Stephan Zaat

Current
  • Owner at ZOS Consultancy B.V.
  • Technical Specialist at Getronics
  • Examiner at IKO
  • Co-Owner at Nowsales
Past
  • Co-Owner at KiteboardingBonaire NV
  • Consultant at Computer Associates
  • E-commerce specialist at Ferris State University
  • Order Management at IBM
Education
  • Ferris State University
  • Saxion Hogescholen
  • Universiteit Twente
  • ESK European School Karlsruhe
  • ISH International School Hamburg
Connections
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Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Stephan Zaat’s Summary

IKO Examiner - i.e. certified to train new kiteboard instructors.
IKO Instructor with more than 1000 hours experience.
Co-owner of Kiteboarding Bonaire NV.

Stephan Zaat’s Specialties:

IT: Security and Internet technologies
IT: Open Source solutions
Kiteboarding: Examiner, Instructor Level 2 Senior


Stephan Zaat’s Experience

  • Owner

    ZOS Consultancy B.V.

    (Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

    March 2008Present (5 months)

    Open Source Specialist

    Currently working at Getronics PinkRoccade in Amsterdam

  • Technical Specialist

    Getronics

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GTN; Information Technology and Services industry)

    March 2008Present (5 months)

    Open Source Projects

  • Examiner

    IKO

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Sports industry)

    July 2007Present (1 year 1 month)

    As an IKO Examiner I can train experienced kiteboarders to become IKO level 1 instructors. This is done in courses called ITCs and are given many times a year in different locations worldwide. There are currently less than 20 IKO examiners worldwide. See www.ikointl.com for training dates.

  • Co-Owner

    Nowsales

    (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    January 2000Present (8 years 7 months)

    Nowsales.nl designs and builds internet and intranet applications and customized, dynamic websites.

  • Co-Owner

    KiteboardingBonaire NV

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Sports industry)

    April 2005February 2008 (2 years 11 months)

    Instruct people in the growing sport of kitesurfing/kiteboarding according to the IKO (International Kiteboarding Organization) standards.

  • Consultant

    Computer Associates

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

    October 2000April 2005 (4 years 7 months)

    Security / Internet Consultant

  • E-commerce specialist

    Ferris State University

    (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)

    June 1999July 2000 (1 year 2 months)

  • Order Management

    IBM

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Computer Networking industry)

    19981999 (1 year)


Stephan Zaat’s Education

  • Ferris State University

    MSc, Management Information Systems, July 1999July 2000

  • Saxion Hogescholen

    BA, Business Informatics, 19962000

    Activities and Societies:
    HOI 97, HOI 98
  • Universiteit Twente

    BA, Business Informatics, 19941996

    Activities and Societies:
    CBR, IK
  • ESK European School Karlsruhe

    EB, 19921994

  • ISH International School Hamburg

    19901991


Additional Information

Stephan Zaat’s Websites:

Stephan Zaat’s Interests:

Kiteboarding, Internet Development & Technologies, Internet & Network Security

Stephan Zaat’s Groups:

International Kiteboarding Organization (IKO)

  •    Joomla! member

Stephan Zaat’s Honors:

RHCE, IKO Level 2 Senior, IKO Examiner


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