Maurits Van Der Plas

Experience

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  The HEINEKEN Company

  Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

  Intern Product Development

  Designing a Project Management tool using Microsof Project which will help improve the production process and identify bottleneck areas with new Product Developments

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  Solera Netherlands

  Feb 2014 - Jul 2014

  Graduate Intern- Process optimisation based on PRINCE2 and Scrum

  Resolve the bottleneck areas and improve business opertations by enhance the project process at the IT & Development department

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  Newway Solutions

  Jul 2014 - Mar 2015

  Marketing & Product Development

  Newway is a dutch Retail-ERP software solution provider. Having more than 3500 retailers as their customers in over 40 different industries.During my stay at Newway I have been working on two improvements. The fist was Newway's online representation, I have introduced marketing automation methods to establish a lean and efficient marketing instrument. My second objective was to establishing continuous quality improvement culture within the company, to achieve this we have started basic improvement procedures and KPI indicator to measure quality improvement performances and continuous this process.Newway is modern and innovative company, Ever since my leave I still support Newway on a freelance basis. Show less

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  Lake Solutions

  Mar 2015 - Apr 2016

  Freelance Marketing Consultant

  Consulting companies how to improve their marketing efficiency, results and general brand image.

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  Van Haren Group

  Mar 2015 - now

  As Director of Van Haren Learning Solutions, I have successfully grown the start-up into a self-sustaining business with a healty growth rate. I am often commended for my entrepreneurial skills and commercial mindset, with a particular strength in commercializing products and services. Building strong relationships and benefiting from others' latent viewpoints is a personal passion of mine.Our core service at Van Haren Learning Solutions is offering best practice exams to certify professionals in various subjects. We achieve this by co-developing exams with market leaders for each subject. From product selection to market launch, I oversee the entire process and owe our success to my amazing team and partners. This has enabled us to create success stories in areas such as:European Project Management PM2Banking Architecture with BIANMinimalistic Project Management with p3.ExpressGovernmental information Security based in the CBP (BIO)Contract Management based on CATS CMAnd many moreIn addition, we initially developed a portfolio of over 150 learning materials, which we got accredited and provided to our partners. I make decisions on what products to develop and oversee their production and market launch.My goal and ambition are to ensure that our partners and customers get the most out of our learning solutions in the Best Practice field. Our high level of personal service, excellent quality, and unlimited dedication set us apart. As a sister company to Van Haren Publishing, we aim to provide individuals and companies with shared knowledge of Best Practices. While Van Haren Publishing continues to offer this through digital and hardcopy publications, Van Haren Learning Solutions supports this ambition by offering related solutions in the Best Practice and Standards market.I strongly believe that knowledge and education are the main instruments we have to tackle the challenges of the 21st century. I am committed to helping win this battle. Show less As Head of Sales and Business Development , I handle all global accounts to ensure that existing relations are maintained and nurtured, while overseeing that any new leads become valued partners of Van Haren Publishing. I make extensive use of my international network of industry experts and professionals to source out new business opportunities and enjoy overseeing them being delivered timely and correct information to everyone’s satisfaction.My main priority is the overall growth of standards like VeriSM, TOGAF, Archimate, ITIL, PRINC2, ICB, IT4IT. Collaboration with our business partners is therefore of vital importance to ensure this happens. As Co-Initiator of Van Haren Learning Solutions, my primary focus is the growth of all our Learning Solutions like our Courseware products. This is an ever extending portfolio which is adding new partners on a daily basis. Our goals is to make sure that everyone benefits the most from our solutions so that they in turn can make their own business a success. Show less Van Haren Publishing is a publisher that provides publication in standards and Best Practices. In my role as Head of Marketing & Sales, I’m the main contact person for all Training organisations and affiliated Partners. I coordinate the marketing of all Best Practise standards and the organisation of any publications releases. In addition, I fulfil a role as Business Developer / Project Manager and develop accredited courseware by working closely with Best Practice industry experts and leaders. Show less

  • Co-Founder & Partner @ Van Haren Learning Solutions

    Jan 2017 - now

  • Director Van Haren Learning Solutions & Van Haren Certify

    Jan 2019 - now

  • Head of Sales and Business Development (Including Courseware)

    Nov 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Sales and Marketing Manager

    Mar 2015 - Mar 2018
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  IFDC Global

  Oct 2017 - Nov 2019

  Part of the IFDC marketing team

  As part of the marketing team (consisting of multiple VeriSM supporting Partners), I oversee the entire global promotion and adoption of VeriSM. Our aim is to create successful promotional campaigns and support product and business developments for successful adoption and promotion of the VeriSM approach.

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  AEA - Association of Enterprise Architects

  Aug 2019 - Jun 2022

  Chairman Netherlands Chapter

  29-08-2019 We have formalized the last matters of the founding process for the Dutch association for Enterprise Architecture professionals. We are really looking forward to this challenge and are greatly motivated.