The facts
Name: Jiri Brummer. Age: 30 years. Born in: Den Bosch, but currently living in Amsterdam. Zodiac Sign: Leo (you can send a birthday card on July 29, plus a bottle of good wine please). Education: Psychobiology at UvA and Master in Business Analytics. Position: Customer Integrations Manager as of April 2024. Favorite Series: The Sinner. Pets: None, but has a desire for a cat.
About Jiri
Hello and Welcome, Jiri!
Jiri is our newest addition to the team. Since April 2024, he has been working full-time at Harmonizer as a Customer Integrations Manager. Quite a mouthful, but... what does he actually do, and who is Jiri?
Well, Jiri is basically a 'consultant'. He ensures that Harmonizer is well received by the customer, that the product works well, and that the customer doesn't have to worry about it anymore. In short: Jiri ensures that you, as a customer, have a pleasant integration process. Since Jiri is good at connecting technology with people, his role as a consultant suits him well! In the long term, Jiri is working towards managing projects and leading a team of consultants. One of his main tasks now is to think about how customer projects can be made scalable and how certain steps can be standardized. This will make projects faster to execute in the future and easier to transfer to other colleagues.
Jiri is a Bossche native without an accent. Somewhat suspicious, you might say, but well, he has been living in Amsterdam for quite a few years now - 12 to be exact. In Amsterdam, he lives with his girlfriend, and there might be a dog or cat joining them someday.
During his bachelor's in Psychobiology, Jiri already realized that he wasn't very fond of academic research. He couldn't see himself doing that for the rest of his life. Smart as he was already, Jiri decided to extend his bachelor's degree so he could take mathematics and computer science courses. He did a pre-master's and then successfully completed the Master in Business Analytics.
Jiri indirectly came into contact with Harmonizer a while ago when he worked at KPMG in the same team as Thom. They worked in the same department and saw each other weekly. At some point, Thom left KPMG and eventually started OrangeMason/Harmonizer. Jiri and Thom still had regular contact, and one evening, Thom casually mentioned that they were growing and would eventually need to hire someone... Six months ago, this conversation became more serious, and Thom managed to convince Jiri to join Harmonizer. Hats off to Thom!
Even though Jiri has only been in his new role for a month, he already knows what energizes him: the fact that he can quickly add value to a customer. "The product works well, so you can quickly fix something for the customer. That's great!", says Jiri. Jiri also appreciates the concept of 'practice what you preach', something he sees happening at Harmonizer. Everything that can be automated within the team, such as administrative tasks, is indeed automated.
Jiri describes the atmosphere at Harmonizer as open, close-knit, informal, fun, and skilled ('a bunch of bright minds', he calls his colleagues). He loves to play paddle in his free time, and he's a true epicurean. Cooking, wine, and good food: those things make him overly enthusiastic! The best wine he ever drank was served in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, it was a French Saint Emilion. For his birthday on July 29, you'll make Jiri very happy with a bottle of good wine.
If we ever choose to leave Jiri on a deserted island, he would like to have a bottle of good wine with a cheese platter and a comfortable chair with him. Relaxing until the end... But hopefully, he'll stay with us for a long time!