Marina Milo

Available to hire

Experience Level

Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Advanced
Dutch
Advanced
Greek, Modern
Fluent
Italian
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate
Albanian
Fluent

Work Experience

Creative Technologist | STEAM Educator & Illustrator
January 1, 2024 - Present
Junior Lecturer | UX Designer at Middlesex University London
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2025
Teaching and UX design experience supporting educational and user-centered design activities.
Project Manager | Programmer
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Lecturer / Coordinator / Examiner at Vrije Universiteit (VU) of Amsterdam
April 1, 2019 - Present
Lecturer/coordinator/examiner for bachelor and master Computer Science programs. Teaches and coordinates projects and courses including ISO (bachelor), Software Architecture (master), and Service Oriented Design (master). Supervises bachelor and master theses in Computer Science / Information Science. Coordinates the Minor in Teaching Program in Informatics. Plans lessons and meetings aligned with university mission and ensures clear delivery. Prepares assessments and assignments and delivers them on time, while preparing professional development strategies.
Lecturer / Coordinator / Examiner (Computer Science) at Vrije Universiteit (VU) of Amsterdam
April 1, 2019 - Present
Junior teaching in bachelor and master Computer Science courses including Software Architecture and Service Oriented Design. Provides thesis supervision for bachelor and master students in Computer Science/Information Science. Coordinates the Minor in Teaching Program in Informatics and supports exam/assessment preparation. Plans lessons and meetings, ensures knowledge is clear and delivered effectively, and prepares assessments and assignments on time. Also prepares professional development strategy aligned with university mission, vision, and values.
Project Manager at Royal Philips Electronics N.V.
June 1, 2017 - March 31, 2019
Delivered training and mentoring for project team members. Proposed best working methods, coordinated teams, and prepared gap analyses. Aligned among different parties/teams and initiated/organized meetings to facilitate delivery. Created, organized, and promoted social events to support a comfortable multicultural working environment.
Front-End Developer at Royal Philips Electronics N.V.
March 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017
Designed and programmed product features. Proposed best practices for working within the team and contributed creative ideas for product development. Organized and promoted department social events to support team cohesion.
DevOps Engineer at ING Amsterdam
October 1, 2015 - February 29, 2016
Participated in the TOP IT Engineer program, exploring automation tools and applying them to teams. Introduced and aligned with teams on automation tooling and supported adoption by applying automation practices and workflows.
DevOps Engineer (Top IT Engineer Program) at ING Amsterdam
October 1, 2015 - February 28, 2015
Participated in a Top IT Engineer program focusing on DevOps and automation tools. Introduced and aligned with teams to explore automation tooling and applied automation tools to support team workflows.
Product Owner Intern (Extreme Blue Internship) at IBM Amsterdam
June 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015
Communicated and aligned with external clients and internal teams to help deliver outcomes. Assisted in communication with stakeholders/clients and supported expectation management. Created a final video for client presentation.
Product Owner (Extreme Blue Internship) at IBM Amsterdam
June 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015
Communicated and aligned external clients and internal teams to support delivery. Assisted with stakeholder/client communications and managed expectations. Created a final video for client presentation as part of the internship project.
Intern (Thesis Project) at Centrum Wiskunde Informatica (CWI)
September 1, 2013 - February 28, 2014
Identified and analyzed computational results for a thesis project. Proposed and improved a dynamic programming algorithm and implemented related programming work.
Thesis Project (Internship) at Centrum Wiskunde Informatica (CWI)
September 1, 2013 - February 28, 2014
Identified and analyzed computational results. Proposed and improved a Dynamic Programming algorithm and implemented/prototyped the programming work for the thesis internship.

Education

Master of Arts in Design at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
Master of Science in Bioinformatics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2015
Bachelors in Informatics at University of Piraeus
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2010
Master of Science in Bioinformatics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
September 1, 2011 - August 1, 2015
Bachelor degree in Informatics at University of Piraeus
September 1, 2005 - July 1, 2010
Master of Science in Bioinformatics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
September 1, 2011 - August 31, 2015
Bachelor degree in Informatics at University of Piraeus
September 1, 2005 - July 31, 2010

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Education, Computers & Electronics, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Manufacturing