Experience
& Education
Experience
& Education
Born the 6th of March, 1992 in Bonheiden, Belgium. Currently based in Brussels. I speak and work fluently in Dutch, English and French.
Born the 6th of March, 1992 in Bonheiden, Belgium. Currently based in Brussels. I speak and work fluently in Dutch, English and French.
Designer & Manager
Namahn, Brussels
May 2018 — today
Interaction design teacher
Les Gobelins, Paris
2017 — today
Service & Interaction designer
Fjord, Paris
2015 — 2018
Service design intern
Studio dott.
2014
Design intern
Studio Peter van Riet
2014
Master of Science in Product Development (great honours)
University of Antwerp
2013 — 2015
Bachelor of Science in Product Development (great honours)
Artesis U/C Antwerp
2011 — 2013
My skills
+ Sell, scope & plan design work
+ Organise & facilitate workshops
+ (Re)framing design challenges
+ Manage projects & accounts
+ Manage teamwork & dynamics
+ Prepare and conduct design research
+ Evaluate & validate design ideas
+ Create & test prototypes
+ Mentor designers & coach clients
+ Synthesize impactful user insights
+ Shape (business) storytelling
+ Set & track indicators/impact
+ Manage teamwork & dynamics
My communities
ResearchOps
This is a global group of people that comes together in a Slack community to discuss the operations and operationalization of user research and design research. ResearchOps includes the people, mechanisms, and strategies that set research in motion. I keep track of tools used for gathering observations and synthesizing insights. Other learnings from this community include notions on personal data management, participant consent and creating buy-in for research.
Field studies
After joining a masterclass in field study fundamentals by Jan Chipchase, I joined the Slack community to stay up to date on ethnographic research practices. While ethnographic data, quantitative data, and analytics provide insights into what people do and how only well run ethnographic research can reveal why people behave as they do. Understanding why is fundamental to have an impact on product, design, brand, strategy, policy and communications.
Business design
I followed the d.mba course on business design for designers in the autumn of 2021. After graduation, I joined the d.MBA alumni where networking and learning continues. In this private Slack group, there are local meetups, monthly calls with mentors, special guests (e.g. Katie Dill, VP of Design at Lyft), there’s sharing of interesting resources, work challenges, and career opportunities.