Melissa Scharn-Meijer

The Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre is an aerospace research organization of the Netherlands and is one of its major technological institutes. My main work consisted of designing, developing and maintaining various applications that are used for scientific purposes.
Tools: Java, QGIS, Python, Unity 3D, C#, UX Design, Anaconda, Jupyter Notebooks, Pandas, Postgres

BookSpot is an online bookstore. At the time that I worked there it was part of the Novemedia Group. I worked here as part of one of the scrum teams for maintaining the webshop within the Intershop Framework.
Tools: Intershop Framework, ISML, XML, Java 7, Bitbucket, Jira, Fredhopper, JQuery, SQL

ShopWorks is a full-service e-commerce agency. I was placed here by YoungCapital for a 3 month Intershop project. Together with two other colleagues, we created a new Intershop webshop for PAVO.
Tools: Jira, Intershop, Java, Jenkins

During my studies I started a company La Lissa. As a freelancer in the field of Interaction Design and Software Development I carried out various assignments. My biggest project was creating an interactive installation for the Panorama Mesdag museum in The Hague that complemented the graduation project of an Illustrator.
Tools: Xcode, C++, PHP, Javascript, Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash

Mediamatic is a Dutch cultural institution based in Amsterdam. It is a gathering place for seminars, workshops and exhibitions about new media, art, technology and society.
During my internship period i contributed to the design and construction (both hardware and software side) of various interactive installations for exhibitions and events.
Tools: Arduino, Design Thinking, Processing, Open Frameworks

FHV/BBDO was one of the biggest advertising companies in The Netherlands. For several years I worked here in the accounts and receivable department.

American Express Company is an American multinational financial services corporation. Here I worked in the Corporate Groups and Events department as an accounting clerk.

In March of 2015 I've started the IT traineeship in which students with a bèta background are trained to become a certified Java Software Developer.

Graduated in the field of Interaction Design with a minor in Product Design. During my studies I learned how to design and build the best online and offline user experience.
Tools & Skills: Design Thinking, Scrum, Agile, Open Frameworks, C++, Arduino, Java, Processing

Studied part-time, completed various modules, no degree