Oege Faber

Always knowing there’s more to know. Associative thinker. Forester. Frisian & neurodivergent by birth. Genes of a farmers daughter & a butchers son. Global citizen. Love Ilse since 1988. Proud father of three. Volt. eYou

Netherlands

About

Retired and still available for positions requiring analysis, coaching and optimization; keep learning! I am an optimizer & depolarizer and I do that in my own way: Oeges style. My professional journey began on September 1, 1988, at the Forestry Technology department in Wageningen, my first real employer, with an operational analysis —econometrics, according to the rest of the country!— research. Although a cabinet decision ended my academic career after only four months at the end of 1988, this didn't stop me; I moved on and started learning other things. From early 1989, I worked for a variety of organizations in the Benelux, England, and Indonesia, including Faram, Parenco, Rabobank (June 1, 1990, is formally the first day of my three Rabo employment contracts and also 🙂 the anniversary of my marriage), the Royal Dutch Sailing and Rowing Association, Sogeti, Freeler, KPN, Haskoning / World Water Fund, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Informatie Beheer Groep, Connexxion, Elvia, Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Littlewoods / Shop Direct, the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, SNS Bank, and finally, Synfoxs Management Support. The diversity was my own choice. Almost always the work felt like a hobby! From July 2013 I used my expertise as a consultant through Synfoxs and—even more than before!—as an (unpaid) volunteer, working for organizations such as AFC Quick 1890, Bewoners033, G1000, Inloophuis De Ontmoeting, Lyceum De Amersfoortse Berg, and the high IQ society Mensa the Netherlands. For the latter, I worked an average of 15 hours per week. Managing, organizing, arranging, connecting people, collaborating, innovating, occasionally taking the piss, relaxing, staying safe and sailing, I love it all. In a board/management/team, I'm normally the unifying force and not the focal point. Playing second fiddle is my preference; switching roles for a while comes naturally, if the situation calls for it. Retired, regularly experiencing post-covid symptoms, but open to assignments. I'm suitable for roles that require analysis, (coaching) leadership, and collaboration. I'm particularly interested in organizations that are open to talking with someone who is neurodivergent, like Volt! Born and raised in Friesland, I graduated from the University of Agriculture with a focus on Operational Analysis. My hobbies include management, sawing trees, hunting, organizing, optimization, lazing around and sailing. Are you looking for an adventurous, conservative out-of-the-box progressive and unconventional yoke? Let me know!!!

Experience

  • Tester at UMC Utrecht
    Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    Deelnemen aan onderzoek waarvan wordt gedacht dat het de kwaliteit van leven van post-COVID-patiënten kan verbeteren.

  • Penningmeester at Volt Nederland
    Dec 2025 - Mar 2026 · 4 mos

    Ad interim bestuurslid Volt afdeling Utrecht.

  • Mensa Nederland (Part-time · 3 yrs 4 mos)
    • Bestuurslid Vrijwilligerbeleid
      Jan 2021 - Apr 2024 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    • Voorzitter a.i.
      Aug 2023 - Mar 2024 · 8 mos

    • Secretaris a.i.
      Mar 2023 - Jan 2024 · 11 mos

  • Senior management consultant at SYNFOXS Business Support
    Jul 2017 - Apr 2022 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    Gesprekspartner op strategisch, tactisch en operationeel niveau voor management en directie.

  • Penningmeester at Mensa Nederland
    Jun 2014 - Sep 2018 · 4 yrs 4 mos