Flash Director at USSR
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Current
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- Flash Director at USSR
- Founder & Program Director at Vereniging Adobe User Group Nederland
- Past
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- Founder and Owner at Mutoid
- Board Member at Foundation Prins Hendrik XIV
- Founder & Manager at Macromedia User Group Nederland
- Software Engineer at Clockwork Ordina Enterprise Solutions
- Webontwikkelaar at TROS
- Education
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- Universiteit van Amsterdam
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Owen van Dijk’s Summary
Making the world a better place one site at a time.
Owen van Dijk’s Experience
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Flash Director
USSR
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
April 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)
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Founder & Program Director
Vereniging Adobe User Group Nederland
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)
I am founding member of the Adobe User Group, which is a continuation of the Macromedia User Group i founded in 2004.
I'm executive producer of the events ( 6 to 10 a year ) in Pakhuis de Zwijger and at industry events such as Flash in the Can Amsterdam ( FITC ). My focus is on a consistent line-up of high-quality speakers both national as international, arranging sponsorships and leading the production crew (location, broadcast recording, food).
In addition i sit on the board, focusing on professional growth of the organisation, driving a long term vision of bringing together industry professionals to educate, stimulate creativity and inspire. -
Founder and Owner
Mutoid
(Internet industry)
February 2005 — February 2008 (3 years 1 month)
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Board Member
Foundation Prins Hendrik XIV
(Commercial Real Estate industry)
April 2005 — February 2008 (2 years 11 months)
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Founder & Manager
Macromedia User Group Nederland
(Internet industry)
May 2004 — December 2006 (2 years 8 months)
I founded the Macromedia User Group in the Netherlands ( MXUG ) and organized 4 meetings with international speakers and consistent attendance of > 100 people. Membership grew from 0 to 600 people in just little over 2 years. After Adobe's acquisition of Macromedia, i co-founded the Adobe User Group Nederland.
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Software Engineer
Clockwork Ordina Enterprise Solutions
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)
2003 — April 2005 (2 years)
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Webontwikkelaar
TROS
(Public Company; Internet industry)
2001 — 2003 (2 years)
Additional Information
Owen van Dijk’s Websites:
Owen van Dijk’s Interests:
Stimulating Creativity, Flash Platform ( Actionscript 3, CS3 Suite, Flex ), Artificial and Collective Intelligence
Owen van Dijk’s Groups:
Founder and Board Member Vereniging Adobe User Group ( AUG ) Nederland. 2007,
Speaker at Adobe MAX Barcelona. 2007,
Speaker at Adobe Live. 2007,
Speaker at Macromedia Flash 8 Launch Event. 2006,
Speaker at Spark Europe. 2005,
Speaker at FlashFocus Flashtival. 2004,
Speaker at Macromedia Flash 7 Launch Event. 2004,
Founder Macromedia User Group ( MXUG ) Nederland. 2004,
Speaker at Macromedia Communication Server Launch Event. 2002.
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Adobe Industry Leaders & Innovators
Owen van Dijk’s Honors:
New York Festivals Bronze Medal for Centraal Beheer Achmea. 2008,
Esprix Nominee for Centraal Beheer Achmea. 2008,
Official Honorees Webby Award for Centraal Beheer Achmea. 2008,
Cannes Bronze Cyber Lion for Kah Ra Shin. 2007,
FWA Site of the Day for Leffe. 2007,
FWA Site of the Day for Kah Ra Shin. 2007,
Gold Epica Award for First8.org. 2004,
Certified Macromedia Flash Developer. 2003
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