Where do you work now and what does your job entail?
I work at Vandebron as a portfolio manager in the energy services team. I monitor and balance the commodities portfolio of power and gas for our customers. Also, pricing and analysis of our consumers and (wind and solar) producers portfolio. Furthermore, I look into the development and automatisation of models for analysis of performance and risk materialisation. My daily activities also include working and trading on different energy markets such as day-ahead, intraday, and ex-post.
Why did you choose to work in this field?
I wanted to be part of the energy transition.
What did you learn during your studies that you now use in your work?
During my Master’s I learned a lot about the energy sector in The Netherlands and Europe. Also, I got introduced to programming which made it easier for me to learn new programming languages, such as Python.
How did you experience this programme at Radboud University? In your opinion, what made this programme special?
In this programme, I could expand my career knowledge and learn about energy, policy, economics, management and computer science. So it allowed me to go out of the theoretical world into applied fields.
What would you recommend to future students when they go to choose a study?
Think about what career will lead you towards a job that makes you wake up and look forward to starting your work day since you are doing what you are passionate about