About me
Hi, I’m Simon.
I’m Simon, a freelance UX specialist based in the Netherlands.
I help teams make sense of complex digital products. My work combines research, strategy and design to turn unclear problems, complicated processes and fragmented experiences into solutions that feel simple and intuitive.
For almost 10 years, I’ve worked on digital products in large organisations, telecom and enterprise environments. I’m comfortable stepping into complex domains, asking the right questions and quickly creating structure where things are still unclear.
Explore projectsExperience
- 2025 — Now
UX Designer · ABN AMRO Bank
- 2020 — 2025
UX Designer · VodafoneZiggo
- 2017 — Now
Independent UX Designer
- 2019 — 2020
UX/UI Designer · Netvlies
Brabant Water · Optisport · VBG
- 2018 — 2019
UX/UI Designer · Sogeti
Gemeente Haarlemmermeer · NS · Menzis · InnoSportLab
- 2017 — 2018
UX/UI Design Intern · Facilicom
- 2015 — 2016
Digital Designer · Lead Innovation
- 2016 — 2017
Design Tools Tutor · Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
How I work
Investigate
Understand the people, context and underlying problem.
Clarify
Create structure, direction and shared understanding.
Design
Turn insights into clear and intuitive digital experiences.
Outside work
- Family
- CrossFit
- Running
- Cycling
- Cooking
- Coffee
Outside of work, life is a little less structured.
I live with my wife and two daughters, and I try to keep a healthy balance between work, family and everything in between.
I enjoy being outside, discovering new places and spending time in the kitchen. Coffee is taken fairly seriously, and good food usually doesn’t last very long around me.
When I’m not behind a screen, you’ll often find me doing CrossFit, running or cycling.
What keeps me curious
I like figuring out how things work, whether it’s a digital product, a new tool or something completely unrelated.
I’m naturally curious, which probably explains why I enjoy both UX and trying new things. Whether it’s a new tool, a different way of working or a completely unrelated hobby, I like figuring out how things work.
Getting to the core
What I enjoy most is getting to the core of a problem. Understanding how people work, why something is difficult and what really needs to change before jumping into solutions.
I work independently, but never in isolation. The best solutions come from working closely with users, product teams, developers and stakeholders.
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