Leadership Experience

• GitHub Delivery Lead

  KBC Bank & Verzekering

  November 2025 - Present

  Leading GitHub platform strategy and delivery at one of Belgium's largest banking and insurance groups. Driving engineering excellence through improved developer tooling, platform adoption, and DevOps transformation initiatives across engineering teams.

  💼 Impact: Enabling KBC engineering teams to deliver faster and more reliably through GitHub platform adoption and developer experience improvements

• Engineering Manager

  NIKE

  June 2022 - November 2025

  Led multiple high-performing engineering teams delivering critical platform services for Nike EMEA, supporting millions of customers across Europe. Acted as Delivery Manager for software and third-party vendor solutions, ensuring seamless integration and successful delivery across internal and external teams. Regularly conducted internal and external workshops on Agile, DevOps, AI, and engineering practices to scale delivery and improve lead times across the organization.

  💼 Impact: Managed 70+ engineers across 5 teams, drove digital transformation initiatives

• Chief Technology Officer

  TrendMiner (Software AG)

  April 2021 - June 2022

  Scaled engineering organization and drove cloud transformation strategy as CTO following successful acquisition by Software AG. Served as Cloud Architect for the design of the new cloud-native implementation, modernizing the platform architecture for enterprise-scale deployment.

  🚀 Achievement : Led post-acquisition integration and modernization of enterprise software stack

• Engineering Manager

  TrendMiner

  January 2021 - March 2021

  Transformed engineering practices and team dynamics, enabling rapid scaling to support growing enterprise customer base. Contributed to architecture design for the new cloud-native platform implementation.

  📈 Results : Improved deployment frequency by 300%, reduced lead time by 60%

• Team Lead

  In The Pocket

  September 2018 - December 2020

  Led cross-functional agile teams delivering innovative digital solutions for Fortune 500 clients, consistently delivering projects on time and under budget. Served as Architect for banking and aerospace solutions, designing secure and scalable cloud infrastructures for mission-critical applications.

  💰 Business Impact : Managed €2M+ project portfolio with 98% client satisfaction rate

• Software Development Lead

  Unleashed

  January 2018 - September 2018

  Scaled development organization from 8 to 22 engineers across three product lines (Mobile Vikings, JIM Mobile, Stievie).

  📊 Scale : 175% team growth, established DevOps practices across multiple brands

Early Career & Technical Foundation

• Frontend and API Lead

  Unleashed

  Feb 2017 - December 2017

  Led technical migration to new backend architecture, aligning business requirements with technical implementation across multiple product teams.

  🔧 Technical Leadership : Architected API strategy for 3 mobile brands

• Mobile App Lead

  Unleashed (Mobile Vikings)

  May 2015 - Jan 2017

  Built and led mobile development team, driving innovation in the telecom app space with focus on user experience and technical excellence.

  📱 Innovation : Pioneered mobile-first customer experience in telecom

• Mobile App Developer

  Unleashed

  Oct 2014 - Aug 2016

  Cross-platform mobile developer specializing in Windows Phone/UWP (C#), with contributions to Android (Java) and iOS (Objective-C) applications.

• Support Engineer → DevOps

  Twipe

  Apr 2013 - Oct 2014

  Evolved from customer support to infrastructure management, gaining expertise in Azure cloud services and establishing DevOps foundations.

  ☁️ Cloud Pioneer : Early Azure adopter, built scalable digital publishing platform

Craftsmanship Foundation

My precision and attention to detail in software engineering stems from years of luxury watchmaking craftsmanship.

• Workshop Manager & Watchmaker

  Sunny Europe

  January 2012 - April 2013

  Managed luxury watch service center for Omega, Tag Heuer, and Rado. Developed leadership and quality management skills.

• Certified Watchmaker

  Slaets

  March 2009 - January 2012

  Certified specialist for Jaeger LeCoultre and Panerai. Mastered precision work under strict quality standards.

• Watchmaker & Trainer

  Richemont Luxury Group

  May 2007 - March 2009

  Specialized in Cartier, Baume & Mercier, and Montblanc. Led training programs, developing early teaching and mentorship skills.