Rick Suurd

Rick Suurd has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Rick started their career as a Graphic Designer at Nickelson in 2008, where they created workprints for the winter collection. In 2008, they also took on the role of Sales Executive mid markets EMEA at KPN. From 2010 to 2011, they worked as a Marketing Executive B2B at Pudding Creative. In 2012, Rick became an Inside Account Executive New Media at DTG and then transitioned to the role of Business Analyst at Atos, where they provided analytic reporting for B2B and enterprise customers. From 2013 to 2015, Rick worked as a Global Support Services provider at Dell EMC, routing service requests to appropriate product support teams. In 2016, they joined L&L Europe as a Customer Support Representative for six months before moving on to Bethard Group as an Agent and later as a Shift Leader. From 2018 to 2019, Rick worked as a Technical Key Account Manager at Together Gaming. Rick'smost recent role is with High 5 Games, where they started as an Account Executive, Business Development & Global Sales in 2019 and currently serves as a Territory Business Manager.

Rick Suurd completed their Bachelor's degree in Application Development from Noorderpoort from 1996 to 2001. Rick then pursued a Bachelor's degree in Marketing & Communication from the Media & Design School from 2001 to 2005. In addition to their degrees, Rick Suurd obtained several certifications, including PostgreSQL: Advanced SQL Queries from Pluralsight in October 2015, Python Fundamentals from Pluralsight in September 2015, Management in Social Media from the Online Marketing Institute in July 2015, Autodesk 3dsmax Certified from Autodesk in April 2015, CSS in customer excellence from EMC in March 2013, Adobe Creative Suite Certified from Adobe in February 2011, and CompTIA Linux+ LXO-103 LPI-LPIC-1 (101-400) from CompTIA in October 2015.