Experience

Proportion - Human Centered Design agency

• Netherlands
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Human-centered Designer

  • May 2016 - 7 years 8 months

  Amsterdam Area, Netherlands Examples of previous and recent work as a human-centered designer: 💪 Coordinating local innovation support for teams in the 7 countries of the Power to Youth program of Amref (2023) 🐟 Coordinating research and design coaching support for participating communities to reduce marine plastic waste in the Afri-Plastic Challenge across Sub-Saharan Africa for Challenge Works. (2021-2022) 👀 Feasibility study for a diagnostic innovation to support eye care in Rwanda for Demdx… Show more Examples of previous and recent work as a human-centered designer: 💪 Coordinating local innovation support for teams in the 7 countries of the Power to Youth program of Amref (2023) 🐟 Coordinating research and design coaching support for participating communities to reduce marine plastic waste in the Afri-Plastic Challenge across Sub-Saharan Africa for Challenge Works. (2021-2022) 👀 Feasibility study for a diagnostic innovation to support eye care in Rwanda for Demdx (2020) 👶 Design research for digitalizing civil registration services in Cameroon - New Legacy Digital (2023) 👶 Evaluating and developing scale-up of innovative birth registration services in Uganda - Plan International (2019) 📽️ Developing a video based business support service for rural youth businesses for the Empower Youth for Work program of Oxfam Novib in Ethiopia (2017-2019) 🤱 Facilitating a Design Sprint to support livelihoods of young mothers in Nairobi informal settlements - Plan International (2019) 🥕 Developing a business model for youth to become soil test providers to farmers in Kenya - in partnership with HORTiMPACT of SNV, Vijana Reloaded and AgroCares (2018) 💛 Facilitating an impact-oriented, creative business program for 16 women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia to help grow both their business and their impact on society. (2017) Show less



Stadsgroenteboer

• Farm intern

  • Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

  Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Internship at a youth-led urban farm that supply weekly veg boxes to people in Amsterdam. Great learning experience on sustainable food production and what it means to run a small innovative farm business.



WE ARE KAL

• Co-Founder

  • Jan 2014 - Feb 2018

  Rotterdam Area, Netherlands We are KAL is an ethical and sustainable textile label. We make garments with hand spun and woven sheep and yak wool and raw Eri-silk. We are passionate about developing handmade textiles from raw material to end product in an ethically and environmentally responsible way. We work directly with nomadic shepherds and home based weavers in rural communities in the North and North-East of India.



New World Campus

• Netherlands
• Think Tanks

• Community Host

  • Mar 2016 - May 2016

  The Hague Area, Netherlands



Proportion - Human Centered Design agency

• Netherlands
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Student

  • May 2015 - Feb 2016

  Amsterdam Graduation Project of the master Design for Interaction at TU Delft. 'Design of a service based on design thinking methodology for Kenyan entrepreneurs to develop the social impact of their business.'



Studio Monnik

• Netherlands
• Research Services

• Exhibition Design | Local Value Chains | Intern

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  Amsterdam Area, Netherlands Hand-on internship to collaborate on the design of a museum exhibition for Bureau Europa in Maastricht called: "Workshop for the New World". The exhibition explored the past, present and future of work and investigated possibilities for a more sustainable and inclusive world. I was responsible for content and design of one part of the exhibition called "Maastricht as a Factory"; allowing me to deep dive in the local maker industry and uncover the values behind making as work vs hobby. I… Show more Hand-on internship to collaborate on the design of a museum exhibition for Bureau Europa in Maastricht called: "Workshop for the New World". The exhibition explored the past, present and future of work and investigated possibilities for a more sustainable and inclusive world. I was responsible for content and design of one part of the exhibition called "Maastricht as a Factory"; allowing me to deep dive in the local maker industry and uncover the values behind making as work vs hobby. I explored the corners of the city, gathering stories of diverse range of people in the making industry of Maastricht and initiated new value chains with wool and plastic between unlikely people. Show less



Delft University of Technology

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Qualitative Researcher

  • Dec 2014 - May 2015

  Delft Area, Netherlands Coordination and execution of the qualitative study of the Suslab Winter Pilot for TU Delft in the Netherlands. Contextual research with three households in Rotterdam on sustainable behavioral practices on the topic of Comfort and Heating. http://suslab.eu



Proportion - Human Centered Design agency

• Netherlands
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Master Group Project ''Design of a low-cost leg prosthesis"

  • Sep 2014 - Jan 2015

  Colombia



zikwa

• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Design Intern

  • Oct 2012 - Mar 2013

  New Delhi Research and design of a baby carrier for families at the base of the pyramid in urban areas in India. During the internship I gained experience in involving local communities throughout a design process. Activities included: contextual research, co-creation sessions, concept development, prototyping and user testing.



VerdraaidGoed

• Netherlands
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Intern

  • Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

  Delft Area, Netherlands Bachelor End Project - Design of a new sustainable, locally made and attractive concept for a doggybag: the Foodiebag. Thinking through local material streams, up cycling.



University of Twente

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Assistent Sketching

  • Sep 2011 - Jan 2012

  Enschede Area, Netherlands Assist and guide students in the drawing courses for the study Industrial Design and Creative Technology.



Essent

• Netherlands
• Services for Renewable Energy
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visual Thinker

  • Oct 2011 - Dec 2011

  assisting in brainstorm facilitation, visualizing brainstorm propositions in informative drawings and scenario's