Enthousiast, hard working, no 9 to 5 mentality, open, team builder, flexible, analytical, problem solving and practical

May 2014 – January 2015: Calvin Klein Jeans, Amsterdam HQ (www.calvinklein.com),
Interim Development and Production Manager Women Tops CK Jeans - responsible for the development and production of the women non-denim collection, together with my team of 4 people, in close collaboration with design and merchandise.

January 2013 – December 2013: Kuyichi Europe, Haarlem, The Netherlands (www.kuyichi.com),
Merchandise Manager Kuyichi. Responsible for Design, Development and Production of the complete Kuyichi collection, Men and Women, together with my team of 4 developers and 3 designers.

July 2011 – December 2012: VF Europe, Bornem, Belgium (www.wrangler-europe.com)
Merchandise Manager Wrangler Premium, Accessories and Licensing. Responsible for design, development and product management of the complete Wrangler Premium line (Blue Bell), Wrangler main line Accessories and Wrangler main line shoes Licensing. Together with my team of 3 people.

July 2006 – July 2011: VF Europe, Bornem, Belgium. Development Manager Tops Wrangler Jeans.
Responsible for the development and production of the non-denim tops Men and Women, managing, guiding and coaching 8 Product Developers, Senior and Junior,

December 2004 – June 2006: VF Europe, Bornem, Belgium. Tops Development Manager Mass Brands (Hero by Wrangler&Maverick)
Responsible for the development and production of the non-denim tops Men and Women, managing, guiding and coaching 1 Product Developer.

April 2003 – November 2004: WE Europe, Utrecht, Netherlands (www.wefashion.nl). Junior Buyer Knitwear Women.
Building a coordinated knitwear collection as a part of the total collection for 250 stores in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, France, Austria and Switzerland.

December 2002 – April 2003: WE Europe, Utrecht, Netherlands. Junior Buyer Accessories Women.
Building the collection of bags, shoes, scarves, jewellery, belts and other seasonal items.

June 2000 – November 2002: WE Europe, Utrecht, Netherlands. Merchandise Planner
Planning the flow of goods for all women styles for Europe.

January 2000 – May 2000: Van Heck en Co, Schiedam, Netherlands (www.vanheck.nl). IT Consultant.
Documenting the information systems and structuring the responsibilities inside the organisation in order to set up procedures.

September 1997 – May 1998: Van Heck en Co, Schiedam, Netherlands. Assistant Logistic Manager of a car parts company.
Re-designing the warehouses for an improvement of the effectiveness and creating physical space.

Traveling
Fashion, Art and Architecture
Web designing
Making my own leather accessories and bags