Juul Raaijmakers, Managing partner

Juul Raaijmakers

Managing partner

Avian GRP LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, International Relations
Experience
14 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 4 Months

Managing partner at Avian GRP LLC
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since August 2016

• Buying and selling bullion gold bars and rough/cut diamonds
• Responsible for the company’s overall business development, operations and relationship management

Indoor sales at Verano LLC
  • Netherlands
  • January 2015 to July 2015

• Following up on email inquiries
• Recommend and help customers finding the product that precisely meets their desires
• Providing customers with technical product information
• Resolving customer complaints and disputes

Intern at Verano LLC
  • Netherlands
  • September 2014 to January 2015

•Serving internship to meet Bachelor of Law graduation requirements in company with no existing legal context
•Providing information and guidance on intellectual properties and how to protect them; writing letters to other companies including international organisations who were using the trade mark and copyrights of Verano LLC
•Assisting colleagues to resolve personal legal problems such as non-payment of rent
•Contributing to smooth running of daily office operations by performing ad hoc tasks including preparing and signing invoices, recruiting and interviewing new employees, scheduling annual leave and archiving information
•Writing thesis investigating: ‘What legal grounds are most effective in a judicial procedure against companies within the EU if they are liable for using the community trade mark and copyrights belonging to Verano LLC?’
•Capably performing multiple tasks simultaneously in busy workplace environment while remaining calm and effective under pressure and maintaining meticulous attention to detail at all times

Legal assistant at Willems lawyers and mediators
  • Netherlands
  • February 2013 to August 2014

• Working on part-time basis after university hours and during holidays
• Research, draft, edit and revise legal opinion publications
• Following up on email inquiries
• Collecting data to prepare and draft settlements for clients
• Preparing legal complaints for clients
• Assisting during client interviews and client intake meetings

Employee at Tzorg Best
  • Netherlands
  • January 2013 to August 2014

•Providing comprehensive home-care assistance after university hours and during holidays to people in need, such as elderly people living alone
•Performing routine household tasks including cooking and cleaning; providing basic health care including monitoring correct use of medication; serving as companion

Intern at Samir A. Salloum Advocates & Legal Consultants
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • September 2012 to January 2013

•Working as intern in Abu Dhabi legal firm as part of second year studies for Bachelor of Law
•Proactively assisting with daily tasks including writing contracts and letters and emails to clients as well as reading, reviewing and rewriting legal solutions and answers to client queries
•Communicating with clients on a regular basis; organising their appointments with company lawyers
•Gaining thorough knowledge and experience of law in the United Arab Emirates and enhancing understanding of how it differs from law in the EU especially The Netherlands
•Conducting research project to meet degree requirements on ‘The differences and similarities between an arbitration procedure in The Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates’

Sales/Trainer at De Bijenkorf
  • Netherlands
  • January 2009 to September 2012

• Working after university hours and during holidays on both daytime and night-time shift duty at one of the biggest fashion houses in the Netherlands.
• Utilising strong interpersonal skills in providing customers with assistance, advice and information about luxury fashion items; resolving problems and answering queries.
• Helped developing and executing on-boarding programs for training new hires with guest experience values, product knowledge, and sales strategies.
• Responsible for managing and supervising during the night-time shifts; disbursing cash for tills and counting up and balancing tills after closing the shop

Education

Master's degree, International Relations
  • at Middlesex University in Dubai
  • October 2016
Bachelor's degree, Law
  • at Juridische Hogeschool Avans-Fontys
  • July 2015
Diploma, Marketing
  • at Canadian University of Dubai
  • January 2014

Free electives as part of the Bachelor of Law. Subjects: - Islamic Culture - UAE Society - Communication Skills in Arabic 1 - English 1 - Legal environment of Business

High school or equivalent, Higher General Secondary Education
  • at Heerbeeck College
  • September 2010

Specialties & Skills

Communications
Caregiving
Legal Writing
Group Work
Legal Research
Microsoft Office
Thesis writing (research)
Flexible
Teamwork
Punctual
Communication Skills
Precise

Languages

English
Expert
Dutch
Expert
German
Intermediate
French
Beginner
Arabic
Beginner

Hobbies

  • Cooking, including helping out in mother’s Catering Service
  • Sports; Fitness; Walking; Swimming; Cycling; Going to the beach
  • Going to malls & cinema; Spending time with friends; Meeting new people; Learning about new cultures