team members.
Advocate for the value of a user-centered approach and a robust content strategy.
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(UX) Content strategy
(UX) Content Strategy
Facilitate a content strategy workshop within the organization
Goal: extract knowledge and experiences about the business goals, user needs and the users.
Engage key stakeholders who possess deep insights into user behavior and business objectives to participate in the strategy process.
Collaborate with user researcher / content strategist to synthesize workshop data into a coherent functional design and information architecture.
Formulate a comprehensive content strategy plan
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Rebuilding the platform
Formulate a comprehensive platform rebuild strategy in close collaboration with an IT consultant
Analyze current CMS architectures and technical frameworks alongside a backend developer to identify constraints and opportunities.
Define and document functional requirements for the new platform, presenting options to management and pitching them to potential development agencies.
Lead the vendor selection process to evaluate, vet, and onboard the right company for the project.
Establish the macro-planning and project phasing roadmap to ensure a structured, milestone-driven rebuilding process.
Manage stakeholder communication, regularly aligning with management and cross-functional teams on project progress, budget allocations, and launch preparations.
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Team design & Web design
Structure organizational roles and define clear areas of responsibility across the team.
Manage recruitment, selection, and onboarding processes for new team members.
Brief and mentor cross-functional contractors, providing individual guidance and alignment for temporary team members to ensure project continuity.
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Facilitate collaborative design reviews with management and the broader team to present concepts, gather feedback, and iterate on website enhancements.
Translate complex ideas into intuitive wireframes and high-fidelity visual designs.
Streamline design-to-development handoffs, maintaining clear communication with technical teams to ensure accurate implementation.
Impressions of methods used
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2018 -2022
Web Simpel Snel
Business websites and consultancy for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs
1-to-1 coaching, workshop training, website development
“Due to a lot of quality feedback I realized that applying UX Design methods to small company websites made me stand out against many other web designers.”
During the last couple of years:
I focused on consultancy and I outsourced website building.
I kept facilitating workshops regarding my ‘Six-step-plan for a smart business website’. The workshops took place both online as on site (Dutch and English).
Impressions of methods used
(The contents are not legible for privacy reasons).
‘Six-step-plan: Smart business website’. My method and workshops on how to smartly set up the content of a company website.
‘Sitebuilder comparison’ - An overview for small companies.
Regarding Squarespace vs WordPress, and al the 1000 other options. Which one is best depends on the situation and future plans of the company.
2015- 2017
UX / UI design work, freelance
Client: Juan Pescador
Product: Online service for domestic cleaner in your neighbourhood ‘Huishoudelijke-hulp.nl’.
Users:
1. Domestic cleaners.
2. People in need for a domestic cleaner.
Tasks
Style guide
Functionality & concept analysis
Target group analysis
Develop UX Personas
Brand and Text guidelines
Client: Jaribio
Product: Online quiz app (Start up)
Users: ‘quizers’
Tasks
Card Sorting
Wireframing
Interactive sketch Prototyping
Logo Design
Visual Design
Impressions of the process
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2000 - 2016
Freelance visual design and animation work
Logo design
Drawings, illustration and animation
Clients
Dutch TV broadcaster KRO-NCRV Zapp: De Rekenkamer, Zappmissie en BZT Show ● Submarine ● Suzuki Holland ● Milieudefensie ● Stichting Aap ● Impact HUB Amsterdam ● Marc De Hond ● Councilwise ● Huishoudelijke-hulp.nl ● Designalot ● 3Rivers ● Just B Yourself ● Blue Mountain Hotel, Austria ● Sagada projectinrichting ● Amy’s Tafel ● Kimspierenburg ● Burobeneker ● Lingewoud ● Wildlightsafaris.com, New Zealand ● Coast Backpackers Magazine, Australia ● Sala Magica, Chile.