Jim Bijwaard

Jim Bijwaard has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Jim is currently the Chief Operating Officer at HousingAnywhere. Prior to this, they held positions at OLX Group, where they served as a Product Director and Director of Strategy and Operations - Europe. Jim also worked as a Global Strategy Advisor and CFO for OLX Ventures, the venture investment arm of the OLX Group. Before joining OLX Group, Jim was the Director of Strategy & Intelligence at dubizzle.com. Jim also worked as a Senior Consultant at BLOOM and founded their own company, Net-Les, which offered online tutoring for high school students. Jim also worked as a Service Designer at SundayAfternoon and a Graduate Intern at Philips. Jim started their career as a Consultant at De Kleine Consultant and held the role of Treasurer at Delftsch Studenten Corps. Jim has a diverse skill set and experience in various industries.

Jim Bijwaard completed their education history as follows:

- From 2009 to 2012, they studied at Delft University of Technology and earned a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Management of Technology.

- In 2011, they participated in an exchange program at Harbin Institute of Technology, where they focused on Business Administration and Management.

- Jim pursued their Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Life Science & Technology from 2004 to 2010 at Delft University of Technology.

- Prior to their university studies, Jim completed their VWO (pre-university education) from 1999 to 2004 at R.S.G. Wiringherlant.

Additionally, Jim Bijwaard obtained several certifications, including:

- In December 2019, they completed the "TensorFlow in Practice Specialization" from Coursera.

- In June 2017, they obtained the "Advanced SQL for Data Scientists" certification from LinkedIn.

- In July 2015, they received the "edX Honor Code Certificate for Introduction to Big Data with Apache Spark" from edX.

- In February 2015, they completed the "Practical Machine Learning" course, verified by Coursera.

- In May 2014, they obtained the "MITx - The Analytics Edge (15.071x)" certification from edX.

- In November 2013, they received the "Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania - An Introduction to Operations Management" certificate from Coursera.

- Finally, in February 2022, they completed the "dbt Fundamentals" course provided by dbt Labs.