Maarten Koster

Head of Product at NextEnergy

Utrecht Area

About

Who I am: a result oriented, honest, curious, positive, no-nonsense, loyal team-player What I am good at: - Product management: convert tech into business value - Technology development (business software / AI / ML / GPS / etc.) - Operations What thrives me: - Family, friends, sports, travel and concerts - Making the complex simple Favorite phrase: "Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is" - Johan Cruijff

Experience

  • Head of Product at NextEnergy
    Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Chief Operating Officer at Inmotio - Ultimate Sports Performance Analysis
    Dec 2020 - Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Optical football tracking solution BallJames was separated from SciSports and merged into Inmotio. After the merger I became responsible for Operations (Customer service and support, Project delivery) and Product development. Inmotio delivers solutions to provide analysts with sports performance data. We help leagues, clubs and sports institutions to capture and structure that data, using various solutions. During the time I worked at Inmotio, we offered both wearable (LPM and GPS) as well as optical (camera based) tracking technologies and accompanying software.

  • Operational manager and Product owner at SciSports
    Mar 2018 - Nov 2020 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Responsible for the product management and delivery of the optical football tracking product, called BallJames.

  • Product Manager at Wunderbricks
    Oct 2019 - Apr 2020 · 7 mos

    To support in the start-up phase of Wunderbricks (with investors SciSports/BallJames/Inmotio), I was involved in its product management. In this role I was responsible for the delivery of the first customer app and initial version of the new Wunderbricks platform based on Salesforce.

  • Deloitte Nederland (Amsterdam en omgeving, Nederland)
    • Manager Operational Excellence
      Oct 2016 - Feb 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Managing consultant within Operational Excellence. Focus on improving front- and back-office operations and processes by applying new technologies like Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Cognitive Automation and Advanced Analytics. Executed various improvement and integration projects within utility and insurance companies in the Netherlands and abroad.

    • Senior Consultant Operational Excellence
      Jun 2014 - Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Senior consultant within Operational Excellence service line of Deloitte. Executing large process improvement projects in front- and backoffices, applying new technologies like Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Process Mining for utility and insurance companies.