Experience

Cirrus Assessment

• Netherlands
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Product Technology Officer

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  As member of Cirrus' Management Team in charge of our Assessment Product and Technology. - Transformed Cirrus by introducing outside-in thinking and transparency in partnerships - Professionalized product management; both processes (a.o. Business ⇆ Product Strategy, Design Thinking incl. Usability tests, SDLC in Jira) and new roles; hired a Product Owner and UX/UI Designer - Grown our development capability; both processes and team - Professionalized our DevOps; introduced 12factor.net, infra as code, containers, and load tests. - Organized proper Information Security; new SLA/DPA, as CISO implementing ISO-27001:2013. - Structured Information flows enabling data driven decision making. - In 2022 I became CISO to successfully drive the ISO-27001:2013 programme and oversaw the roll-out of our new .Net6 ECS Linux container-based architecture and new React 17 Material UI component based front-end architecture. - In 2021 I revamped our Customer Success encompassing Services and Support, "Customer Success Launch" in April, that I handed over to our new Head of Services at the start of 2022. Show less



Infinitas Learning

• Netherlands
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Data

  • Mar 2018 - Oct 2020

  Launched initiatives to help transition Infinitas Learning, Liber, Noordhoff and Plantyn into data driven businesses. Coordinated delivery of a unified monthly business review report across 8 business domains and 4 companies. Aligned the different companies on a Cross-Opco Data & Analytics roadmap. Secured funding for and grew an (external) data engineering team. In close alignment and collaboration with C-suite stakeholders and key business users directed execution of Azure based central data platform and ETLs from a.o. Salesforce, SAP, Klopotek and Learning Platforms. Improved Data Models and Data Architecture. Organised and co-lead Power BI training for Analytics. Monitored value creation. Technologies used: Data Maturity Model, Kimball and Data Vault 2.0, Power BI, Azure Data Factory v2, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Oracle, Salesforce API, SAP FI/CO with Theobald XtractIS, Segment.io, Python and R, Azure DevOps, Git, Confluence, Slack. Show less



Noordhoff Health (PAT)

• Utrecht Area, Netherlands

• Manager Development

  • Jul 2013 - Apr 2018

  As member of Health's Management Team in charge of our Learning Technology enabled continuous double digit growth. Revamped Health's strategy into a standard driven Learning Eco System strategy. Successfully executed this strategy in close collaboration with Manager Learning Solutions, Lead Innovation, and key customers and partners. Managed the 2 product owners, 1 UX plus 15 .Net engineers through coaching and product vision (ZorgPad Professional, PulseWeb, ZorgPad MBO/HBO). Successes on strategic, tactical and technical level: - Responsible for architecture and delivery of new learning platform with single-source digital/folio content production tooling behind Zorgpad MBO/HBO, turning around declining market share (<10%) into market leadership (45%, 2.1M€). - Professionalized open relationship with customers, initiated end-user feedback, enabling better products and revenue retention and growth. - Initiated Buy or Build strategy; owned functional and technical due dilligence in several M&A tracks. - Key role in development of performance management tool AskMe. - Responsible for creating win-win by getting Healthcare elearning market and Noordhoff Health to adapt standard based Learning Ecosystem. Show less



Virtual Affairs

• Netherlands
• Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director Virtual Affairs Bulgaria

  • Dec 2011 - Feb 2013

  As member of the Management Team in charge of 60 person .Net development and service centre in Sofia, Bulgaria and Internal IT (Chief Security Officer). Successfully transformed culture to taking ownership and giving feedback, introduced technical career paths, improved billability to over 90%. For Internal IT managed COBIT compliance, Cloud/Offic365 migration and physical office with data room move. As member of the Management Team in charge of 60 person .Net development and service centre in Sofia, Bulgaria and Internal IT (Chief Security Officer). Successfully transformed culture to taking ownership and giving feedback, introduced technical career paths, improved billability to over 90%. For Internal IT managed COBIT compliance, Cloud/Offic365 migration and physical office with data room move.



Taleo

• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Technology Solutions Manager

  • Sep 2008 - Oct 2011

  At Jobpartners (now Oracle/Taleo) I managed the near-shored Tech Centre with 8 technical project engineers in Krakow. Product managed (Product Owner) the Candidate Gateway module. Help win key deals as Presales Architect for key prospects (e.g. 2.5M€ Deutsche Telekom). Was Delivery Manager for major projects (e.g. Deutsche Telekom implementation, 1M€ Credit Agricole migration, Rabobank).Through intensive coaching and code reviews increased the Tech Centre's leverage by pushing their customer funded developments into core product. Streamlined the upgrade process of our e-recruitment product saving 1000+ man days in effort and eradicating quality issues.After the take-over by Taleo, I joined the senior Product Management team and travelled to Pleasanton, CA (USA_ and Krakow (PL) to refine our product strategy. I also travelled to London (UK) and Paris (FR) to help define the integration strategy (sales narrative, migration strategy for the different customer groups). Show less

• Services Director Netherlands

  • Jan 2006 - Aug 2008

  At Jobpartners (now Oracle/Taleo) I set up the Dutch Professional Services organisation growing it to six implementation consultants.By maintaining close customer relationships, proposing solutions for observed needs and ensuring their timely delivery generated upto 1M€/y upsell.

• International eHRM Consultant

  • Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

  At Jobpartners (now Oracle/Taleo) I was responsible for e-recruitment implementation projects at Belgian, Dutch, German, and UK customers (a.o. Deutsche Post, DHL, Nike EMEA, Rabobank, Numico)



LogandGo GmbH

• Berlin Area, Germany

• CTO

  • Jan 2004 - Oct 2004

  Took over the responsibility for the web and mobile based content aggregation system at a small start-up in Berlin. Founded tech team by hiring two additional software engineers. Took over the responsibility for the web and mobile based content aggregation system at a small start-up in Berlin. Founded tech team by hiring two additional software engineers.



Twofold Media

• Technology Manager

  • Jun 2003 - Jul 2004

  Responsible for the technology behind the revolutionary online advertisement market platform. Defined and succesfully executed the technical strategy to support new business models for 'last-minute market' and 'advertisement auction'. Responsible for the technology behind the revolutionary online advertisement market platform. Defined and succesfully executed the technical strategy to support new business models for 'last-minute market' and 'advertisement auction'.



Netli

• Computer Networking Products
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Project Manager

  • Aug 2000 - May 2002

  Several roles from Software Engineer, Solution Architect, Information Analyst to Technical Project Manager. Several roles from Software Engineer, Solution Architect, Information Analyst to Technical Project Manager.



Personal

• Traveller

  • Jun 1999 - May 2000

  Travelled through Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland, South-Africa, India, Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, New Zealand, U.S.A., Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. Travelled through Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland, South-Africa, India, Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, New Zealand, U.S.A., Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize.



Instituut Dartheide

• IT Contractor

  • Apr 1998 - Jun 1999

  Designed and developed a user-friendly medical CRM Windows application with a unique information cloud of persons, organisations, and their relations and info. Set up new internal network and developed corporate website. Designed and developed a user-friendly medical CRM Windows application with a unique information cloud of persons, organisations, and their relations and info. Set up new internal network and developed corporate website.



Utrecht University

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher

  • Apr 1997 - Apr 1998

  Videoconferencing consultant, Java/CORBA developer, Multicast Backbone tunnel administrator Videoconferencing consultant, Java/CORBA developer, Multicast Backbone tunnel administrator



Utrecht University

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teacher Assistant

  • 1993 - 1996

  Taught undergraduate courses in C Programming, Labview, Mathematica. Assisted Theoretical Physics labs, Supervised Experimental Physics and Electronics labs. Developed Labview applications for lab experiments. Taught undergraduate courses in C Programming, Labview, Mathematica. Assisted Theoretical Physics labs, Supervised Experimental Physics and Electronics labs. Developed Labview applications for lab experiments.



Freelance Developer

• Utrecht Area, Netherlands

• Pascal Developer

  • May 1993 - Dec 1993

  Designed and developed medical CRM application Designed and developed medical CRM application