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TravelEssence Nederland

TravelEssence is an innovative travel organisation that is growing rapidly with offices in the Netherlands and Germany. I am the point of contact for important stakeholders and manage those relations. My main responsibilities include a sustainable business development of small-scale business owners in Australia and New Zealand. In addition, I also plan and organise the sustainability projects and ensure the quality of our SDG's.

- Identifying new potential partnerships
- Primary point of contact for key relations and manage those relations
- Keep track of important account statistics and performance
- Report quarterly results to board of directors
- Assuring quality
- Sales training
- Coordinate sustainability projects
- CSR

Account & Project Manager Sustainable Partnerships

Association EHLsmile

As a Project manager and advisor I coordinated social development projects for international organisations and NGOs in Southeast Asia. Generally focused on Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Youth Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation. 

Feasibility study, concept development, training programme, budget & planning, train-the-trainer, operations set-up, management support, audit of the infrastructure, monitoring and quality control for the following projects:

Bhutan, 2014 - 2016
Pre-opening Manager & Academic Manager 
Bongde Institute of hotel and Tourism, Bongde (Established March 2015)

Myanmar, 2016
Advisor for refugee reintegration plan
Feasibility study for a hospitality training center in Karen State

Thailand, 2016
Academic Advisor
Pimali, Hospitality Training Center, Nong Khai 2016
Train-the-trainer program, operations set-up and management support 

India, 2017
Pre-opening manager
Bodhgaya Hotel School, Bodhgaya

Nepal, 2019
Project Advisor/ Auditor
Rokpa Training Center, Kathmandu      


Academic Manager - Bongde Institute of Hospitality and Tourism, Bhutan, 2014-2016
- Project Management: opening of the third hospitality training Institute of Bhutan. The assignment included curriculum development, Pedagogy, ensuring the quality of all learning outcomes, financial planning, on-site project management, logistic, staff recruitment & training and pre-opening.
- Corporate and public partnerships, leadership, management & public relations: transformed the institute from sole proprietorship to Foreign Direct Investment structure to increase investors and ensure a sustainable future. Negotiated and sealed scholarship programs with Ministry of Labour. Created national renowned PR events to increase brand awareness. Established vast network of local and international sponsors and supporters worldwide.

Project Manager and advisor

Bongde Institute of hotel and Tourism, Bongde (Established March 2015)

Pre-opening Manager & Academic Manager

Feasibility study for a hospitality training center in Karen State

Advisor for refugee reintegration plan

Het Kookstel

Catering Het Kookstel
Restaurant de nieuwe poort, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Employed as kitchen and operational manager by a newly established catering business. Organize the operation and cater large events while managing the daily operations of a new restaurant in the middle of Amsterdam Business centre (the Zuidas). 

Responsible to define and design the restaurant concept, plan the menu, purchase control,  implement operating procedures, recruiting kitchen and restaurant staff and cater large events. Developed experience in organization and logistics.

Operations Manager

KOTO - Know One, Teach One

Non-profit organisation in Vietnam (HCM, HANOI), equipping underprivileged youth with excellent hospitality skills applicable in the five star segment

I assisted in the research and formation for a business plan to set up a hospitality college to support the KOTO foundation. the aim was to implement an internationally recognised hospitality program into a vocational institute. I was working in close contact with the CEO of KOTO, an international hospitality school and Vietnamese third parties.

My responsibilities included extensive research into the external environment and prepare the project phases for institute design, operation and implementation.

Strategic Business Consultant

Onze wereld verandert snel en fundamenteel. Van een gebroken systeem van uitbuiting naar een human economy, een menselijke economie, die voor iedereen goed werkt. Niet alleen voor een bevoorrechte minderheid.

Het SME-programma van Oxfam Novib versterkt kleine- en middelgrote ondernemingen die streven naar die human economy. Zij werken sociaal en duurzaam, terwijl ze gewoon winst maken.  Deze ondernemers strijden daarmee tegen onrecht en ongelijkheid.

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