History and Theory of Architecture in a Comparative Perspective
Period
2007 - 2012 (graduated)
Thesis
Architecture Unshackled. George Dance & Appropriate Invention
Abstract
Research on the apparent paradox between "unshackled" architecture as it was promoted by George Dance the Younger and its
reception as architecture parlante among his contemporaries. Why did they regard his work appropriate, and what did that mean
for his design practice? How did he put the conditions of contemporary architectural discourse to use in his designs?
Part of the research done for this thesis was generously funded by a grant from the Robert Fruin Fonds.
MSc Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences TU Delft
Specialization
Architecture & Dwelling
Period
2008 - 2012 (graduated)
Thesis
The Membrane. From Co-isolation to Co-habitation
Abstract
Design of an apartment building in the centre of Berlin, Germany. The design searches for a balance between
the private sphere of home en the simultaneous cohabitation with neighbours in a neighbourhood that experiences
social detachment.
Technical and structural design of a hybrid office / shopping building of 150 x 30 meters, placed in longitudinal direction
over a motorway. Emphasis of the design is on the structural soundness, construction, detailling and design of indoor climate.
Extra-curricular
Language Course
Italian (CEF Level B1)
Software
During my education, I have trained myself to work professionally with the following software:
Microsoft Office
Autodesk REVIT
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Autodesk AutoCAD
Autodesk Maya
Google Sketchup
MOOC's
2014
Statistical Learning
(
Stanford University
)
Course on supervised statistical learning. I learn how to create accurate prediction models based on training
data, understand how inputs effect outcomes and assess the quality of predictors or influences. The course includes
linear regression, modelling in R and support vector learning.
2014
Engineering: Introduction to Databases
(
Stanford University
)
The course focuses on database design, including design in UML, and relational design principles based on dependencies and normal
forms. It includes coverage of the relational model, relational algebra, and SQL.
2014
Social and Economic Networks: Models and Analysis
(
Stanford University
)
Course on the modelling and analysis of networks. The course allows one to understand how social network structures impact behavior,
which network structures are likely to emerge in a society, and why people organize themselves as they do.
2013
Stat2.3x Introduction to Statistics: Inference
(
BerkeleyX
)
Course on inference that trained my skills of drawing conclusions from numerical data and avoid biases and pitfalls that are common when working with data achieved by way of random sampling.
2013
Data Analysis
(
Johns Hopkins University
)
Applied statistics course focusing on data analysis. Goal of the course is to employ widely used statistical methods to concrete situations, to find the limits of interpreting results, and diagnose potential problems in the analysis.
2013
Energy 101
(
UTAustinX
)
Introductory course on energy technologies, fuels, and the quantitative terminology that often confuses debates on the topic. This course helped me profoundly to get an understanding of the comparative sizes of the energy challenges, problems and solutions society is currently dealing with.
Work experience
Configuration Manager
Period
2011 - 2013
Organization
Municipality of The Hague
Responsibility
Goal of my work is to establish the IT Asset- and configuration management process in compliance with ITIL3. I develop the logical data model for all IT-assets and their respective relations in order to supply valuable information for other IT service management-processes and management reporting.
Achieved results
A successful implementation from near scratch of a configuration management database that is in use for financial management, lifecycle management and change management. The database is actively maintained by the organization. The model is expanding as new use-cases, unthought-of before, come into the organization�s reach. It currently covers all IT-assets, virtual and physical servers, databases and software, application portfolio characteristics.
Responsibilities
Process management
Formulating procedures for the registration of assets and accommodating these procedures in other IT service management processes. I maintain the structural model of the configuration management database in accordance with these processes. I design process-diagrams and write manuals to convey these procedures across the organization.
Performing regular quality audits on the procedures and the resulting quality of data, and reporting the results to the management team.
Advising on the norms, criteria and preconditions of the data involved in the process.
Business Intelligence
Composing management and operational reports on the data in the CMDB and relevant adjacent data-systems. These vary from regular (monthly, quarterly) reports on KPI�s and the status of the organization, to ad-hoc information requests on new topics, such as project-based developments.
Designing management dashboards that aggregrate the relevant information from these reports into well-ordered and directly assessable formats for higher level and more abstract decision making and financing.
