{ Walter Flaat }

I'm a software architect living in Holland. From where I try to escape whenever I can. I love most things about life, and leave myself strategically unaffected by the rest.

I work for these guys and myself.

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Lead & Loyalty Architect @ iProspect
Information Services | Almere Stad Area, Netherlands, NL

Summary

Positioned right between marketing and IT, I help develop effective strategies that leverage the power of both. Currently focussing most on CRM/Lead & Loyalty and media data platforms.

The unique possibilities of these times allow for a far more intricate and engaging relationship between consumer and companies.. but how to structure these? how to monetize these? and most importantly, how to integrate them with business processes and existing competetive advantages?
Specialties: Systems Design & Analyses, Strategic development, Concept development, Professional feedback, PRINCE2, Personal productivity methods

Experience

  • Jun 2008 - Present
    Lead & Loyalty Architect / iProspect
    Architect of webbased primary and secondary activity business systems for major national and international corporations. CRM strategy & process development for both clients and iProspect.
  • May 2006 - Present
    Owner / Kynda Concepts
    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.
  • Aug 2007 - Present
    Software Architect / Xolo Media
    Structuring Xolo's server and service infrastructure and development process to improve reliability, security and quality level.
  • Oct 2005 - Present
    Chairman & Head of Operations / Kennisnetwerk IIE / Knowledge Network IIE
    Founded the KNIIE, a society for bringing together promising/high-rising students at the IIE for information sharing, personal improvement and informal networking
  • Sept 2006 - Present
    Working Tomorrow Participant / LogicaCMG
    Researching social acceptability of biometric technology and possible application of these methods for securing 'smart' analog archives.
  • Jan 2000 - Present
    CTO / HTTProjects BV
    Development of advanced databases targeted for use in Intranet and Extranet Services
  • Nov 2002 - Present
    Chief Developer: Research Database/Survey System / Kenniswijk Eindhoven BV
    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. This was a HTTProjects BV project.
  • 2004 - Present
    Developer / Microsoft Nederland / DuCyCo
    Developed a guest/invitation management application for the Dutch launch event of Halo 2. This was a HTTProjects BV project.
  • Sept 2003 - Present
    System Designer YCM / Meyn Food Processing Technology BV (internship)
    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.
  • Jan 2001 - Present
    Developer of TTS / Metromedia Fiber Network Nederland
    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.
  • Jan 1999 - Present
    Webmaster / BV Programmabladen AKN
    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

Education

  • 2012 - 2013
    SRM - NIMA Marketing-C
    Strategische Marketingplanning
  • 2010 - 2011
    Open Universiteit Nederland
    Premaster in Management Sciences
  • 2001 - 2007
    Hogeschool van Amsterdam
    Bachelor in Information Engineering
    Activities: Founder of the "Knowledge Network IIE", Substitute teacher
  • 2004 - 2004
    Hogeschool van Amsterdam
    Certificate in Sales skills (equiv. Nima-A Sales)

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Honors:
Work for LogicaCMG was featured on Engadget; MAKEzine; Columbia University EdLab; TechEBlog etc
Interests:
traveling, music, reading

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