Résumé

Current work

UX / UI Designer at Ortelium (Start: april 2022).

This role also includes meeting facilitation & visual design.

Ortelium is a cloud-based software solution 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

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)

    Social media

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

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

Scrum Product Owner

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

Spanish

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

  • Basic course
    VU Amstelland, Amstelveen (certificate 2010)

Train the Trainer

  • WindMee Advies (2019)

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

    My native language

  • English

    Fluently writing and speaking

  • Spanish

    Basic conversation