Michel is one of the most structured, self-organizing, and methodical designers I've had the pleasure to work with. He brings enthusiasm, an immense drive for self-improvement, and dares to ask tough questions. Being this early in his career, he already possesses a great amount of reflection and knows how to connect the dots.

Michel covers the whole range of hard skills that are needed for a product designer; from conducting interviews to visual design and prototyping. Michel is a solid addition to almost any team and I can't wait to see him develop in the upcoming years.

Stijn Eversdijk

Senior Product Designer @WeTransfer

Michel is a thoughtful designer and inquisitive, self-driven researcher. During his internship, he tackled the very broad challenge of answering how the mobile version of our product could better serve customers. His valuable research insights and prototypes will no doubt shape our approach to the product in the future.

His strong work ethic meant he always came prepared to every engagement with materials and questions. I can recommend Michel to anyone looking for help in analyzing a complex problem, identifying key opportunities, creating, testing and iterating on possible design solutions.

KJ Chun

Head of Product @WeTransfer

Michel doesn’t only make things pretty, he's also not afraid to challenge ideas and explore alternative directions. Besides that he's fast, precise and just a really nice guy to work with. Hire him before I do.

Rick Pastoor

Author @GRIP and co-founder @Rise

Michel is eager to learn and not afraid of new challenges. He takes on various roles within teams, helps where necessary and doesn’t see problems but opportunities. Michel isn't afraid to ask tough questions and doesn't make assumptions.

He was very detailed in creating prototypes for the ANWB. Together with his team, he created well-researched animation-prototypes that we could use to communicate within the organization convincing colleagues how motion could add real value to our user experience.

Sanne Kloot

UX Lead @ANWB

Michel is eager to learn and a talented designer. His realisation of overcoming ego and being part of the team at Awkward during his internship was one of his achievements that really showed how much he progressed.

David van Leeuwen

Co-founder @Awkward

We asked Michel to design a beautiful website for our company to tell our story online. Michel really immersed himself in our company to get to know us and design our brand based on this knowledge, using a lot of beautiful imagery and text.

Ernst Jan Mackloet

Owner and Beekeeper @Imkerij Mackloet