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Tijn Kuyper

"It is my ambition to have a connecting role in initiatives that further shape the future of cities, businesses and society in relation to the digitalisation and sustainability challenges they face, and to help those parties solve societal issues together."

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About

I am entrepreneurial, strategically and future-oriented with an international focus. Strong in critically analysing challenges and advising on potential innovation strategies to solve those challenges.

Expertise & Interests

Digital Innovation
Smart Cities
Innovation
Strategy
Sustainability

Work Experience

Accountmanager Digital Innovation / Smart Cities
City of The Hague, the Netherlands

Feb 2020 - Present

  • Building strategic partnerships and relationship management with knowledge and research institutes, market parties and governmental organisations (national & international).
  • Projectmanagement of multiple research projects (use cases) in Living Lab Scheveningen.
  • Developing the innovation process used to test innovations in the city.
  • Organising events: Smart@Sea & The Hague's participation in the Smart City Expo World Congress. (Award won in november 2021 for Living Lab Scheveningen).
  • Giving tours through Living Lab Scheveningen & guest lectures for numerous knowledge institutions.
Owner / Consultant
Next Generation City Consultancy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Sep 2018 - Present

  • Providing consultancy and project management services for initiatives that further shape the future of cities and society in the relation to the technological challenges they face.
  • Operating on the crossroads between urban innovation, society, technology, economy and the environment.
  • Projectmanagement and consultancy services for the City of Amsterdam, Transvision B.V. & Qbuzz.
  • Development of Smart City Kickstart e-learning
Support & development team member (voluntary)
e107

Feb 2011 - Feb 2025

  • Providing support to the users of the platform by answering questions and problem solving.
  • Communicating between end-users and developers through Github, blogs, forums, and social media.
  • Contributing to the technological development of e107.
Advisor
Qbuzz, The Netherlands

Jul 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Analysing the current state of the tender implementation (DMG area: Drechtsteden - Molenlanden – Gorinchem).
  • Advising on the roadmap of the tender implementation in alignment with the strategic vision of Qbuzz.
Advisor
City of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Oct 2018 - Dec 2018

Continuation of previous activities from my role at RMC B.V. on accessibility information in public transport:

  • Advising on the functional requirements of the target group of the prototype.
  • Preparing and organising a user test.
  • Advising on the documentation results and process of the Proof-of-Concept.
Product Owner
Transvision, The Netherlands

Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Creating the product vision and strategy of multiple IT applications needed for the implementation of a new contract with NS (Dutch Railways).
  • Managing the product roadmap and backlog.
  • Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.
Projectleader Business Development
RMC B.V., The Netherlands

Apr 2017 - Sep 2018

  • Analysing the IT-landscape and providing strategic recommendations to position RMC as a Mobility-as-a-Service provider.
  • Coordinating multiple IT-related projects to enable the transition to a fleet of electric vehicles and to develop the charging infrastructure.
  • Collaborating with multiple software suppliers to optimise the software installations.
  • Coordinating a project in collaboration with the city of Amsterdam on accessibility information in public transport.
Intern
Opentrends, Barcelona, Spain

Jul 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Analysing the business opportunities of expanding the existing Internet of Things platform Sentilo to new markets. More info: http://www.thingtia.cloud.
  • Developing the website and presentations for the management team.
Founder
OSProvider, The Netherlands

Aug 2008 - Jun 2013

  • Offering of webhosting services, advising on and supporting the development of websites and the application of modern website technologies.

Education

Msc. IT & Strategic Management
Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona School of Management, Spain

2015 - 2016

Focus on aligning Business and IT strategy through trend analysis, case studies, a curricular internship and numerous contact opportunities with the business world such as company and congress visits.

Master thesis on the differences between Barcelona and Amsterdam in their approach to Smart Cities and its effect on the ability to upscale smart city pilot projects.
Msc. Business Administration (International Management)
Radboud University, The Netherlands

2014 - 2015

Specialisation in International Management and Strategy. Extensive attention paid to quantitative and quality research methods.

Master thesis on the effect of R&D collaboration with suppliers on product innovation in the manufacturing industry.
Bsc. Business Administration
Radboud University, The Netherlands

2010 - 2014

Bilingual pre-university - International Baccalaureate
Isendoorn College, The Netherlands

2004 - 2010

Previously known as Language A2 HL. Corresponds to CEFR C2 level

Certifications

Languages

Dutch

Native speaker

English

Bilingual (C2)

Spanish

Intermediate (B1)

Courses & Trainings

Leadership program "The Innovators Learning Journey"

February 2023

Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)

December 2017

TOEFL iBT - 114/120

Contact

Location

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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