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Career.

Bringing people and technology together toward a shared goal only works with a clear and inspiring vision.

01 · Why

Find the vision
again

At many companies, tension grows between that vision and day-to-day practice. Somewhere along the way the original goal gets lost, and so does the drive that came with it.

A vision that's carried well, backed by IT that's applied effectively, is the deciding factor. Whatever the size of the organisation.

I combine creativity and an entrepreneurial streak with more than 10 years in IT to find that vision again, and to express it through successful products and services.

02 · Timeline

From SharePoint
to strategy

Newest first. Roles at one company sit together under its name.

  1. AppyThings

    Nov 2021 – now · 5 yrs 1 mo

    1. Head of Innovation & Product

      Jan 2026 – now · 11 mos · Veenendaal

      Current

      In this strategic role I shape the operational standards, processes and products within AppyThings, together with the management team. I act as the bridge between long-term vision and technical execution.

      • Strategic advisor: shaping company vision, strategy, propositions and go-to-market with the management team.
      • Product & service development: translating developments in AI, agentic AI, cloud integration and enterprise integration into concrete use in what our consultants, engineers and architects deliver. I also steer the in-house development of Api-dex.

    2. Business Architect

      Jun 2023 – Jun 2026 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Ede

      I was responsible for developing the "Integration Architecture Framework" and contributed to product and service development within AppyThings.

      • Integration architecture: writing guidelines, design principles and patterns for functional system integration. I implemented governance processes at clients and fed that experience back into the framework.
      • Products and services: refining what we already offered, developing new offerings and translating mission and vision into goals we could actually execute.

    3. API Engineer

      Nov 2021 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · Ede

      I designed, built and delivered API Management solutions, mostly on Apigee.

      Around that, full-stack development made sure AppyThings' clients got a complete solution, ranging from managed cloud to on-premise.

      • Git (Bitbucket, GitLab, GitHub)
      • Git CI
      • Jenkins
      • JavaScript
      • Vue.js
      • Apigee (Edge, X and Hybrid)
      • Gravitee

  2. Blueriqformerly Everest

    1. Business Engineer

      Sep 2016 – Nov 2021 · 5 yrs 3 mos · 's-Hertogenbosch

      I analysed and modelled the essential processes of organisations in central government and the financial sector, using Blueriq. We worked agile, project by project, across several teams. The first stretch was all about training and getting to grips with the tool.

      I designed and analysed processes at clients, whilst getting room to experiment with different roles and areas of knowledge within the project teams.

      • Process analysis and modelling: law-driven processes
      • Blueriq: training and certification
      • Onboarding: guiding and training new colleagues
      • Knowledge sharing: organising an internal knowledge-sharing event
      • Continuous Delivery: automated testing of Blueriq applications
Early career & studies · 2006–2016

  1. de ToetsPraktijk

    1. Graduation intern

      Feb 2016 – Aug 2016 · 7 mos · Eindhoven area

      My graduation project. It was a literature study into requirements engineering best practices, plus a process design for RE at de ToetsPraktijk. The design was based on an as-is/to-be study with structured interviews into what employees needed, and the project ended in an advisory report.

      On the side I built an Access database for fraud analysis, integrations with Salesforce, SharePoint and Outlook Online, and a Power BI setup with dashboards and reports.

      • Deliverables: literature study, as-is/to-be gap analysis, process design and advisory report.
      • Topics: requirements engineering with Scrum, SharePoint, Office 365 (InfoPath, Groups, Power BI) and Salesforce.

  2. Sogeti Nederland

    1. Student unit member

      Feb 2015 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos · Vianen

      As a member of Sogeti's student unit I had a direct line to part of their staff and access to the same courses they had. That gave me learning and work experience in both IT and management.

  3. OfficeGrip

    Sep 2014 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos

    1. Junior SharePoint Consultant

      Feb 2015 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr · Roosendaal area

      After my internship, OfficeGrip offered me a role as Junior SharePoint Consultant. I was responsible for parts of SharePoint projects, on a zero-hours contract I could combine with my studies, and got to dig deeper into the Microsoft software and hardware businesses run on.

      • Skills: project-based work, SharePoint development, Office applications, business architecture and workflow management.

    2. Intern

      Sep 2014 – Feb 2015 · 6 mos · Roosendaal / Heemskerk

      My first internship: analysing OfficeGrip's primary business process and looking for optimisations in its data flow. Most of it was in Roosendaal, with visits to clients across central and southern Netherlands and the IT department in Heemskerk.

  4. Studentaanhuis.nl

    1. ICT Student

      May 2014 – Dec 2014 · 8 mos · Tilburg

      Working for Student aan Huis turned my hobby into my job. The assignments they brought in widened my reach to clients across Tilburg and the surrounding area, where I did the same work as before, mostly solving people's IT problems.

  5. Freelance

    1. Freelance IT support

      Mar 2011 – May 2014 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Tilburg area

      In my spare time I helped people with their IT problems. It started with family and friends and grew into a wider circle, which let me spend time on my hobby and earn something next to my side job.

      • Skills: entrepreneurship, hardware repair and consulting, tuning, building and troubleshooting computers, and basic programming.

  6. Restaria Lucullus

    1. Sales assistant

      May 2008 – Mar 2014 · 5 yrs 11 mos

      I prepared and sold Restaria Lucullus' products, and learned to serve customers in a way that fitted the company's policy. I owe much of my customer focus to this job.

  7. Netwerk VSP

    1. Newspaper delivery

      Feb 2006 – May 2008 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Tilburg

      My first job, and where my work ethic started. It taught me what it's like to work for a monthly wage, and the basics of working.

03 · Certifications

Proof of
learning

19 certifications from 7 issuers, grouped by who issued them. Where an issuer offers one, the name links to its verification.

  1. Anthropic

  2. The Linux Foundation

  3. Coursera

  4. Ivan on Tech Blockchain Academy

    • Ethereum 101Feb 2021
    • Blockchain & Bitcoin 101Jan 2021

  5. Blueriq

    • Blueriq Business ProfessionalOct 2018
    • Blueriq Business AssociateOct 2016

  6. Kyungpook National University

    • Proof of Exchange ProgramJan 2016

  7. Avans Hogeschool

    • ICT Honours ProgrammeOct 2014
    • Propaedeutic diplomaNov 2013

04 · Skills

What I
bring

51 skills, grouped by where I use them.

  1. 01

    AI & agents

    4
    • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
    • Agentic Engineering
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    • Large Language Models (LLM)
  2. 02

    Integration & APIs

    8
    • Integration Architecture
    • Enterprise Integration
    • Integration Development
    • API Management
    • API Governance
    • API Development
    • OpenAPI Specification (OAS)
    • Apigee
  3. 03

    Architecture & strategy

    11
    • IT Strategy
    • Strategic Vision
    • Business Architecture
    • Solution Architecture
    • Business Analysis
    • Business Consulting
    • Research and Development (R&D)
    • Product Development
    • Service Development
    • Engineering Change Management
    • Project Management
  4. 04

    Engineering

    14
    • Software Development
    • Software Design
    • Application Development
    • Platform Development
    • TypeScript
    • JavaScript
    • Vue.js
    • Git
    • Cloudflare
    • SaaS
    • PaaS
    • Low-code Platforms
    • Blueriq
    • Open-Source Software
  5. 05

    Delivery & quality

    6
    • Continuous Delivery
    • DevOps
    • Jenkins
    • Test Automation Frameworks
    • Agile Testing
    • Regression Testing
  6. 06

    People & communication

    8
    • Inspirational Speaking
    • Presentation Skills
    • Business Communication
    • Client Engagement
    • Analytical Thinking
    • Creativity
    • Teamwork
    • English