Experience

2005 - Present

cyberview.nl

Founder/Managing Director.
Distribution agency for the Netherlands of AV-display solutions and 19″ rackmount keyboard drawers, displays and KVM switches. www.cyberview.nl

– Sales and after-sales support
– Marketing and web site maintenance

2016 - 2020

UpTown Greens

Founder.
Agritech (vertical farming) experiment at The New Farm in The Hague. www.uptowngreens.nl

– Design and implementation of growing infrastructure
– Design and prototyping of in-store displays for life produce
– Guided tours and events
(Activites seized due to the Corona-virus effects on restaurants)

2003 - Present

Metho de V

Founder / Managing Director.
Generic creative enterprise, from web-sites to sustainable housing.

– Marketing and PR support
– Web site development

2008 - 2016

Schleifenbauer Holding

Co-founder, major share holder and Marketing Director.
Production, R&D, and sales of build-to-order energy meters for datacenters. www.schleifenbauer.eu

– Board member
– Product Management
– Events and lectures
– Digital and off-line media
– Sales (Germany)

2005 - 2014

Yuston

Co-founder and marketing manager.
Start-up company that offered SAAS remote monitoring solutions to datacenters. Ceased its activities in 2014.

– Sales and marketing
– Product Management

2002 - 2003

APW Ltd

Sales Manager Benelux.
APW was a world wide manafacturer of 19″ cabinets and office furniture.

– Sales Management
– Budget owner
– Channel Sales

Channel Manager Internet Connectivity.
International broadband Internet connectivity. Ebone was acquired by KPNQwest.

– International Sales

1997 - 2002

EUnet/KPNQwest/Ebone

International sales manager.
Product Manager.
EUnet International was a leading pan-European Internet backbone provider. Acquired by Qwest and merged with KPN Broadband into KPNQwest (IPO in 1999) and acquired Ebone before going bankrupt.

– Product management
– Channel management
– internal IP-trainings
– Liaison for Nokia and Bull

EDUCATION

1983-1989

Technical University Delft

Industrial Design. propaedeutic degree.
Started and successfully managed a student PC Shop at the university campus.

1976-1983

College

VWO

– Mill-Hill college, Goirle (NL)
– SG. St. Ursula, Horn (NL)

Training & Courses

Various sales- and management trainings during my career.

Indoor farming courses at Upstart University (online)

SKILL SET

Hard skills

Fluent in Dutch (native), English and German language.

Practical generalist. Know enough about many aspects of business to be supportive at most levels.

WP & Elementor website development.
Knowledge of Google SEO tools.

Translate technical features into meaningful language.

Soft skills

Empathy

Communication

Creativity

Problem solving

Open mindedness

Adaptive

Idea generation

About Me

Ronald Timmermans, Leiden (NL)
1964, Dutch nationality

Entrepreneur, translating needs into solutions and creating teams to deliver them.

Innovator, translating future requirements into competetive advantages.

Team builder and team player, strong believer in the power of the group above the power of the individual.

Comfortable in hectic (green-field) environments.

Life-long learner. Every day expanding my skills and vision. Convert knowledge into wisdom.

Social activities:

wijk-ambassadeur ‘binnenstad’. Advising home-owners and renters in the old-town of Leiden on sustainable home-improvements
board member of Makerspace Leiden (www.makerspaceleiden.nl)
webmaster of neighbourhood association (www.deoudemorsch.nl).

I enjoy traveling by bicycle and paragliding.

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