Experience

HBO Academy

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Docent toegepaste psychologie

  • Mar 2023 - Present



Smara Opleidingen

• Netherlands
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trainer 'psychosociale basiskennis'

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  For 'Smara Opleidingen' in Ouderkerk aan de Ijssel I developed and executed in collaboration with a co-trainer a yearly 2-day intensive on psychosocial basic knowledge. This intensive is part of the training transpersonal coaching and is meant to give students introductory knowledge about psychology, psychiatry and a some basic medical knowledge. This knowledge is important to be able to form a reliable and complete picture of coaching clients. For 'Smara Opleidingen' in Ouderkerk aan de Ijssel I developed and executed in collaboration with a co-trainer a yearly 2-day intensive on psychosocial basic knowledge. This intensive is part of the training transpersonal coaching and is meant to give students introductory knowledge about psychology, psychiatry and a some basic medical knowledge. This knowledge is important to be able to form a reliable and complete picture of coaching clients.



Stayokay

• Netherlands
• Hospitality
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Hostelmanager Haarlem

  • May 2022 - Feb 2023

  Responsible for the operation of the hostel and team of +- 20 people. The hostel has 31 rooms/136 beds, a bar, a restaurant and banqueting rooms. My roles entails implementing and guaranteeing operational procedures, finance, revenue management, commerce, HRM and occupational health and safety. Responsible for the operation of the hostel and team of +- 20 people. The hostel has 31 rooms/136 beds, a bar, a restaurant and banqueting rooms. My roles entails implementing and guaranteeing operational procedures, finance, revenue management, commerce, HRM and occupational health and safety.



GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond

• Netherlands
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Manager GGD covid-19 testing facilities

  • Dec 2020 - Jul 2021

  As a Location Manager i was responsible for ensuring that the test facilities work efficiently and meet the requested capacity in accordance with national guidelines, protocols and work instructions. The core task of the position was the operational and process-oriented management of an up-to-date, continuously improving and flexible implementation of the test policy. Extra tasks: i took it upon me to help regulate and check the health and safety policies for the entire testing organisation and organized/structured the in- and outgoing of work attire in collaboration with an external supplier. Show less



Ängsbacka Course & Festival Center

• Sweden
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Festival office operations and team manager

  • Jun 2020 - Oct 2020

  Since 1997, Ängsbacka is a course and festival centre in northern Europe. The vision is to be a leading meeting point for sustainable human development, and a source of inspiration for social, personal and global well being. Ängsbacka is run by a staff of approximately twenty people, and between 25 - 40 volunteers that live here all year around that expands to approximately 200 volunteers during peak season. During this summer i accepted a staff role focussing on operation managing the festivals during the summer. We were able to successfully host events with due observance of the rules and regulations given by the local government and police in regards to managing covid-19. In my role i had the following tasks: -Overseeing and supporting the operational teams (kitchen, housekeeping, site & safety) in hosting 4 back to back events, each lasting about a week and on average 350 people attended each event -Overseeing and supporting all events logistics and communications and adjust where needed -Overseeing all transport and purchases, including all necessary admin -Be the point of contact for staff, coordinators, volunteers and suppliers in regards to all summer events. -Create elegant solutions for arising challenges and difficulties. -Recruiting, training and coordinating the physical and mental safety teams (teams of psychologists, coaches, security guards and nurses). -Developing, maintaining and implementing Ängsbacka principles and procedures, including the covid-19 policies and regulations in agreement with local government and police. -Procesmanagement by analyzing workflow feedback and developing improvement strategies Show less



Backyard

• Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Chef

  • Dec 2019 - Jun 2020

  To experiment with leadership in different ways and try out a passion of mine i challenged myself to be a chef in a very popular vegan restaurant in the city centre of Rotterdam seating about 80 people at a time. My tasks were primarily: -Managing inventory and overseeing/coordinating kitchen staff activities -Planning and directing food preparation -Ensuring we follow rules and regulations around food preparation and hygiene -Find new ways of working more efficiently and produce better quality -Coming up with new and creative menu suggestions Show less



Ängsbacka Course & Festival Center

• Sweden
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Housekeeping Manager

  • Jun 2019 - Oct 2019

  In my staff role as the Housekeeping manager i project and budget managed the housekeeping department. The department accommodates rooms and spaces for events that can range from 10 to 1200 people. Main tasks were: -Planning and executing all housekeeping tasks in order to host courses and events. -Coordinating smooth collaboration with the other operational teams -Coordinating and training teams of volunteers as big as 25 people -Designing and implementing improvement strategies such as a new work planning system, a new daily work flow for the volunteers and improving training material to enable easy handover, instruction and coordination of work. -Be the primary point of contact for management, suppliers, volunteers and guests in regards to all things housekeeping -Managing inventory and budget Show less



Ängsbacka Course & Festival Center

• Sweden
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Housekeeping coordinator

  • Jul 2018 - Feb 2019

  In my role as the housekeeping coordinator i am responsible to make sure everything the Housekeeping manager sets up to be done gets done. I do that with a team of volunteers that can range between 5-25 people. My main tasks in this role were: -Train and coach the housekeeping volunteers -Team building -Create volunteer schedules according to the workflow -Reporting back to the Housekeeping manager about work advancements and challenges -Make suggestions for improvements In my role as the housekeeping coordinator i am responsible to make sure everything the Housekeeping manager sets up to be done gets done. I do that with a team of volunteers that can range between 5-25 people. My main tasks in this role were: -Train and coach the housekeeping volunteers -Team building -Create volunteer schedules according to the workflow -Reporting back to the Housekeeping manager about work advancements and challenges -Make suggestions for improvements



Leiden University

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teacher

  • Sep 2017 - Feb 2018

  After graduating i was asked to stay on and teach 1st and 2nd year psychology students in a array of different subject. I have held workgroups for: 'History of Psychology', 'Stress, Health and Illness' and 'Personality, Clinical and Health Psychology'. My main tasks were: -Developing work group material and structure -Teaching and testing academic skills including: Critical thinking, literature research, scientific writing and holding presentations -Giving students feedback on their progress and development within the course. -Grading papers and judge presentations based on predetermined markers Show less



Scala College

• Netherlands
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Teaching assistant VMBO basis/kader

  • Nov 2016 - Jul 2017

  For one year i was a teaching assistant for the local high school. In this role i had the following tasks: -Non-substantive preparation of teaching materials; sort, print, copy and staple. -Surveillance during tests or breaks -Do exercises with students who need extra attention -Take over class when teacher is not available -Do the lesson planning in consultation with the teacher -Cleaning up and / or preparing the classroom for tests or experiments For one year i was a teaching assistant for the local high school. In this role i had the following tasks: -Non-substantive preparation of teaching materials; sort, print, copy and staple. -Surveillance during tests or breaks -Do exercises with students who need extra attention -Take over class when teacher is not available -Do the lesson planning in consultation with the teacher -Cleaning up and / or preparing the classroom for tests or experiments



Leiden University

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trainer interpersonal professional skills

  • Feb 2016 - Jul 2016

  This was an internship following the trainers course in communication skills i did before. During one semester i intensively trained two groups of each 12 BSc psychology students in developing their interpersonal professional skills. Meaning their reflection, leadership, feedback, interview and self regulation skills in order to professionalize as a psychologist. One group i trained with a co-trainer and the other group i did on my own.My main tasks were:-Develop and implement training program -Guide group and individual exercises-Guide group and individual processes-Give constructive feedback on individual and group progress and development within the course-Link theoretical knowledge to learning experiences Show less

• Research Assistant

  • May 2015 - Jul 2016

  With the support and guidance of the department of Business Studies professors Jan Adriaanse and Jean-Pierre van der Rest i designed, executed and published qualitative research focussing on the entrepreneurs experienced consequences of bankruptcy.Tasks in this role were:-Comprehensive literature research -Writing a research proposal-Set up and execute semi-structured interviews for data collection-Run data analysis-Write paper and summit for publication



KIT Royal Tropical Institute

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Turnaround Consultant

  • Apr 2015 - Jun 2015

  This competition/internship was a collaboration between the department of Business Studies of the University of Leiden and the department of intercultural communication services of the Royal Tropical Institute. They created a contest and challenged the students who followed the Turnaround Management course to create a strategic turnaround business plan for the department of intercultural communication services as they were struggling to commercialize effectively. The winner of this challenge would subsequently be invited to visit the Shanghai office in China to do a follow up assignment. I won this challenge and did so by efficiently and thoroughly doing the following tasks: -Perform market and literature research and identify market trends -Evaluating the practices and market behavior of industry competitors. -Analyze company practices and goals -Writing and presenting analysis report with suggestions for future improvements and opportunities. Show less