Open Source - Self Employed
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Current
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- Owner at ZOS Consultancy B.V.
- Technical Specialist at Getronics
- Examiner at IKO
- Co-Owner at Nowsales
- Past
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- Co-Owner at KiteboardingBonaire NV
- Consultant at Computer Associates
- E-commerce specialist at Ferris State University
- Order Management at IBM
- Education
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- Ferris State University
- Saxion Hogescholen
- Universiteit Twente
- ESK European School Karlsruhe
- ISH International School Hamburg
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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
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Owner
ZOS Consultancy B.V.
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2008 — Present (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 2008 — Present (5 months)
Open Source Projects
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Examiner
IKO
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Sports industry)
July 2007 — Present (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.
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Co-Owner
Nowsales
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
January 2000 — Present (8 years 7 months)
Nowsales.nl designs and builds internet and intranet applications and customized, dynamic websites.
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Co-Owner
KiteboardingBonaire NV
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Sports industry)
April 2005 — February 2008 (2 years 11 months)
Instruct people in the growing sport of kitesurfing/kiteboarding according to the IKO (International Kiteboarding Organization) standards.
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Consultant
Computer Associates
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CAI; Computer Software industry)
October 2000 — April 2005 (4 years 7 months)
Security / Internet Consultant
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E-commerce specialist
Ferris State University
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)
June 1999 — July 2000 (1 year 2 months)
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Order Management
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Computer Networking industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year)
Stephan Zaat’s Education
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Ferris State University
MSc, Management Information Systems, July 1999 — July 2000
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Saxion Hogescholen
BA, Business Informatics, 1996 — 2000
- Activities and Societies:
- HOI 97, HOI 98
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Universiteit Twente
BA, Business Informatics, 1994 — 1996
- Activities and Societies:
- CBR, IK
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ESK European School Karlsruhe
EB, 1992 — 1994
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ISH International School Hamburg
1990 — 1991
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)
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Joomla! member
Stephan Zaat’s Honors:
RHCE, IKO Level 2 Senior, IKO Examiner
Stephan Zaat’s Contact Settings
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