About Jan Vaessen
Dr. G.E.J. (Jan) Vaessen is an IAF Certified® Professional Facilitator. Since 2010, he has had his own company: Jan Vaessen Facilitation. Jan Vaessen offers you the benefits of his sound university education, extensive international experience and an approach with a strong focus on achieving results. That means you are assured of quality.
Titles, certifications and licences
- Ir. Chemical Technology – Eindhoven Technical University (1991)
- Dr. Colloid Chemistry – Eindhoven Technical University (1996)
- IAF Certified® Professional Facilitator – International Association of
Facilitators (2008) - Licence for the My Motivation Insights Colour Test (2006)
- Licence for the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator – OPP (2010)
- Licence for the Richard Lewis CultureActive Method (2010)
- Licence for LEGO® Serious Play (2014)
- Agile Foundation (2016)
- Certified Agile Transformation Coach (C-ATC I) (2020)
- Lean Black Belt (2021)
- Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist (2021)
Facilitation courses
- Strategy Development – Nyenrode University
- Project Management Facilitation – Erika Jones & Associates
- Creative Problem Solving – Synectics
- Decision Making – University of Manchester
Employment history
- Scientific researcher Food Technology – Unilever R&D (1996 – 2000)
- Project officer and project leader in a range of innovation projects – Unilever (1996 – 2000)
- Facilitator of innovation projects in 30 countries – Unilever (2000-2010)
- Self-employed professional facilitator – Jan Vaessen Facilitation (2010 – present)
Results
- Facilitation of more than 400 meetings in 30 different countries throughout the world
- Development of various instruments for project management and personal development, including:
– Unilever innovation risk management tools
– Project leader competency assessment
– On-the-job project management learning tools
– Project evaluation team game
Personal qualities
- Pragmatic
- Purposive
- Analytical
- Down to earth
- Accessible
- Intelligent
- Result-minded
- Concrete