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  By means of this traineeship I am broadening my skills by becoming an IT specialist and eventually shaping company structures at their core; improving company processes.

   

  The combination of this traineeship with my background as an industrial designer, in my opinion, creates challenging career opportunities and variety within projects; it makes me an asset to any company.

   

   

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  Assessing the assignments of students in the course “Design for Games and Play (II); learning and persuasion in games”.

   

  Guiding and mentoring multidisciplinary student teams in the course “Design for Games and Play (III)”.  - This course teaches the use of mechanisms of play for (social) experiences which are not only fun, but can also, amongst others, be used to learn, regulate, rehearse, or involve.

   

  Being responsible for giving feedback and asking questions to guide students taking part in the course about the design of a physical playful object or game and assessing the quality of the students’ work. Additionally helping the groups with picking the appropriate technology and getting their designs to work technically in one to one group sessions.

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  The goal of Secret Challenge | THE MUSEUM is to attract young adults to (art) museums. Where an art museum visit now offers an individual and passive experience, the concept changes a museum visit to a social, unique and active experience. This kind of experience fits better to the demand of the target group. »»» Read about the project in the projects section.

   

  The concept is developed in cooperation with Bruns bv and B.engineering and was discussed with Rijksmuseum and Van Abbemuseum. Eventually it was tested at Van Abbemuseum, where one of the art transport cases was exhibited for 3 weeks.

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  * Helping organize and host premieres, theatre ‘assembly’ weeks and repetitions for traveling musicals

  * Coordinating communications between theatres and actors backstage

  * Organizing an online talent competition for the shows of Karin Bloemen

  * Posting on social media

  * Taking photographs at events and editing vlogs

  * Building a network in this field where networking and connections are crucial

   

  »»» Find out more about why I did this internship and see some photos.

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  6 week volunteer job in a small town in Colombia where I taught English to the locals and followed Spanish classes. I coordinated events, the class planning/current volunteers and the recruitment of new volunteers.

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  CO-designing various concepts with different approaches, using re-framing and creative thinking. Some concepts were developed further by the company.

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  One year taking part as secretary and one year as general member.

  * Responsible for acquisition of experts and professionals

  * Planning and facilitating various educational events and workshops as well as presenting within the workshops

  * Taking minutes and motivating committee members.

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  UNiD magazine is a semi-professional magazine about design and student life in Eindhoven. I proposed and wrote articles, including extensive interviews with companies and interesting designers, as well as opinionated or research pieces about design.

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  Organizing the study-specific part of the introduction for over 200 new industrial design students. Among others responsible for the business case the students get at the first day of the introduction and making the intro week booklets all the students got. Despite the setback of horrible weather we were able to organize a fun week filled with fast thought-off back-up activities.

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  In cooperation with S.O.S. street children high school students, chosen based on motivation, would visit Romania to help street children. In Romania we visited the ‘houses’ of the children, we worked for a week at the drop-by center that ensured a daily meal and help with homework, and organized a fun camp for the children; to take them away from their daily sorrows. Money was raised to both- organize the camp and to send the children to school or help with better living conditions. With the group we organized many activities to raise these funds.

   

  I presented at a rotary club and raised over 4.200 euro with an sponsored run I organized and coordinated at an elementary school.

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  Guiding a group of children and ensuring a safe and fun course of the week. During the activity week, children enjoy themselves in a creative and sporty way with things such as building a hut, treasure hunts, bicycle tours, excursions and music.

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  * Party and activity committee

  Organizing and setting up the school parties and bar, working behind the bar, helping out with setting up events and parent-teacher conferences.

   

  * yearbook committee

  Responsible for the design of the photo pages. I scrapbooked the photo pages to get a real old-school feel.

   

  * Gala and exam-stunt committee

  Organizing large scale events that need to follow many rules and involve a lot of communication between the student body and school direction. These committees were overseen by teachers.

   

  * song festival orchestra

  Playing first and second clarinet in a 50-person orchestra accompanying the various amateur singers of the school in a yearly, accomplished song contest.

   

  * Musical ensemble and orchestra

  Participating in the celebrated performances of the musical ‘Little shop of Horrors’ (ensemble) and ‘Fame’ (clarinet).