Kauther Yahya

My name is Kauther Yahya and I’m currently in the last year of the Bachelor Econometrics and Operations Research at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam. Besides my studies I have been actively involved in the faculty association for Econometrics students (FAECTOR) by doing a committee and after that a board year. In September I started an internship at Microsoft – the Netherlands in Data Science which will continue for two more months. After this I hope to finish my Bachelor and start my Master next academic year!

Luc Oudenes

Currently I am an master student of the Econometrics and Operations Research programme at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. I am following two master programmes at the moment, the Operations Research and Quantitative Logistics master and the Business Analytics and Quantitative Marketing master. During my bachelor I was a proud member of FAECTOR, the Faculty Association for Econometrics and Operations Research. After my bachelor I was President of the 50th board of FAECTOR. Besides my master I am also a member of the University Council at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam.

Simon Mæng Bonde, MSc

Simon Mæng Bonde (1987), MSc, is PhD at the Department of Finance of the Copenhagen Business School (CBS). Simon received his MSc in Quantitative Economics (cum laude) and his BSc in Economics & Management at the Aarhus University, Denmark. His research mainly focuses on the econometric modeling of consumption and investment choices of consumers. During his study at Aarhus University Simon was research assistant and lecturer assistant at various quantitative subjects. Besides his work at Mindful GMAT / GMAT Holland and his PhD Simon is an active sportsman who loves to golf, swim, cycle and take part in triathlons.

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Martijn Geers

Martijn Geers (1987), BSc, obtained his BSc in Aerospace Engineering at the Delft University of Technology. Martijn is currently studying the MSc in Aerospace Engineering at the same university, where he specializes in Navigation & amp; Control. Martijn followed a minor in Electrical Engineering and Architecture. During his studies, Martijn did a project on the technical and economic feasibility of a durable aircraft design: his team designed a two-seat aircraft, built for 85% of durable material. Martijn is an active traveler and speaks a little bit Japanese.

Kimberlee Mesu

Kimberlee (1995), MSc, is a Master student Econometrics & Management Science at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. In the past she has organized and directed kitesurfing lessons and events. Kimberlee supports in the continuous process of improvement in our courses in order to offer the best to our students. Besides that she is currently working as the interim manager of Mindful GMAT as well.

Jim Bemelen, MSc

Jim Bemelen (1992), MSc, graduated for his MSc Econometrics at the Maastricht University. At the same university he graduated for his BSc Econometrics and did an exchange semester at RPI, New York. Jim is currently working at Kleynen consultants in Heerlen. He is also tutoring and giving exam training to high school students and college students. Jim was an active member of the student SCOPE | Vectum Maastricht, where he was on the board as president in the year 2013-2014. He was a finalist of the Traders Trophy Netherlands in 2011, a real-time trading competition for students (top 10 of the 500 participants). Jim started a landscaping company with a friend.

Edo van Bunningen, BSc

Edo van Bunningen (1988), BSc, received his BEc in Business Economics from the Fontys Hogeschool and later his BSc in Econometrics from Maastricht University. Edo is currently enrolled in the MSc in Econometrics at the same university and did an exchange semester at the University of Missouri.
Edo was working as an (assistant) controller at several departments of DH Industries Group and was also reseacher at Kleynen Consultants & Derivatives. Currently Edo is Investor Advisor at van Bunningen Corprate B.V. and represents several econometrics at the students counsil of the Maastricht University.

Judith Bouman

Judith Bouman (1993), is a masters student in Mathemetics at the Vrije Universiteit van Amsterdam after completing a bachelor in Medical Physics. Within this master she is currently studying Biomedical Mathemetics, in which math from analysis and statistics is applied in medical issues. Judith has gained teaching experience in several ways ; tutoring high school students, exam preparation and by functioning as a teaching assistant at the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam. In her spare time, she likes to swim at the student swimming faculty ‘SPONS’ in Amsterdam.

Ellen van Dijk

Ellen van Dijk (1993), BSc, is a 3th year student Econometrics and Operational Research at the Free University of Amsterdam in the direction of operational research. Besides her studies, Ellen also provides tutoring in mathematics and chemistry at StudentsPlus. She is a fan of various sports and is interested in travel.

Chloe Kersten

Chloe Kersten (1991) is a Econometrics student at the University of Amsterdam. Chloe is in the student activities committee of the University of Amsterdam, where she grants of rejects scholarship applications for study associations. Chloe was an active member of the student ASC / AVSV, the largest student organization in the country, where she had a full-time administrative position as Assessor 2 in 2013-2014. She was responsible for the external communications and personal, cultural and educational development of the members. She has also founded the A.S.C. Academy. A scholarship fund which pays out individual scholarships twice a year to students who want to do a prestigious study or research at home or abroad.

Vildana Gacic, MA

Vildana Gacic (1983), MA, worked as our Danish Project Organizer for our GMAT courses in Copenhagen. Vildana currently works for Shell, where she assists in the Shell learning program. She is also an enthusiastic and energetic spinning and sports instructor. She received her MA in Cultural Economics & Entrepreneurship from the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and her BSc in Business Administration from the Copenhagen Business School (CBS). She also studied Business Management at the California Polytechnic State University. Prior to joining our team, Vildana was HR Analyst and Project Coordinator at Accenture, Executive Assistant at Avery Dennison, and Project Assistant at Studio Management Events. During her time at Accenture, Vildana was the Accenture ambassador for Nordic employees in Prague.

Drs. Nicoline Hermans

Nicoline Hermans, MSc, is Assessment Psychologist and works with us to deal with your concentration, time pressure, and potential test anxiety. Nicoline received her MSc in Organizational Psychology (cum laude) from VU University Amsterdam. She is the driving force behind AssessmentCoaching.nl; her specializations include handling time pressure, test anxiety and maximizing performance on standardized tests. She gained experience as an assessment psychologist at consultancy firm Dijk & Van Emmerik. From 2008-2010, Nicoline wrote her monthly column on assessments for Intermediair magazine. She is a freelance speaker at the University of Amsterdam (MSc Psychology course Advisory Skills) and is a regular contributor to OefenAssessment.nl. Nicoline is a registered Cognitive Behavioral Therapist.

Frank Voskuil

Frank Voskuil (1985) is International Sales Manager at GMAT Holland. Frank is responsible for sales of our GMAT courses abroad. At the age of 17, Frank enrolled in the marines and served for six years. After this time, he started studying commercial sportseconomics at the Johan Cruijff University. Following his internship at Studentenwerk, he started an employment agency for sports activities. During the start-up phase of this company, Frank was a teacher at the ROC Alphen aan den Rijn, where he taught students Sports and Movements Education. Through this channel, he came into contact with Beware Brede School. Within Beware Brede School the demand for sports related activities kept growing and the two companies decided upon a merger.

Joyce Plas

Joyce Plas (1978) started working in primary education after her study (B ed). After some years, she became principal on different primary schools. She is working for the DIT IS WIJS Groep as Head of Business Operations since 2011. Since 2014, she has also become owner of Mindful GMAT. Apart from management, Joyce also oversees expansion of the organisation abroad. Joyce likes to play hockey, is into various watersports and likes to travel to remote countries.