Problem Solver
Christiaan Crouse
Areas Christiaan Crouse is Knowledgeable in:
I see myself as only being at the end of the start of my career - I therefor, don't feel I can claim expertise in any of the fields that I'm interested in.
But I have put a lot of time and energy into these fields and have a strong understanding of how they work and how I can use them.
But I have put a lot of time and energy into these fields and have a strong understanding of how they work and how I can use them.
Techniques Christiaan Crouse Uses:
In Essence:
Understand the problem and data:
- Don't assume that the client knows exactly what is needed (or what they want).
List possible plans and ideas:
- Do research and look at
- Combine ideas from different fields
- Evaluate which has the best possibility of succeeding
Take quick action & Test:
- Start testing early
- Spend about 2 weeks on one idea; Evaluate & Continue with next idea
Implement & Improve what works, but
Continue testing new ideas
Understand the problem and data:
- Don't assume that the client knows exactly what is needed (or what they want).
List possible plans and ideas:
- Do research and look at
- Combine ideas from different fields
- Evaluate which has the best possibility of succeeding
Take quick action & Test:
- Start testing early
- Spend about 2 weeks on one idea; Evaluate & Continue with next idea
Implement & Improve what works, but
Continue testing new ideas
Christiaan Crouse's Problem Solving Skills:
- SQl & Excell
- Drawing and Design using CAD packages: AutoCAD; Catia & Mentor; NX; Capital Harness Systems; Smallworld
- Basic Stats & Machine Learning - using Phython
- Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving
- Mechatronic Engineering
- Business Analysis and Development
- Research, Analysis and Optimizing
- Finding Pain Points / Problems - to make products that business's will buy
Christiaan Crouse's Problem Solving Experience:
- Designed and planned layout for a new air-leveling system to be used in school buses.
- Implementing new software to make processes and data capturing easier - for micro finance company. Planning and sketching the UI / software for developers to create -
middleman between business and developers. - Discovering business’s pains / problems and creating a solution to solve it. I worked with restaurants and started to pre-sell the idea before I decided to pull the plug on this project.