Manager ICT-synergies at Uitgeverij Van In (a Sanoma Learning company)
Bruges Area, Belgium
Manager ICT-synergies at Uitgeverij Van In (a Sanoma Learning company)
Bruges Area, Belgium
I started my career working as documentalist to support the legal and marketing department of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Brussels. I was responsible for maintaining the library, assisting with legal & market research and events organising. I was involved in the preparation of a new ICT development program for the organisation.
After a few very interesting years in Brussels, I got the opportunity to start working for my hometown educational publishing house: Van In.
As publisher I am/was responsible for a range of subjects and methods (brands).
For Van In SE I'm currently responsible for research on e-learning and ICT in publishing and advising management and colleagues on strategies and opportunities in this area. It's a very challenging business!
networking, concept and scenario thinking, brainstorming, branding, first impressions, second opinions, perceiving the needs from the nice's, trendspotting, listening, diplomacy (a though one :-) ), laughing (out loud), ...
(Publishing industry)
July 2008 — Present (4 months)
aiming to achieve synergies in publishing platform development with a strong focus on improving digital educational products and services in the belgian market, leveraging internal and group collaboration, networking, trendspotting, inspiring colleagues, revealing opportunities, keeping feet on the ground, member of SWE I-team, change management
(Publishing industry)
July 2008 — Present (4 months)
advising mgt. on e-strategy business models and decision making, e-learning R&D, networking, member of several user groups related to e-learning, co-initiator and member of Knooppunt steering commitee, main focus K-12 (secondary education)
(Publishing industry)
September 1998 — Present (10 years 2 months)
networking, developping product market concepts, recruiting and managing authors, trendwatching and acting upon customer needs, strategic and tactic marketing for cluster, focus on secondary education in Flanders (Belgium)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Publishing industry)
June 2006 — June 2008 (2 years 1 month)
advising mgt. on e-strategy business models and decision making, e-learning R&D, networking, member of several user groups related to e-learning, co-initiator and member of Knooppunt steering commitee, member of SWE e-strategy team, main focus K-12 (secondary education)
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; International Trade and Development industry)
November 1994 — August 1998 (3 years 10 months)
networking, legal and market research, conference & events organisation, corporate legal affairs, reports publishing
Finished 1st year with succes, no degree, Heritage preservation - 3 year study, 1993 — 1994
Master, History, 1991 — 1993
Bachelor, History, 1988 — 1991
Latin-Sciences 1981 — 1988
people, history, ceramics, art, architecture, travelling, nature, photography, web-design, education, e-learning, marketing, motorcycles (riding 'em), gaming