Senior Manager, Strategic Development / Responsable développement & stratégie senior FR

• Aug 2023 - Present

Business Development Officer / Responsable développement FR

• Sep 2021 - Aug 2023

Recruited to manage international business development (BD) initiatives. Serving as a key member of the team, developing business, market and team strategies; managing tender bids and RFP submissions; creating marketing material; and managing prospect and partner relationships namely in Francophone markets.• 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 2030 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫 driving the strategy, workshops, and Board presentations. Workgroup includes key stakeholders from all global offices.• 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 by defining and overseeing the implementation of the go-to-market strategy, networking to secure 60+ new leads in 10 months, with an ROI of 230%.• 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐰 𝐁𝐃 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐎𝐊𝐑𝐬 to align the organisation and team goals, and drive results-oriented ways of working with measurable actions. Pilot year: 71% OKRs fully or partially achieved.• 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐃 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 resulting in a performance and market specific outlook for the team.--About UNStudio: UNStudio is an architecture and design firm with 300+ staff at 7 international locations, working across scales from mixed-use developments, offices and residential complexes to public buildings, bridges and urban master plans. UNStudio’s mission is to design for lasting impact and contribute to solving the societal challenges of urbanisation, climate change, ageing populations and socioeconomic inequality. Show less

Founder, Public Speaker, Jury Member, Writer, Inclusion Consultant, Educator

• Nov 2019 - Present

Contracted by and collaborated with various companies and organisations as a Public Speaker, Panelist, Consultant, Jury Member, Educator and Writer addressing the themes of inclusion and sustainability in the built environment. -- • 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐚𝐭 15+ 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 including World Congress of Architects UIA Copenhagen 2023, Talent Night TEDxAmsterdamWomen, Pakhuis de Zwijger - Designing Cities for All, Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam, TU Delft - BK Talks, Amsterdam Academy of Architecture - Kromhout Lecture, BNA-Royal Institute of Dutch Architects - Architects Day. • 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 2022 as a thought leader and content creator sharing expertise on sustainability challenges and insights on how to tackle the climate crisis. • 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐦 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 on diversity & inclusion in workshop series. • 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐬 for industry media including Pakhuis de Zwijger, deArchitect, A.Zine. Published Essay: City of Archtivists - 18 Perspectives on Designing Cities for All (2021). • 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 for the Rotterdam Architectuurprijs 2021. Show less

Guest Lecturer & Practice Assessor - Master II, III

• Oct 2020 - Present

• 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 & 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 & 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, for Master II and III students. • 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 to assess Master students’ professional experience and determine if they have reached the learning outcomes to be eligible to register in the Dutch register of architects. • 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 & 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 & 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, for Master II and III students. • 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 to assess Master students’ professional experience and determine if they have reached the learning outcomes to be eligible to register in the Dutch register of architects.

Seminar Teacher - Master I

• Sep 2021 - Nov 2022

• 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 "𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 - 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬" 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫, guiding 18 students to write a research paper based on a case study to define their position as architects. The course invites "students to explore and critically reflect on a set of methodological apparatuses to research and design and learn to position their own approaches within and towards existing architectural knowledge systems". Show less

Columnist for de Architect

• Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

• 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬 for Dutch print and online architecture magazine de Architect • 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬 for Dutch print and online architecture magazine de Architect

Business Developer & Architect

• Jun 2020 - Aug 2021

Architecture office specialised in sustainable and circular economy design thinking and construction methods. -- Recruited into a hybrid role managing tender bids in NL/BE/FR; managing social media channels, website and press relations; as well as designing architectural projects from sketch design to permit drawings. • 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 resulting in a 3x increase in number of opportunities. •𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚 2𝐱 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐝 1𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝/𝐏𝐐𝐐 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 through diligent and strategic tender management, creating strategic partnerships, effective proposal writing, and engaging graphic/visual creation. • 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 with 270% increase in engagement and 29% increase in followers on LinkedIn over the course of 1 year. • 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 to expand business offering, e.g. ‘Architecture-as-a-Product’. Show less

Columnist

• Feb 2020 - May 2021

• 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐢-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 & 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬 with a personal twist for online architecture magazine A.Zine Titles: • Inclusion is more than a numbers game (NL: Inclusiviteit: meer dan een getal) • Busted! 3 Myths Curtailing Your Firm’s Success (NL: Busted! Drie mythes over het succes van je bedrijf ontkracht) • Resilience: Preparing for Both the Expected and the Unexpected (NL:Wat echt nodig is, is veerkracht) • Unleash Your Inner Child (NL: Bevrijd je innerlijke kind) • Client-centricity: A Paradigm Shift (NL:Klantgerichtheid: een paradigmaverschuiving) Show less

Project Architect

• Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

Brought in to manage and lead design projects. Project Lead & Management, Client & Stakeholder Relationship Management, Architectural & Interior Design, Project Acquisition, Service Portfolio Definition & Development. Projects • 200 room coliving brand spatial identity development and design - France • Coliving complex design - Russia • Affordable housing in South Africa (kit housing) project acquisition Brought in to manage and lead design projects. Project Lead & Management, Client & Stakeholder Relationship Management, Architectural & Interior Design, Project Acquisition, Service Portfolio Definition & Development. Projects • 200 room coliving brand spatial identity development and design - France • Coliving complex design - Russia • Affordable housing in South Africa (kit housing) project acquisition

Architect

• Feb 2017 - Jan 2020

Responsibilities included: Architectural and technical designer; initiator and development of go-to-market plan for French market; and marketing and communications efforts lead, namely creation of marketing material for client and stakeholder meetings, pitch presentations and website redesign. Architecture Projects • University of Amsterdam Educational Building, Amsterdam NL - Renovation of facade and integration of bird and insect boxes to increase nature inclusiveness of the facade. • University of Amsterdam Lecture Hall for 1000 Students, Amsterdam NL - A building with all five faces covered in plants to increase biodiversity & well-being. In collaboration with Inside Outside for the landscape design. • Housing Complex in Roubaix, FR - A plan including a hotel, commercial space and shared living housing complex for young professionals and another for single parent families • Six Apartments Hilversum, NL • Nighttrain live-music venue for 1500 spectators in Rotterdam, NL Show less

Architectural Assistant

• Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

• Van LieflandPark Utrecht, NL - a sustainable clean energy housing complex on a vacant lot that gives a park back to the neighborhood, increasing well-being & biodiversity, as well as climate proofing features • Van LieflandPark Utrecht, NL - a sustainable clean energy housing complex on a vacant lot that gives a park back to the neighborhood, increasing well-being & biodiversity, as well as climate proofing features

Architectural Assistant

• Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

- Holland Park Toren 4 - Diemen NL - Healthcare Center - Buiksloterham Amsterdam, NL - Holland Park Toren 4 - Diemen NL - Healthcare Center - Buiksloterham Amsterdam, NL

Junior Architect

• Sep 2014 - Jul 2015

- Interior office for La Parisienne Headquarters, Paris FR - Site supervision and execution drawings for expansion and gut renovation of major auction house (Christie's) - design by Selldorf Architects, Paris FR - Guest House in Taghkanic, New York, USA - Interior office for La Parisienne Headquarters, Paris FR - Site supervision and execution drawings for expansion and gut renovation of major auction house (Christie's) - design by Selldorf Architects, Paris FR - Guest House in Taghkanic, New York, USA

Architectural Intern

• Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

- Anthony Bowen YMCA, Washington DC, USA - Design of graphics for interior - Anthony Bowen YMCA, Washington DC, USA - Design of graphics for interior