Thijs Povel
Dutch, 21, studying physics at Imperial College London
| Headline: | Club Leader |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Website: | http://www.imperialentrepreneurs.net |
| Industries: | Computing, Financial, Internet, Sports |
| Skills: | C/C++, English, French, German, HTML / CSS, Languages, Languages and Platforms, PHP, Web Development |
| Next step: | After graduation in 2010, I'll start gaining some more experience by interning in a Swiss private bank. After that I will be assisting a venture capitalist in the Benelux with his current projects. |
| Location: | London |
| Groups: | Imperial Entrepreneurs |
| Interested in: | Employment opportunities, Finding mentors, Growing my group, Helping friends, Internships, Investing in projects, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Starting a company, Supporting my investments |
| Schools: | Imperial College London |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Speak Up, Enschede, The Netherlands |
| Position: | Agent for telephony company |
| Time period: | January 2009 - Present |
| Description: | - Setting up the Agency
- Attracting customers - Support |
| Employer: | Imperial College Libertarian Society, London, United Kingdom |
| Position: | Webmaster and Co-founder |
| Time period: | January 2008 - Present |
| Description: | - Securing Funding
- Organizing Events - Website creation and management |
| Employer: | ISS IBM, Brussels, Belgium |
| Position: | IT Specialist |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2006 |
| Description: | - Created automated training and test lab, Reinstalling and updating itself after each session
- ICT support |
| Employer: | @Cardeo, Breda, The Netherlands |
| Position: | Assistant venture Capitalist |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2009 |
| Description: | - Research and analysis
- Assisted in Reaching Mergers and acquisitions in telecom sector of a VOIP company, In the Energy sector of Hydropower stations in Austria |
| Employer: | Deltacard, Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
| Position: | Technical Solution Expert |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2008 |
| Description: | - Hardware and Software maintenance
- Automation project manager - Programmer |
EDUCATION
| University: | Imperial College London |
| Time period: | 2006 - 2010 |
| Degree: | Msci Physics |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Highly interested in Finance, becoming sixth in a national investment competition in 2006. Taken up the post of treasurer for the Imperial Entrepreneur society, 2009-2010.
Enthusiastic Golf player, Playing from Hcp. 10 and coming out for the first team of Princenbosch Golf Club. |
