Co-Founder

• Feb 2011 - Present

FlatTurtle is a startup focussing on real-time digital signage (with a focus on commercial real-estate). I am in charge of day-to-day operations, sales, and project leader for various projects, including the hardware and custom Linux distribution. At FlatTurtle I learned a great deal about B2B processes, delivering and installation of soft and hardware at the customer's premises (operations & logistics) and everything involving running and managing a startup. FlatTurtle is self-funded and bootstrapped by three co-founders with customers in Europe. Our customers include UBS, Allianz, CBRE, Jones Lang LaSalle, BNP Paribas, Interparking, Starwood Hotels and others. Show less

Self Employed

• May 2020 - Present

Technical Account Manager

• Feb 2022 - Jun 2023

Technical account manager looking after DBS, HDFC, Crypto.com as primary, and various other customers such as Zoom, New Relic and others as secondary. Technical account manager looking after DBS, HDFC, Crypto.com as primary, and various other customers such as Zoom, New Relic and others as secondary.

Corporate Operations Engineer

• Sep 2016 - Feb 2022

Corporate Operations Engineers are technologists with a grounding in the fundamentals of IT and specialized systems, which is applied with a user and business focused lens to solving problems. COEs are part of various teams across Google, but mostly within CorpEng. We act as IT consultants, provide direct and indirect user support and administration for Google's corporate resources, tools and applications, AV, events, and many other roles that relate to corporate IT systems, services, products and tools.As part of the team in Singapore, I was team lead for Singapore, as well as office lead for Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Seoul. Show less

Nest Partner Engineering PjM (20%)

• Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

Support NPE during the roll-out of Sabrina (Chromecast with Google TV)

Indie Games Accelerator (IGA) startup mentor (20%)

• Jul 2019 - Dec 2019

Mentor three indie (mobile) game startups (from Brazil and Argentina) for ~6 months. Mentoring was partly remote, partly in Singapore during the bootcamp and award session.

Owner

• Aug 2010 - May 2020

Freelance IT projects Freelance IT projects

Innovation Manager

• Jun 2015 - Sep 2016

Startups.be is the one stop shop for Belgian tech entrepreneurship. Founded in 2013, it offers over 3,000 entrepreneurs easy & qualitative access to all of the supporting instruments, programs and activities throughout Belgium and stimulates collaboration & cross fertilization between the different tech startup ecosystem stakeholders. Startups.be is the one stop shop for Belgian tech entrepreneurship. Founded in 2013, it offers over 3,000 entrepreneurs easy & qualitative access to all of the supporting instruments, programs and activities throughout Belgium and stimulates collaboration & cross fertilization between the different tech startup ecosystem stakeholders.

eGov Project Manager

• Jun 2015 - Sep 2016

Focus on Open Data & Buy from Startups with pre-commercial procurement. Focus on Open Data & Buy from Startups with pre-commercial procurement.

Co-owner

• May 2004 - May 2015

Rootspirit was a Dutch company, founded by 3 friends. We started this with the idea to learn and explore Linux (and later on other operating systems as well) in a professional environment. To fund the startup of Rootspirit we sold commercial hosting, but after a couple of years, we ceased all commercial activities and all remaining servers are used for personal activities only. I was responsible for server administration, hardware deployments, and technical or commercial support. Rootspirit was a Dutch company, founded by 3 friends. We started this with the idea to learn and explore Linux (and later on other operating systems as well) in a professional environment. To fund the startup of Rootspirit we sold commercial hosting, but after a couple of years, we ceased all commercial activities and all remaining servers are used for personal activities only. I was responsible for server administration, hardware deployments, and technical or commercial support.

Chairman

• Sep 2008 - Nov 2014

iRail was a not for profit organization aiming at providing open public transport data and promoting digital creativity. Serving this information through an API, a website, and native smartphone applications. I started iRail while I was a student, and became the president of the NPO. iRail has now been merged with Open Knowledge Belgium. iRail was a not for profit organization aiming at providing open public transport data and promoting digital creativity. Serving this information through an API, a website, and native smartphone applications. I started iRail while I was a student, and became the president of the NPO. iRail has now been merged with Open Knowledge Belgium.

IT Manager

• Dec 2010 - Jun 2011

MIIAtech was a startup leading in Natural Language Processing software. I set up the IT-infrastructure from scratch in both the Brussels and Beijing office. After completing my internship for MIIAtech, they hired me as IT-manager. I was responsible for the whole IT-infrastructure of the holding.

Intern

• Sep 2010 - Nov 2010

My internship consisted of:• Participating in MIIAtech’s Agile (Scrum) development processes;• Incremental roll-out of components and functionalities;• IT infrastructure: help set up the infrastructure from scratch. Like servers and systems for internal communication (document management and CRM), Active Directory, Exchange, versioning control, Tomcat web demo servers and more at offices in Belgium and China.

Customer Direct Channel Support

• Nov 2006 - Jul 2007