Merel Bulder- van Eijk

Merel Bulder-van Eijk has a diverse background in various roles spanning different industries. Merel is currently employed at Valcon as a Manager Data Management, a role they started in July 2023. Prior to this, Merel worked at Valcon as a Senior Consultant Data Management from May 2022 until July 2023. Before joining Valcon, they were a Test Analyst at Rabobank through Ordina from November 2021 to April 2022. Merel also worked at Ordina as a Business Intelligence Consultant from March 2019 to April 2022.

Merel gained experience in data governance and quality analysis at Nike, where they worked as a Business Governance and Quality Analyst via Ordina from June 2019 to October 2021. Merel'sresponsibilities at Nike included setting up stewardship, mapping business objectives, creating a 'single source of truth' for Nike Inc., and educating the EMEA organization on data governance principles.

Earlier in their career, Merel worked at Loyalty Rockstars as a Project Manager from September 2017 to February 2019. Merel facilitated workshops, collected input, and provided concrete advice to clients for the development or enhancement of their loyalty programs. Prior to that, as a Marketing Intern at Loyalty Rockstars from November 2016 to July 2017, they developed a scan to assess the maturity of loyalty programs.

Merel also has experience in university recruitment, having worked as a Information Officer for the Faculty of Economics & Business at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen from September 2016 to July 2017. Merel'srole involved organizing information events, giving presentations, and answering questions to provide prospective students with a better understanding of the program and university.

Before their university role, Merel served as the Chairman of the Marketing Committee at EBF Groningen from October 2013 to September 2014. Merel was responsible for marketing and organizing events for the faculty associations. During their tenure, they focused on developing a new brand identity and associated marketing materials.

Merel'searliest work experience was as a Sales Assistant at Watch! from September 2011 to August 2012.

Overall, Merel Bulder-van Eijk has demonstrated a versatile skill set across various roles, specializing in data management, loyalty programs, marketing, and university recruitment.

Merel Bulder-van Eijk completed their education in a chronological order. Merel first attended the 1e Amstelveense Montessori School from 1996 to 2005, although no degree or field of study is specified for this period. Merel then attended Hervormd Lyceum Zuid Amsterdam from 2005 to 2012, where they pursued studies in the field of Economics and Society.

Moving forward, Merel attended the University of Groningen from 2012 to 2017, where they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Business and Management. Subsequently, they attended Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) from 2017 to 2018, where they pursued a Master's degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Digital Business and Innovation.

In addition to their formal education, Merel has obtained several certifications. These include: Collibra Solution Architect Certification from Collibra (obtained in April 2023), CDMP Associate certification from Dama International (obtained in March 2023), Data Vault Modeling certification from Genesee Academy, LLC (obtained in February 2022), ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management from AXELOS Global Best Practice (obtained in April 2019), Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2016 certification from Microsoft (obtained in April 2019), PRINCE2® Foundation Certificate in Project Management from AXELOS Global Best Practice (obtained in April 2019), Databases and SQL Foundation certification from EXIN your ICT competence partner (obtained in March 2019), and Professional Scrum Master I certification from Scrum.org (obtained in March 2019).