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  • Apr '22 - Present

    Product Owner


    TRAVIS @ Tilburg, The Netherlands

    Currently I am busy getting to know everyone at TRAVIS and how they contribute to the future of TRAVIS, learning about the company, their vision, their work-way, what is expected of me in this position within the company TRAVIS and how I can balance all that and fit in.

    I am very excited about this next step in my career and to be able to develop my skills as a Product Owner even more. I am very eager to contribute to the improvement of the products TRAVIS has to offer.

    To be continued!

    Dec '19 - Apr '22

    Product Owner

    Qbixx @ Veghel, The Netherlands

    My role at Qbixx was very diverse. As Product Owner I managed multiple projects and a team of developers from all over the world. I managed our backlog and sprints in Jira. I wrote, prioritized and assigned the tickets to the developers and reviewed their work before showing it to the client. Some examples of the clients I worked for in name of Qbixx are SmartVitaal and VITR.

    I made sure that new features were well thought out because I believe it makes the implementation run smoothly. I asked our clients / stakeholders very critical questions about what they actually wanted and why. After that I thought about the best way to implement this to meet their desires. I always keep usability and UX in mind as I strongly feel that this is incredibly important. If needed I discussed my ideas with my team so that together we could come up with the best solution.

    Quality always comes first!

    Aug '19 - Nov '19

    Data Analyst


    Nedis @ 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

    For this short project I was asked by Nedis to come up with a solution to increase the findability of the products on their webshop. To accomplish that, I created a completely new webtree to improve the flows of finding the right products. I used more userfriendly terms, categories and product titles to make it even easier for the customers to find what they need in a matter of seconds.

    Oct '17 - Aug '19

    Globe Trotter


    Planet Earth @ Asia and Oceania

    I left the life that I knew behind for an incredible journey around the world that led me to amazing places, experiences and people all over the globe. It has taught me so much about different cultures, religions, traditions, food, friendship, life, the world we live in and most importantly about myself.

    With this life changing adventure I proved myself that I can do anything I set my mind to. I’m driven, disciplined and confident. But I’m also a lot more patient, understanding and open.

    Nov '13 - Oct '17

    Medior Test Consultant


    Computest @ Zoetermeer, The Netherlands

    With a detailed check on digital products I prevented production errors. To make testing run smoothly, I also contributed to the development of test automation. In addition, I always looked at the products I worked with from a usability point of view, because userfriendliness and consistency are - in my opinion - the most important characteristics of modern web solutions.

    In name of Computest I worked as a medior test consultant for different clients, such as Malmberg and Nationale Nederlanden. For both of these clients I have written several reports on how to improve their products and/or services in terms of usability and UX.

    At Malmberg - where I was a consultant for over 3 years - we worked in an Agile environment using SCRUM and DevOps. I have eventually taken on the role of SCRUM Master for our team besides my role as software test consultant.

    CERTIFICATIONS

    • ITIL Foundation
    • ISTQB-ISEB Foundation
    • Agile Scrum Foundation
    • Tmap Next Foundation

    Feb '13 - Jun '13

    Web Developer & Visual Designer

    Fruitcake @ Sint-Oedenrode, The Netherlands

    Research about usability & user experience was the main goal of this internship at Fruitcake. What are the ‘guidelines’? What works and what doesn’t? How does the human brain process content? And so on. After finding the answers to these questions I used my new knowledge as a base for designing and creating a mobile application and responsive website.

    Feb '12 - Jul '12

    Online Marketeer & Visual Designer

    Factor Tachtig @ Liempde, The Netherlands

    At Factor Tachtig I helped with creating concepts, campaigns and (re)branding. For example, I designed logos in the name of Factor Tachtig and produced their very first e-book.

    Sep '11 - Feb '12

    Online Marketeer

    BrainAds @ Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    During my internship at BrainAds I worked as an online marketeer with SEO & SEA. Besides that, I did research for ZOEF about what kind of webshop would be the best fit for the company based on their current users and their target group. I wrote an advisory report about my research and how to set it up, and created a design for this new webshop.

    Sep '09 - Jun '13

    Bachelor of IT

    Fontys @ Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Higher Professional Education (HBO)

    • Bachelor: IT
    • Major: Media Design
    • Minor: Entrepreneurship
    • Innovation: Game Design & Technology
    • Thesis: Usability & User Experience

    Sep '04 - Jun '09

    Secondary School

    Jacob-Roelandslyceum @ Boxtel, The Netherlands

    Senior General Secondary Education (HAVO)

    • Profile: Science & Health
    • Additional Subject: Business Economics

    Feb '96 - Jun '04

    Elementary School


    De Oversteek @ Liempde, The Netherlands

    February 1st 1992

    Date of Birth


    Home @ Liempde, The Netherlands

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