Résumé

  • Current work

    • UX / UI Designer at Ortelium (from april 2022).

      Ortelium is a web application using data intelligence. Ortelium collects, visualises, and analyses data, used for environmental consultancy in a diversity of industrial processes.

  • Recent independent design work

  • 2018-2022 Independent project: Web Simpel Snel.

    Product: Consultancy, training and website development for small companies

    • Workshop training

    • Consultancy / 1-on-1 coaching

    • Web design / website development

    Clients:

    • Small companies in general

    • 2018 - 2021 Governmental support program for entrepreneurs, Municipality of Amsterdam

  • 2021 Client: Ortelium

    Product: Online application using data intelligence for environmental consultancy

    • UI Design and visual design:

      Improvement of the basic functionality and visual appearance of the user interface

  • 2020 / 2021 Client: Municipality of Amsterdam.

    Product: Online platform supporting entrepreneurs during the corona crisis

    • UX Design

    • Content strategy

    • Team design

  • Other design work

    (Some of which internationally)

  • 2006 - 2010 Employed by the international, commercial media company Blinck International/Zanck in Amsterdam.

    I have designed animations for tv-commercials, banners and webdesigns.

    The communication between colleagues was often in English.

    • Web, video and Print designer - Zanck (one year)

      • Responsibilities: video-keying, interactive video pages, web pages, webshops and packaging

    • Motion graphics designer - Blinck International (two years)

      • Responsibilities: concept, design, animation - tv commercials in various languages, audio-editing and preparing video-files for broadcasting.

    • Web designer - Blinck International (one year)

      • Responsibilities: designing landing pages and (interactive) banners

  • 2000- 2017 Freelance design – E.g. using UX-design, animation and graphics for web and tv, and T-shirt prints.

    From the year 2000 onwards, I occasionally worked as a freelancer being interested in a wide range of subjects. As from 2017 I diligently focussed on UX and Webdesign.

    • International experience:
      Two years of working, traveling, living abroad

      • Webdesign - Wildlightsafaris.com - Wildlight Safaris

        Glenorchy, New Zealand

      • Logo-design - Coast Backpackers Magazine

        Upper Coomera, Australia

      • Adobe software Trainer.

        Santiago, Chili – (Spanish).

      • Illustrations – Schools and pediatric hospitals, Sala Magica

        Santiago, Chili – (Spanish).

      • Adobe software trainer- Foundation AYNI Bolivia-NL

        Oruro, Bolivia – (Spanish)

More information on work experience and qualifications you will find on my LinkedIn Profile.

Training & Courses

  • UX Design

    • UX Medior training
      UX Academy Nederland (certificate 2021)

    • Basic course in UX Design 1 and 2
      UX Academy Nederland (certificate 2017)

    • Human-Centred Design, an introduction.
      Coursera online course (2016)

  • Scrum Product Owner

    • Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®)
      Silverline (Scrum Alliance)
      (certificate Sept. 2021)

  • Train the Trainer

    • WindMee Advies (2019)

  • Social Media

    • The Next Step in Social Media.
      Nijenrode / RTLZ, Breukelen (2013)

    • Understanding Social Media.
      The Alternatives / Unlike Us, Amsterdam (2013).

  • Spanish

    • Intensive course - Lauro de la Rosa Sánchez, Mexico (2010)

    • Basic course - VU Amstelland, Amstelveen (certificate 2010)

Education

  • MA - Image Synthesis & Computer Animation.

    HKU, Hilversum (2002 – 2003, master's degree from the university of applied sciences)

  • BA - Image & Media Technology. Animation & Media Design

    HKU, Hilversum (1999 – 2002,) bachelor's degree from the university of applied sciences

  • Graphic Design.

    Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht (1995 – 1999)

Languages

  • Dutch

    Is my native language

  • English

    Fluently writing and speaking

  • Spanish

    Basic conversation