Alex Vermeule

Current

Founder and editor at Het Nieuwe Werken Blog
Internet Strategist at Alexve.com
Founder & Director at Team vNext BV

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Past

People Manager at Microsoft Services
Resource Manager at Microsoft Services
Team Manager at Microsoft GTSC

MSTV Deployment Engineer at Microsoft Corp.
Product Support Specialist I, II, III at Microsoft BV
Customer Support Agent I, II at Sykes Enterprises BV
Owner an Co-director at Netpresence Nederland

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Education

Training and Courses
Kennemer Lyceum - VWO

Recommended

5 people have recommended Alex

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

Team vNext BV

Alex Vermeule’s Summary

Welcome to my Linkedin Profile!

I am Alex Vermeule: Internet Strategist, Interim Manager, Consultant and Coach. Friends call me an Innovation Addict, Lifehacker and someone that can help your business get the most out of the web. I love sharing information that sharpens your online strategy, helps you innovate and do things smarter online.

Services I provide: Strategy Consultancy. Interim–Management & Coaching. For more details, please visit: http://alexve.com/services/

Keywords: emphatic, early adopter, maximizer, geek, lifehacker, coach
MBTI: ENFP

Prior to starting my own company in 2007, I worked over ten years at Microsoft as a People Manager, Resource Manager, Team Manager and in several technical positions.

For more information about me and my work experirence, please visist http://alexve.com/about

Feel free to inquire about my availability to work with you. You can contact me via contact@alexve.com of use the contact form at http://alexve.com/contact.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Alex Vermeule
Alexve.com – Maximize Your Web Strategy

Alex Vermeule’s Specialties:

Web, Innovation, Strategy, Coaching, People Management, Lifehacking

Alex Vermeule’s Experience

Founder and editor

Het Nieuwe Werken Blog

(Internet industry)

August 2009 — Present (5 months)

Het Nieuwe Werken Blog is an independent blog were information, experiences, knowledge and expertise around 'The New World of Work' is shared by more than 20 authors. I am responsible for the realization of the platform, the online strategy and content publishing. On a daily basis I focus on coaching authors, editing content and developing the business side of the blog. For more information please visit http://hetnieuwewerkenblog.nl
Internet Strategist

Alexve.com

(Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2009 — Present (10 months)

Need help using the web to build relationships and deliver value? Looking for a professional interim-manager to take good care of your online development teams? Someone that can help develop, change and measure the success of your organization’s online strategy? Stop struggling, I love taking care of your People, Online Business and Brand. For more information, please visit my website http://alexve.com/services.
Founder & Director

Team vNext BV

(Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

Team vNext is a group of interim professionals who are dedicated to the Microsoft Enterprise Platform. We provide our customer with quick access to the right professionals, combined with honest rates. I am overall P&L responsible and on a daily basis focus on business development and contracting. For more information, please visit our website at http://teamvnext.com (in Dutch).
People Manager

Microsoft Services

(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

September 2005 — September 2007 (2 years 1 month)

Managed a team of 20 consultants at Microsoft Services in the Netherlands. Responsible for the wellbeing, development and performance of the team. Day to day activities included people development, coaching, performance management, driving business innovation, intellectual property development, recruitment of new team members and customer interaction.
Resource Manager

Microsoft Services

(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

September 2005 — September 2007 (2 years 1 month)

Responsible for the staffing of consultants and project managers at Microsoft Services. Developed a network of subcontractors to support Microsoft partners and enable them to work on Microsoft Services projects. Day to day activities included the sourcing and recruitment of contractors, operational management of resource management systems, teaming with sales to support the business pipeline and creating business forecasts.
Team Manager

Microsoft GTSC

(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

May 2002 — September 2005 (3 years 5 months)

Managed a team of 25 support professionals for the Microsoft Global Technical Support Center location in the Netherlands. Activities included operational management, performance management, coaching, readiness planning and recruitment of new team members. Reported to remote manager (UK), worked together with peers that were located throughout Europe.
MSTV Deployment Engineer

Microsoft Corp.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; msft; Consumer Services industry)

July 2000 — April 2002 (1 year 10 months)
Product Support Specialist I, II, III

Microsoft BV

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; msft; Computer Software industry)

February 1997 — June 2000 (3 years 5 months)
Customer Support Agent I, II

Sykes Enterprises BV

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)

July 1995 — January 1997 (1 year 7 months)
Owner an Co-director

Netpresence Nederland

(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

January 1995 — July 1995 (7 months)

Additional Information

Alex Vermeule’s Websites:

Team vNext BV

Alex Vermeule’s Interests:

Innovation, Life hacks, Working Freelance, Personal Development, Personal Branding, WordPress, Microsoft, Web Design, SEO, Social-Media, Web 2.5, Comics (Dirk-Jan), Sci-fi, Squash, Running, Snowboarding. SEOwords: Innovatie, zzp, contractor, zelfstandig, interim