A. Miranda van de Beek

Born in Haarlem (NL), bred in Amstelveen (NL)
now living in Antibes (FR)

Education (Netherlands)
- Bachelors degree architecture, Technical University Delft
- General entrepreneurs diploma, specilized in textiles and fabrics
- Basic diploma bookkeeping (PD)
- Advanced diploma accounting and financial administration (MBA)
- State exam financial administration (SPD-1)
- Alliance Francaise, Business French (CFP2)

Languages
- Dutch (native speaker)
- English (fluent)
- French (experienced)
- German (experienced)

Professional experience (Netherlands)
- Documentalist with an architects company (during studies)
- Secretary with an independant architect (during studies)
- Manager in a student discount shop (during studies)
- Owner and manager of a knitting studio and shop
- Accountant/financial administrator
  with an internationaal detective agency, a domestic agency for damage experts, a
  local chain of outdoor sports shops and an international Japanese company of ship
  repair consultants 
Professional experience (France)
- Owner and manager of an internet shop
- Accounting assistant with a yacht management company

Hobby's
- Origami, folding and designing
  (official teacher for the Japanese society NOA and the Dutch society OSN, editor in
  chief for the OSN jouth magazine, chosen folder for the yearly OSN convention and
  treasurer of the OSN board for many years)
- Knitting and designing knitting patterns
  (patterned pullovers, baby clothing, cuddly toys etc.)
- Collecting bears
  (all sorts and sizes as long as they resemble a real live bear)