Sander van den Broek has a diverse work experience. Sander co-founded Optiply in 2016 and served as the CTO, focusing on data and technology. Prior to that, they acquired and owned the webshop Phone-Gadgets.com from 2014 to 2016. Additionally, Sander worked as a freelance data scientist from 2014 to 2015, specializing in R and SQL. Sander also completed a graduate internship at I-bridge in 2014, focusing on business intelligence and big data. Sander has experience as an intern in IT strategy at the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship and as a participant in the Startup Dream Team in Silicon Valley. Sander founded and owned biertapboxtel.nl from 2010 to 2013. Furthermore, they held various roles as a student assistant and member of the communication and recruitment teams at Eindhoven University of Technology. Sander also had entrepreneurial experiences at Redux and Business Talent Network.
Sander van den Broek pursued their education at the Eindhoven University of Technology, where they earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Industrial Engineering from 2008 to 2012. Sander continued their studies at the same university and obtained a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Operations, Management, and Logistics from 2012 to 2014. Prior to their university education, Sander attended Jacob Roelandslyceum from 2002 to 2008, although no specific degree or field of study is provided for this period.
January, 2016 - present