Marcel van der Donk    Premium Member

Dear chocolate lovers!
 
VANDERDONK Fine Chocolates is a specialist in pure, organic, handmade chocolates and truffles with unique and exquisite flavours and combinations. We want to guide you through the exciting world of chocolate.
 
Join our group and learn how to make chocolates, what to take care of and share your own experiences with us and other chocolate lovers.
 
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We will help you with all your questions about chocolate. Try our new chocolate recipes with exquisite and surprising flavours or send your own delicious chocolate recipe.
VANDERDONK Fine Chocolates will teach you how to make your own delicious chocolate creations.
 
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Looking forward to welcoming you.
 
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Au reservoir,
Marcel.
 
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Summary
I began my career in Hamburg (Germany) as a Graphic Designer. After some years I concentrated myself more on the production and co-ordination of print-work. Since then I have worked for a number of design studios, advertising agencies and retailers. Now, 18 years later, I am an experienced and professional Project Manager with a good sense and feeling for both design and production as well as directing a team.
 
Based upon my international experiences and managing creative teams, my key strengths are the realisation and co-ordination of printed materials in packaging, design, advertising and retail. My speciality is to conduct the most different sorts of productions between customer, design and product. Taking the budget and the technical possibilities into account, I co-ordinate the job with the producers and will ensure that the end-product will be conform to the required quality. I advise my customers in how far the shape and development of ideas are feasible and what the most creative solutions will be.
 
If you don't want to be out of touch with the complex jungle of technical information, materials and the possibilities of finishing, you either need to have your own experience or you need an advisor with the right view on things.
 
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Professional experiences
-Project Management in Packaging, Design, Advertising, POS and Retail;
-Coordinator during the design-, pre-press- and production-processes;
-Communicator between customer, the design-team and production/suppliers;
-Briefing and co-ordination of all external suppliers;
-Budget calculation and the required lead time;
-Negotiation with external suppliers and purchase;
-Consultancy in printing techniques and materials;
-Organisation and presentation Pre-Production Meetings (PPM);
-Supervising the quality of the graphic design, art work, lithography, image editing;
-Supervising timings, deadlines and master planning;
-Supervising print-approvals (offset, gravure printing, flexo, screen printing) including quality check;
-Analysing and solving complaints.
 
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EMPLOYED
G-Star International B.V. (Amsterdam, NL)
www.g-star.com
 
From 03/2006 – 10/2009
Manager Graphic Department
Responsible for 10 Graphic Designers, 9 Desktop Publishers, 5 Traffic Coordinators and
2 Production Coordinators.
 
-Re-organisation of the Graphic Department;
-Daily supervision of co-workers on the traffic-, production-, design- and DTP-department;
-Coordination of internal/external co-operators / departments / clients / suppliers;
-Project Management and administration;
-Studio- and master planning;
-Optimising routings and briefing structures;
-Budget- and deadline control;
-Negotiation with external suppliers and purchase;
-Supervising print-approvals (offset, gravure printing, flexo, screen printing) including quality check;
-Supervising the quality of the graphic design through the final product;
-Flightcheck and exit control;
-Supervising and controlling the Apple hard- and software;
-Troubleshooting;
-Analysing and solving complaints.
 
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FREELANCE
 
07/2005 – 02/2006
Bose B.V. – European Marketing Department (Edam, NL)
Traffic- and Production Manager
Responsible for Advertising, POS materials, displays, mailings, books and brochures.
 
06/2004 – 06/2005
justblue.design GmbH (Hamburg, GER)
Project- and Production Manager
Relaunches: “denkmit” (Household agents) and “Balea” (Cosmetics)
 
03/2004 – 05/2004
Unilever Deutschland GmbH (Hamburg, GER)
Production Manager
Relaunch “Axe” (Cosmetics)
 
12/2003 – 02/2004
justblue.design GmbH (Hamburg, GER)
Traffic- and Production Manager
Relaunch: “Schwarzkopf Professional” (Hair Cosmetics)
 

-Project- and Production Management;
-Studio planning;
-Support creatives in all supplier-related issues;
-Communicator between the design-team and production/supplier;
-Organisation and presentation Pre-Production Meetings (PPM);
-Supervising the quality of the graphic design, art work, lithography, image editing;
-Supervising print-approvals (offset, gravure printing, flexo, screen printing)including quality check.
-Analysing and solving production problems with the printers;
 
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EMPLOYED
The Brand Union GmbH (Hamburg, GER)
www.thebrandunion.com
 
2001 – 2003
Production Manager
Responsible for different clients in the Packaging and Design Industry in Germany, the Netherlands
and the UK.
 
-Production- and Traffic Management in Packaging and Design;
-Coordinator during the design-, pre-press- and production-process;
-Communicator between customer, the design-team and production/suppliers;
-Briefing and co-ordination of all external suppliers;
-Budget calculation and the required lead time;
-Negotiation with external suppliers and purchase;
-Consultancy in printing techniques and materials;
-Organisation and presentation Pre-Production Meetings (PPM);
-Supervising the quality of the graphic design, art work, lithography, image editing;
-Supervising timings, deadlines and master planning;
-Supervising print-approvals (offset, gravure printing, flexo, screen printing) including quality check;
-Analysing and solving complaints.
 
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EMPLOYED
Söhlke Produktion GmbH (Hamburg, GER)
 
1999 – 2001
Traffic- and Production Manager
Responsible for Advertising, POS materials, displays, mailings, books, brochures and
house styles for different clients in Germany.
 
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EMPLOYED
Kolle Rebbe Werbeagentur GmbH (Hamburg, GER)
www.kolle-rebbe.de
 
1997 – 1999
Traffic- and Production Manager
Responsible for Advertising, POS materials, displays, brochures and house styles.
 
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EMPLOYED
Scholz & Friends Group GmbH (Hamburg, GER)
www.s-f.com
 
1996 – 1997
Art-Director and Production Coordinator
Responsible for CI-Manuals and Brochures.
 
1994 – 1996
Junior Art-Director and Junior Production Coordinator
Responsible for Advertising, brochures and POS materials.
 
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EMPLOYED
Peter Schmidt Group GmbH (Hamburg, GER)
www.peter-schmidt-group.de
 
1992 – 1994
Graphic Designer and Junior Production Coordinator
Responsible for Packaging, Branding and book design.
 
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Languages
German: Native speaking;
English: In writing and speaking;
Dutch: In writing and speaking.
 
Education
Sophie-Barat-Gymnasium (Hamburg, GER)
1988 – 1991
Graduated with German Abitur (A-levels)
 
Intership and workshops
Peter Schmidt Group GmbH (Hamburg, GER)
1991 – 1992
Graphic Design / Including workshops at the Art Centre Europe in Geneva.
 
Computer knowledge
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Freehand, QuarkXPress, Excel, PowerPoint, Word,
Acrobat, Filemaker.
 
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CUSTOMERS / PROJECTS
 
PACKAGING AND DESIGN:
G-Star International B.V. (All Marketing activities worldwide)
dm-drogerie markt (Product Relaunch: Denk mit and Balea)
Henkel (Product Relaunch: Pril, Schwarzkopf Vision)
Fit (Product Relaunch: Sanso and rei)
Wella (Product Relaunch: Crisan)
Queisser Pharma (Product Relaunch: Doppelherz)
Masterfoods (Product Relaunch: Snickers, Bounty, Calapuno, Twix)
Masterfoods (Product Relaunch: Uncle Ben´s Express)
Campina (Product Relaunch: Optiwell)
Müller (Product Relaunch: Drinks)
Unilever (Product Relaunch: Becel Crema, Becel pro-activ, Axe)
Teekanne (Product Relaunch: Teekanne)
Danone (Product Relaunch: Obstgarten)
Kraft Foods (Product Relaunch: Philadelphia)
Papier Union (Paper Sample Collection)
d+s online (Business Report)
Davidoff / Reemtsma (CI-Manual)
 
ADVERTISING AND POS:
G-Star International B.V. (Adv, Brochures, Books and Displays)
Bose European Marketing (Adv, Brochures and Displays)
Xerox (Adv, Brochures and Displays)
Vroom & Dreesman (Adv, Brochures and Displays)
Architektur Büro Hamburg (Brochures and Books)
Architektur Sommer HH (Brochures and Books)
Küppersbusch (Adv, Brochures and Books)
Hapag Lloyd (Brochures and Displays)
Stuyvesant / Reemtsma (Adv international)
Davidoff / Reemtsma (Adv international)