
Business Communications Coach & Language Trainer
Nijmegen Area, Netherlands

Business Communications Coach & Language Trainer
Nijmegen Area, Netherlands
I am chiefly motivated by three words: potential, possibility, and change. As a coach, my focus is primarily geared towards uncovering the potential of my clients. As a consultant, my drive is unleashing the possibilities within a given situation.
Over the last 13 years, change has been the undercurrent of how I view potential and possibilities. Still, many see change as a force mostly externally motivated. I prefer to see change as an internal drop of water. The ripples will become most powerful by the time they are externally visible.
business communications, presentations, negotiations, meetings, professional socializing, networking, social networking, leadership, organizational behavior, strategic thinking, communication, training, education, program management, writing, style and tone, cultural diversity, sales, marketing, fiction, author, young adult, fantasy, generalist, versatilist, coach, psychology, change management, change agent, avatar, diversatility, trainer, consulting, coaching, writer, motivation
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
Providing personalized culture-focused coaching services to professionals improving their knowledge, awareness, and confidence in using various elements of business communications in English.
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Training professionals of several top European organizations (including Fortune 500) on how to improve their Business English skills. This includes presentations, negotiations, writing, and social/work-related conversational skills to individuals, and groups, often discussing commercially-sensitive information. Trainings are given on location or in-house.
- The Jeroen Bosch Institute (May 2008 - present)
- Maastricht University (July - August 2009)
- Language Institute Regina Coeli (June 2008 - May 2009)
(Management Consulting industry)
July 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 4 months)
Supported clients in the creation of customer relationship and content management implementations with emphasis on multi-branded, multi-lingual, and globally-minded corporations utilizing Internet Marketing and Communications strategies.
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2005 — March 2007 (2 years )
Reorganized existing procedures to streamline the scope of the Pan European Ricoh/NRG synergy project, which was designed to create a shared content management and publishing system for the public web with the result of optimizing group cost and resource effectiveness as well as enabling flawless consistency throughout the region.
Achieved scope by developing, coordinating and leading the assigned and created project tasks in order to contribute to the achievement of the overall business goals and increase the customer satisfaction within the Ricoh Group in the EMEA region.
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2001 — January 2005 (3 years 8 months)
Worked with or lead teams in the creation of software and internet-related solutions for corporate clients by using content management, customer relations management, and business analysis technologies. Key clients included Wolters Kluwer, ProRail, Equens, Deli XL, and Doctors Pension Fund Services.
(Banking industry)
June 1999 — December 2000 (1 year 7 months)
Managed the competitive analysis of future technologies for the automation and implementation of solutions for all departments in the bank.
(Higher Education industry)
August 1999 — June 2000 (11 months)
Taught “Introduction to Accounting I + II” to freshmen and “Basic Accounting” to members of the local community for the University’s Personal Enrichment Program.
MBA , Organizational Behavior , December 2002 — June 2004
Dissertation title: Examining the Difference between the Driven and the Minimal Worker to assist Organizations with their Motivational Objectives.
Bachelor of Arts , Computer Information Systems and Accounting , 1995 — 1999
Entertainment industry analyst, Film enthusiast, Music collector, Budding writer (published my own novel www.xunitopia.com), World traveler, Swimmer, Cyclist
Golden Key International Honor Society, 6PC