Leadership Experience

• AI-Native Software Engineering SME

  Elia

  June 2026 - Present · Freelance

  Subject matter expert for AI-native software engineering at Elia, Belgium's high-voltage grid operator. I coach 20+ engineers on the GitHub Copilot stack, and I define the policies, implementations and trainings that bring AI into the software development lifecycle.

  • Coaching: hands-on guidance for 20+ engineers adopting AI across the SDLC
  • Policy: guidelines for safe, responsible AI use in a critical-infrastructure environment
  • Implementation: rollout and configuration of the GitHub Copilot stack
  • Training: workshops and learning paths for teams
  💼 Impact: Engineers using AI in their daily delivery, with clear guardrails

• Lecturer, AI Native Software Engineering

  PXL

  2025 - Present · Freelance

  I teach AI-native software engineering courses to graduate and postgraduate students, covering how to build software with AI as a core part of the workflow rather than as an add-on.

  • Audience: graduate and postgraduate programmes
  • Content: AI-native development practices across the full SDLC
  • Format: courses taught in the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 academic years
  💼 Impact: Preparing the next generation of engineers to work AI-natively

• 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, a regulated environment (banking and insurance).

  • Platform: the whole KBC BE IT landscape, 20,000 repositories, runs on GitHub as a single platform
  • Adoption: platform adoption and developer experience across engineering teams
  • Delivery: DevOps transformation initiatives across engineering teams
  • Governance: business cases presented at board level
  💼 Results: Improved team collaboration, team happiness and delivery

• Engineering Manager

  NIKE

  June 2022 - November 2025

  Delivery Manager for software and third-party vendor solutions at Nike EMEA, working with 3 vendors covering both staffing and nearshore teams, and responsible for integration and delivery across internal and external teams. Led 9 teams (90 people, 80+ engineers) delivering critical platform services for millions of customers across Europe. Created new teams oriented around the business, aligning business and IT, and presented business cases at board level. Ran internal and external workshops on Agile, DevOps and AI to scale delivery and improve lead times.

  💼 Impact: Led 9 teams and 90 people (80+ engineers); steered 3 vendors for staffing and nearshore delivery

• Chief Technology Officer

  TrendMiner (Software AG)

  April 2021 - June 2022

  Scaled the engineering organisation and drove cloud transformation strategy as CTO following the acquisition by Software AG. Restructured 5 teams (about 70 people) and optimised them towards business goals, presented business cases at board level, and served as Cloud Architect for the new cloud-native implementation.

  🚀 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 digital solutions for Fortune 500 clients, consistently on time and under budget. Created and staffed 2 new teams from scratch to deliver and take over legacy applications, and presented business cases at board level. 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 the technical migration to a new backend architecture across multiple product teams, with an API strategy for 3 mobile brands.

• Mobile App Lead

  Unleashed (Mobile Vikings)

  May 2015 - Jan 2017

  Built and led the mobile development team of a telecom brand.

• 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.