Information Architect at Bookmark / Founder of Kynda Concepts
Almere Stad Area, Netherlands
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- Information Architect at Bookmark
- Owner at Kynda Concepts
- Past
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- Software Architect at Xolo Media
- Chairman & Head of Operations at Kennisnetwerk IIE / Knowledge Network IIE
- Working Tomorrow Participant at LogicaCMG
- CTO at HTTProjects BV
- Chief Developer: Research Database/Survey System at Kenniswijk Eindhoven BV
- System Designer YCM at Meyn Food Processing Technology BV (internship)
- Developer at Microsoft Nederland / DuCyCo
- Developer of TTS at Metromedia Fiber Network Nederland
- Webmaster at BV Programmabladen AKN
- Education
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- Hogeschool van Amsterdam
- Hogeschool van Amsterdam
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Walter Flaat’s Summary
The human side of technology. That, in one short sentence is the focus of my professional live. Most people would agree that ICT is here to stay, and that it is an ever increasing influence on or lives... but why then, is ICT it seen as some kind of external entity that has nothing to do with 'real' people?
I started my carreer as webmaster for the TV guides published by state television (just about the time I started to shave). After that I had the good fortune to be able to start my own company, which turned out to be a succes, with some major international clients. My parents came into service; the company was incorporated, and the company was able to sustain the family for about six years.
I realize to be extremely privileged to have had all these experiences at a young age and I do believe I have tried to gain all lessons that could be learned from them. My continual passion is to improve myself, be a better professional, and a better person in general.
Walter Flaat’s Specialties:
Systems Design & Analyses, Database design, Concept development, Professional feedback, UML, PRINCE2, Personal productivity methods
Walter Flaat’s Experience
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Information Architect
Bookmark
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Designing architecture and databases of CRM systems for major national and international corporations.
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Owner
Kynda Concepts
(Information Services industry)
May 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
Kynda is an advisory organization for start-ups working on web-related products or services. We assist in concept development and support with your system's architecture, all based on a unique method grounded in experiental and scientific evidence.
Our pricing is simple: qualifying startups only pay us what _they_ think we are worth. That's how confident we are that we can deliver on our promises. -
Software Architect
Xolo Media
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
August 2007 — June 2008 (11 months)
Structuring Xolo's server and service infrastructure and development process to improve reliability, security and quality level.
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Chairman & Head of Operations
Kennisnetwerk IIE / Knowledge Network IIE
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Higher Education industry)
October 2005 — January 2008 (2 years 4 months)
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Working Tomorrow Participant
LogicaCMG
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LOG; Information Services industry)
September 2006 — June 2007 (10 months)
Researching social acceptability of biometric technology and possible application of these methods for securing 'smart' analog archives.
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CTO
HTTProjects BV
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2000 — January 2007 (7 years 1 month)
Development of advanced databases targeted for use in Intranet and Extranet Services
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Chief Developer: Research Database/Survey System
Kenniswijk Eindhoven BV
(Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2002 — April 2005 (2 years 6 months)
A semi-government organisation that expoits broadband connections in certain areas of the Netherlands and conducts pilots with marketing research.
Managed and took part in the design, development and implementation processes of a large system that was designed to manage all incoming client and survey data in a research database. This database was coupled with the municipial census database.
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System Designer YCM
Meyn Food Processing Technology BV (internship)
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2003 — July 2004 (11 months)
Information analyses, functional design and technical design of an application that collects and processes large quantities of data that is gathered by weighers during the processing of chicken broilers (Yield Control Module). This data was then further processed to be made ready for data-mining and advanced reporting.
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Developer
Microsoft Nederland / DuCyCo
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
2004 — 2004 (less than a year)
Developed a guest/invitation management application for the Dutch launch event of Halo 2.
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Developer of TTS
Metromedia Fiber Network Nederland
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2001 — March 2001 (3 months)
Advised and assisted with the design and development of a Trouble Ticketing System for Metromedia's European fiber network. A critical application where issues with the network could be recorded and resolved.
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Webmaster
BV Programmabladen AKN
(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
January 1999 — December 2000 (2 years)
Webmaster for all television guides that were published by Dutch state television broadcasters Avro, Kro and NCRV.
Designer of a company-wide Intranet for general use within in the organisation
Walter Flaat’s Education
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Hogeschool van Amsterdam
Bachelor , Information Engineering , 2001 — 2007
- Activities and Societies:
- Founder of the "Knowledge Network IIE", Substitute teacher
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Hogeschool van Amsterdam
Certificate , Sales skills (equiv. Nima-A Sales) , 2004 — 2004
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Walter Flaat’s Interests:
traveling, music, reading
Walter Flaat’s Groups:
Amnesty International, CARE, Novib/Oxfam International, IHEU, Slachtofferhulp (Victim aid), Humanistisch Verbond (Humanist Alliance)
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Walter Flaat’s Honors:
Work for LogicaCMG was featured on Engadget; MAKEzine; Columbia University EdLab; TechEBlog etc
Walter Flaat’s Contact Settings
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