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30-day microSaaS sprint

ImpactGenie

Co-Founder

Kill the Dinosaur

Helping mission-driven founders in launching & growing new business opportunities.

Founder

Airborn

We’re on a mission to support and fund impact driven startup founders.
Rome wasn’t built in a day… expected to launch soon

Co-Founder & Venture Partner

ClimateCamp - hiring!

Decarbonising the food industry and its supply chains by making it easier for companies & their suppliers to exchange carbon data.

Member of The Board of Advisors

Dripl

Venture Coach

Aquafin

New Business Developer - Riothermie

switchrs

Switchrs is a multidisciplinary innovation collective that focuses on social-circular economy.

At switchrs we believe in sustainability as a positive story. That's why our focus is on designing positive impact. We make, show, facilitate and talk about things that regenerate our planet, society and economy.

bundl

Long term collaboration as a Strategy Designer for the Bundl team and its network of clients.

(*) via Kill the Dinosaur

Sr. Corporate Venture Builder (*)

Thea Swing

Thea swing is a design product that gives children with a disability the chance to experience swinging in a safe way, mountable on any classic swing! To swing in a free, safe and comfortable way; that's what the Thea swing stands for.

www.theaswing.com

Co-founder

Launching Impactful Micro-Businesses 🌱🌎 I Venture Building👷 I Circular Economy ♻️ I AI for Good 🤖 I Angel Investing 💸

I’m not a productivity guru.
I’ve launched 10+ ventures, started 100+ side projects, and abandoned at least as many.

Like many creative generalists, I live between sticky notes, Notion docs, WhatsApp reminders, and new startup ideas that always feel more exciting than the last.

So I’m doing what I do best: building for the mess I live in.

For the next 30 days, I’m building a micro-SaaS focused on one core challenge:
Helping creative generalists (like me) stay focused without feeling boxed in.

I’ll be building and sharing in public.

Follow me for transparent updates, lessons learned, and real progress from someone who’s deep in the chaos (and finally doing something about it).

Syensqo

Network Lead

Iconn BV

Current assignment: 
- Syensqo - Global Network Lead

Previous assignments:
- Sibelco Group - Program Manager Digital Foundations / SD-WAN / Inter-regional Cloud Interconnect
- Solvay/Syensqo - IT infrastructure Program Manager

Strengths: IT infrastructure transformation, Network transformation (SASE, SD-WAN, SD-Access), security transformation (Zero Trust, OT), IT organisational efficiency and transformation, cost optimisation exercises, RFPs, GreenOps

Freelance IT advisor

CONNCERT

Conncert helps enterprises to right size, right source and right use their network & connectivity services in a smarter, cheaper and more sustainable way.

We bring convenience, automation and actionable insights to enterprise decision takers so they can achieve their digital ambitions in a sustainable way.

Atlas Copco

Part of the IT solutions team that owns the solutions and services delivered by Atlas Copco IT Services to all Atlas Copco employees.  The solutions are grouped in eight major domains: Network, Server Hosting, Collaboration, End User support, ERP, Enterprise Application  Integration (EAI), Group Applications and Security & Identity and Access Management. 

Main projects:
- WAN transformation of 500+ sites in 18 months (SD-WAN & underlay multi-sourcing)
- Cloud connectivity optimisation (SDCI)

Solution Owner, Network and Connectivity

AGC Glass Europe

Part of the European Technology Services Delivery Center, responsible for the network, security and UCC teams in Belgium, the Czech Republic and Russia. (300 sites throughout Europe, from Spain to Russia)

Main projects:
- WAN transformation (SD-WAN)
- LAN/WiFi transformation (Orchestrated approach)
- OT segmentation
- Cloud & Web security transformation

Network, Security and Collaboration Manager

Lawter, Inc

Responsible to guide and implement new solutions that ensure availability, reliability and data integrity.

Main projects:
- WAN transformation (Hybrid)
- Cloud & Web security standardisation
- Cloud hosting (SAP)

Network and Infrastructure manager

Orange Cyberdefense

· define and improve the overall service catalogue focusing on value add managed services
· team management of service delivery managers (recruitment, training, monitoring)
· service delivery manager for key customers (chemical, medical, food, governmental)
· crisis manager (communication, coordination, resolution, lessons learned)

Service Delivery Team Lead

Nestlé S.A.

· translate business requirements into solution
· infrastructure transformation and simplification
· team management (recruitment, training, monitoring)
· overall responsible for the network infrastructure

Network Manager

Ausy/DataFlow

· Nestlé information and technology operation center (1 year)
· European Parliament (4 years)

· technical design and support on network, security and infrastructure related services
· document and procedure writing

Network Engineer

KBC Bank & Verzekering

· WAN operations (configuration, incident management, design)
· document/procedure writing

main personal projects

· test lab (design, implementation)

Network Engineer IT LAN/WAN

Active in ICT for over 25 years in international and multidisciplinary complex environments. 

Proven capability to lead teams, projects and to develop vision and strategy. 
Excellent communication skills with technical and business teams.

Managerial experience with organization setup, transformation, IT strategy, roadmaps, budgeting, operations, coaching while keeping a solid technical expertise.

Key expertise:
SASE, SDWAN, SSE, SDCI, Security, OT, Networking, Digital transformation, Operational excellence, Business continuity, Cost efficiency, GreenOps/GreenIT

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