Curriculum Vitae

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Interests

  • All parts of software engineering, user interaction and interaction design. From concept and defining the project to implementation, testing and maintenance afterwards.
  • Web development and web usability.
  • Emerging technologies like: ambient intelligence, Multi-touch interfaces or interaction and Multi-modal interaction.

Skills

  • Team worker
  • User Centered Design expert
  • Programming and software modelling in: Java, PHP, (my)SQL, Javascript, HTML, CSS, C++
  • Design: average knowledge about the Adobe Creative Suite, video tools, rapid prototyping tools

Education

2010 – 2012 User System Interaction Professional doctorate in Engineering (PdEng)
Technical university of Eindhoven
Eindhoven, the Netherlands		 This PDEng teaches the practical side of HCI. These include: teamed projects and group skills, applications of social media, graphic design and video editing. Many courses are built around User Centered Design.
2008 – 2010 MSc Human Media Interaction
University of Twente
Enschede, the Netherlands		 Learned about different aspects of the interaction between humans and computers. Courses included: artificial intelligence, speech and language processing, knowledge bases.
Thesis title: Providing internet videos related to TV programs.
2002 – 2008 BSc Computer Science, with a minor in Psychology
University of Twente
Enschede, the Netherlands		 Learned about many aspects of programming, software and hardware design, modelling, and the mathematical background of computer science. Also participated in a minor on Psychology to better understand human nature and get to know users better.

Work experience

July 2009 – Mar 2010 Internship and Graduation projects
Philips Research N.V.
Eindhoven, the Netherlands		 Working as a student member on two projects. Internship on: researching the way in which haptic signals for movies should be controlled. Graduation on: researching the possibilities of including online content as an addition to personal television recommender channels.
May 2008 – Sept 2008 Redesigning the ‘Afstudeer en Stage Aanmeld Systeem’
University of Twente
Enschede, the Netherlands		 ASAS is the system the University of Twente uses for all the administration of Internships and Graduation projects. Helped to make the system user friendly and updated it with a new way the information was provided.
Sep 2006 – Jan 2009 Computer lab supervisor
University of Twente
Enschede, the Netherlands		 First-line helpdesk for students and keeping an eye on the conduct in the computer rooms of the faculty of faculty of EEMCS.
Feb 2006 – Mar 2006 Teaching assistant ‘Programmeren 2′
University of Twente
Enschede, the Netherlands		 Teaching students the second of two courses on Object-Oriented programming in Java (BSc Course). All medium levels of Java programming were covered.
Oct 2005 – Jan 2009 Receptionist
University of Twente
Enschede, the Netherlands		 Being responsible for and taking care of several buildings: directing visitors, out-of-hours authorizations, keys and mail-handling.
Oct 2003 – June 2005 Chairman promotional team Computer Science
University of Twente
Enschede, the Netherlands		 Organizing promotional days for new students. Arranging rooms, speakers, activities, lunches and managing people for the day. Also responsible for arranging in-house days for interested new students.

Extracurricular Activities

Oct 2004 – Oct 2005 Board member in charge of Internal Affairs at Study Association Inter-Actief
University of Twente
Enschede, the Netherlands		 Responsible for the communication with the members of ICT Study Association Inter-Actief. This is the Study association for the studies Computer Science, Telematics and Business Information Technologies at the University of Twente. It has over a 1000 members and about 100 activity organizing members.
Nov 2003 – Aug 2008 Various activity committees in the association, and chairman of several.
Nov 2003 – Dec 2004 Introduction Committee Computer Science
University of Twente
Enschede, the Netherlands		 Organization of the introductionary period for new students of the study computer science. Responsibilities included: the introduction to the faculty and its members, arranging dinner for 100 persons and pleasant stay overall.
2003 and 2004 Group leader, summerCAMPUS Gamescamp
University of Twente
Enschede, the Netherlands		 Keeping a group of fourteen to sixteen year old teens in check during a week of summer camp where they learned to create their own computer game.

Publications

Additional Information

  • In possession of a drivers license
  • Language-skills: Native Dutch, fluent in English

References

Available on request