I’m a meeting & event planner with an interest in travel, digital media and innovation.
Over the past 15 years I have been active in the event industry, organizing meetings & events in Europe, Asia and the Americas. I currently work as an Senior Project Manager at To The Point Events. The 8 years before that I managed my own PCO/DMC working with corporate clients in translating their mission, vision, and strategy into successful meetings and conferences.
Specialties
Meeting & event planning
Virtual and hybrid meeting planning
Destination research
Budget management
Supplier management
(Web-based) tools to aid in meeting and conference management
Audio Visual Support
About me.
I’m 41 years old, happily married and father of 3 boys.
My native language is Dutch but I can also write and speak English, French and German although the latter needs to be refreshed.
In my free time, I love spending time with my family, biking, woodworking and of course traveling.
Technical Skills
I can say I’m quite good at:
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Indesign)
Microsoft Office Suite (both Mac and PC)
Sketch-up 2023
Numerous tools for meeting planning such as Guidebook, Sli.do, PollEverywhere…)
Tools for virtual meetings (Zoom, Skype (for Business), GoToWebinar, …)
Building websites (Wordpress, Squarespace)
MacOS Big Sur and Windows 10
Audio-Visual tools
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Work experience
My previous workplaces
Senior Project Manager at To The Point Events - 2021 till present
Organization of (digital & hybrid) events and meetings.
Owner & founder at in4events
2012 - 2020
Organizing meetings, conferences & events, operating globally.
Account Manager Live Experiences at The Oval Office - 2020 till 2021
Organization of (digital & hybrid) events and meetings.
Sales Rep/Marketing Manager at Maris Events - 2009 - 2012
Sales position at a technical facilitator for events (power and heating supply) mainly for sport-events and fairs.
Boardmember at Yound Chamber of Commerce Voka Kempen - 2013 - 2018
Working on projects and events to enhance (young) entrepreneurship and networking in the Kempen-region.
General F&B Manager at Koetshuis Bokrijk/Bibitor
2005 - 2009
General manager of a restaurant with meeting rooms; overlooking a staff of 25 people.
