Sjoerd van der Spoel

Sjoerd van der Spoel currently serves as a Business Consultant at Pensioenfonds Rail & Openbaar Vervoer since January 2024. Previously, Sjoerd held the positions of Manager Data Science and Data Scientist at PLUS Retail from March 2021 to January 2024. Sjoerd's experience also includes roles as a Senior Data Scientist & Software Developer and Data Scientist & Software Developer at Trivento from May 2019 to March 2021, and as a Data Analyst/Front End Developer at Undagrid from January 2017 to May 2019. Academic contributions include serving as a Postdoctoral Researcher on indoor localization at the University of Twente, and as a PhD Candidate focused on predictive analytics in the supply chain. Sjoerd's educational background consists of a Ph.D. and a Master of Science in Business Information Technology, both attained at the University of Twente. Additionally, Sjoerd held leadership roles as Treasurer/Secretary at Overleg Studieverenigingen Universiteit Twente and as Chairman at Inter-Actief.