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Sailing

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Being a sailing instructor, trainer and coach has given me many valuable skills. A good sailor understands the aerodynamics and hydrodynamics that impact the boat and teaching others about balancing these forces requires me to understand them well. Giving training developed my ability to understand more abstract ideas, apply them and communicate them which are all important skills for designers too.

As a coach, I am responsible for up to 130 children who come to a sailing camp. I am responsible for the nautical organisation and general organisation of evening programmes. Together with a team of three, we manage about twenty staff members and guide them to become better instructors over the course of a week. This requires careful planning, but also straightforward communication, collaboration and the ability to switch quickly.

Sailing races has also taught me to keep an overview of a fleet of over fifty boats and make quick decisions; skills that are also valuable during a design process.​

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Study Association Lucid

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During my studies, I participated in the Introduction and the ID Connect committee. As the chairman of the Introduction Committee, I learnt a lot about planning, organising and working with many different stakeholders simultaneously.

As a part of the ID Connect committee, I worked closely with companies and especially learned how we as a study association can create value for those companies and the other way around.

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Study Information Officer

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Next to my studies, I  also work as a member of the Study Information team. We are responsible for informing students in the best way possible by hosting open days, experience days and 'student for a day' days.