Where are you from?

Utrecht, The Netherlands

Where do you live now?

New York

What have you been doing since you graduated?

Getting married and then moving to New York

What is your current job? In 2 or 3 sentences, can you explain what your position is and what some of your responsibilities are?

SamZwaan

I am a technical product manager at eBay. I lead a team of developers to
create products for eBay, such as algorithmically driven placements on site
to drive more traffic to eBay stores.

Can you tell us about a recent project you’ve worked on that you were
really excited about?

I’ve only been at the company for a couple of months now. I’ve been
working on off-site targeted advertising and creating placements to drive
traffic to eBay stores. It’s fun, they let me fly all over the country and
I get to interact with a bunch a people. It can be stressful at times
though, a bad decision can seriously impact the company.

How do you think the program helped prepare you for your life after
Georgia Tech?

Georgia Tech DM made me pick up a variety of skills fast. It wasn’t about
picking one and being in expert in that one thing, it was about getting
through a lot fast. This is very valuable within eBay, things change all
the time and you need to pick it up fast.