PROFILE :
Engineer up to my bones, I like to invent and innovate. After more than 18 years of experience in large organization environment, working across the entire OSI model (from cabling/FO problems up to application performance problematics).
I have a good helicopter view of all IT aspect involved in the operation of multi-national company. I have First-class analytical, design and problem solving skills.
New technologies are more a passion than a job for me, I try to learn something new everyday and I spend my spare time building proof-of-concepts around ideas I have.
I am able to work on my own initiative and as part of a team. I have proven leadership skills involving managing, developing and motivating teams to achieve their objectives.
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS :
• Network/Security architect for Industrial Network standards of a multinational company.
• Cloud/Network/Security architect in the team working on the demerger of multiple entities of a multinational company.
• Cloud/Network architect in the team responsible for the “cloud network standards” of a multinational company.
• Global network architect for a multinational company.
• Network/Security SME during 2 major IT RFPs for a multinational company.
• Network/Security SME for classified network at an European institution.
• Application performance and capacity planning owner on a worldwide corporate
network.
• Auditor of IT infrastructure of a large company or organizations .
• Technical specifications writer during a major RFP process at Belgian Defense quarters.
• Network equipment life-cycle responsible at Belgian Defense (policy, budget…)
• Trainer on network technologies (TCP/IP protocols suite, CISCO router configuration
…).
• Architect of multiple Web-based applications.
• Co-founder of 3 startups (IPCells/ Voodootix/ IdeaBee)