Mariken van Gulpen

Mariken van Gulpen has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles.

Mariken currently works as a Senior Strategy & Project Manager at eBay Kleinanzeigen, focusing on Transactions & Shipping.

Prior to that, they worked as a Python & Front-End Teacher at ReDI School of Digital Integration from September 2020 to June 2022.

Mariken also served as the Lead Admissions & Sales Manager at Le Wagon Germany, where they centralized admissions and sales processes, monitored KPIs, and identified areas for improvement.

Mariken held the position of Head of Development at i-surance AG from December 2017 to January 2020, specializing in customizing insurance and product solutions.

Mariken's previous experience includes being a Country Manager at UNU, a Business Development Manager at Helpling, and an Offline Marketing Manager at Zalando SE.

Mariken also worked as a Medewerker at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and held various roles in leadership and consultancy positions at Vereniging Internationaal Management Leiden and VIML International Business Research Group.

Mariken van Gulpen completed their Bachelor's Degree in Art History from Leiden University in the years 2007 to 2011. Following that, they pursued their Master's Degree in Business Administration Entrepreneurship in the Creative Industries from the University of Amsterdam from 2014 to 2016. In 2011 to 2013, they also took part in a Premaster Business Studies program at the University of Amsterdam. Mariken then furthered their education in computer programming, specializing in JavaScript, SQL, Ruby, HTML, and CSS, by attending Le Wagon in 2019 to 2020. In terms of certifications, they obtained the "Python for Data Science" certification from Dataquest.io in January 2022, and the "Product Management" certification from SuperHi in November 2019. Mariken also received additional training in "Customer Care Specialist" and "Sales Training" from Zalando SE. Furthermore, Mariken possesses a "First Aid Training" certification from Leiden University, and has acquired skills in the German language from the University of Amsterdam.