Roel van der Ven
Product Manager at SoundCloud
- Location
- Berlin Area, Germany
- Industry
- Internet
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Roel van der Ven's Overview
- Current
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- Product Manager at SoundCloud
- Freelance consultant at Roelvanderven.com
- Past
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- Front end developer at SoundCloud
- Co-organizer at Music & Bits
- Co-founder at Your Neighbours
- Chairman at Generation Next
- Developer at Bright Magazine (Techmedia)
- Freelance consultant at Roelvanderven.com
- Social software engineer at Last.fm Ltd.
- Graduation Internship at Last.fm Ltd.
- Content- & Designengineer at Bright Magazine (Techmedia)
- Studentassistant / Projectmanager at Hogeschool Rotterdam
- Internship at Bright.nl at Bright Magazine (Techmedia)
- Education
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- Hogeschool Rotterdam
- Recommendations
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2 people have recommended Roel
- Connections
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415 connections
- Websites
Roel van der Ven's Summary
I am an eager and autodidact team player. I am able to see the full picture, therefore knowing thoroughly what needs to be done in all fields. I can code, but I can also draw wireframes, pitch a concept and develop an idea.
Specialties
Frontend development, HTML5, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, concept, project management
Roel van der Ven's Experience
Product Manager
SoundCloud
Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry
June 2011 – Present (9 months) Berlin
Freelance consultant
Roelvanderven.com
February 2009 – Present (3 years 1 month) Amsterdam / Berlin
I like helping small publishers & mediamakers to grow their audience using old & new media. Developing new ways of distributing content, creating strategic plans to publish content in an appealing and interesting way.
Former projects:
http://yourground.de
http://efas.de
http://slowtravelberlin.com
Front end developer
SoundCloud
Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry
April 2010 – June 2011 (1 year 3 months) Berlin
Co-organizer
Music & Bits
January 2009 – November 2010 (1 year 11 months) Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Music & Bits is an exploration of music & technology. Having organized two conferences, we managed to bring together the greatest minds of the web with heroes and artists from the music industry.
We involved brands like Last.fm, iMeem, Soundcloud, Amsterdam Dance Event, Echonest and Vodafone.
Co-founder
Your Neighbours
Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry
August 2009 – April 2010 (9 months) Berlin
In August 2009 I went to Berlin with 3 friends to start a web agency. Within 6 months we were working for clients like Universal Music (de), Palomar5 (de), Vitens (nl), and Kidsrights (nl). At Your Neighbours I was responsible for all things tech; frontend, backend and project management.
Chairman
Generation Next
Nonprofit; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry
September 2007 – May 2009 (1 year 9 months)
Generation Next is a Dutch student association, assembled to connect students with their future. We try to spread knowledge, network and expertise for and by our members by bringing together the best of both worlds. Conferences, talks and events are organised throughout the year to enrich the interactive media branche with young and fresh minds.
Developer
Bright Magazine (Techmedia)
August 2007 – February 2009 (1 year 7 months)
Managing the online platforms I build before, plus developing and enriching the existing main online channel Bright.nl, through a complete redesign, back- and frontend.
Together with 3 incredibly motivated back- & frontend engineers we created a stable and scalable new platform where editors, publisher and bloggers could feel themselves at home.
Freelance consultant
Roelvanderven.com
September 2005 – December 2008 (3 years 4 months) Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Creating concepts, developing brand-identity, designs, and solutions for companies on the web. I provide a variety of services, like full websites, webhosting, or workshops.
Former projects:
http://specialbite.com
http://www.bright.nl
http://www.onsoranje.nl
Social software engineer
Last.fm Ltd.
Public Company; 51-200 employees; Internet industry
June 2007 – August 2007 (3 months)
Improving and developing solutions to attract more people to use the Last.fm webservice. Concepting, coding and developing wireframes, it's all in the mix.
Graduation Internship
Last.fm Ltd.
Public Company; 51-200 employees; Internet industry
February 2007 – June 2007 (5 months)
Internship for graduation on communication design. Improving daily signups, research on situations of users connecting each other, and creating viral solutions to carry out the Last.fm brand.
Studentassistant / Projectmanager
Hogeschool Rotterdam
Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry
December 2005 – July 2006 (8 months)
Worked on several projects during this period, as both a student and employee at the Hogeschool Rotterdam. We worked on an improved and innovative intranet for both tutors and students, represented the Hogeschool Rotterdam on several occassions and represented students in board meetings.
Internship at Bright.nl
Bright Magazine (Techmedia)
September 2005 – February 2006 (6 months)
During this internship I helped Bright creating an online presence in the form of a corporate blog, by developing small backend features and creating publishing structures for rss, podcasts, video and email.
Roel van der Ven's Education
Hogeschool Rotterdam
Bachelor, Communication & Multimedia Design
2003 – 2007
Minor: Product Development (Marketing / Communication). Graduated in June 2007.
Activities and Societies: Student Assistant, organisation of debates
Roel van der Ven's Additional Information
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- Interests:
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new technology, lifestyle, news, internet, reading, concepting, inspiration, music
- Honors and Awards:
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Hot100, 2007. A group of talents, selected yearly by the industry's professionals.
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