Description

Thirty years in enterprise IT teaches you one thing. When systems break, excuses don't matter. Results do.

At HP, Oracle, Sun Microsystems and Symantec I built and managed systems where failure was simply not an option. Real production environments, real stakes, real consequences.

That same mindset is what I bring to AI now.

Most people building AI today come from software or data science. They build impressive things. But they've never owned a system that had to work under pressure, satisfy auditors, or survive boardroom scrutiny.

I have. Many times over three decades.

Today I design and build AI systems that go beyond functionality. Systems that are auditable, explainable, and compliant with the regulatory reality every European business faces right now. The EU AI Act, GDPR, MiCA are design requirements for me, not afterthoughts.

What I build are multi-agent systems with full audit logging, human approval checkpoints, and sovereign local deployment. Not prototypes. Production systems built to last.

Current focus is AI governance architecture, compliant multi-agent workflows, EU AI Act and GDPR implementation, enterprise AI strategy, and keynote speaking on Responsible AI.

Stack: n8n, LangChain, CrewAI, Ollama, Python, Supabase, multi-agent orchestration, local LLM deployment.

If you are building something that needs to work properly and stay compliant, let's talk.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

Dutch
Native or bilingual
French
Fluent
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Middelkerke (up to 50km), Brussels (up to 10km), Antwerp (up to 10km), Ghent (up to 10km), Bruges (up to 10km)

Degroof
Lead Data Strategist & Private Consultant
DIGITAL AND IT
January 2013 - Today (13 years and 5 months)
Middelkerke, Belgium
• · Strategic Advisory: Acting as an independent advisor for private equity and SME clients, focusing on data-driven investment models and digital infrastructure optimization.
• · FinTech & Predictive Modeling: Developed proprietary high-frequency trading algorithms using Python and Machine Learning. Successfully applied data science methodologies to model cryptocurrency market volatility for private investment portfolios.
• · Digital Transformation: Led ROI-focused digital marketing and analytics campaigns (Google Analytics/Ads) for e- commerce ventures, optimizing customer acquisition costs.
• · Al Readiness: Recently pivoted to Al implementation strategies, helping businesses integrate LLM (Large Language Model) workflows to increase operational efficiency.
. . AI Agents, n8n workflows, Langchain, Langextract
. . React, node.js
. . Wordpress, Shopify store setup and configuration in Google Merchant center, Google trends, and many more.
Data science Fintech Digital Transformation Digital Marketing artificial intelligence
Oracle
Software Sales Executive
January 2012 - January 2013 (1 year)
• · Managed the end-to-end sales cycle for Oracle's Security Solutions portfolio across the Benelux region.
• · Engaged directly with C-level stakeholders to align complex security software with critical business risk requirements.
Sales Excellence Risk Management IT-Security
SUN Microsystems
Senior Software Solutions Sales
January 2007 - January 2012 (5 years)
• · Spearheaded sales for the open-source and middleware portfolio, including MySQL and JAVA architectures.
• · Championed Thin Client architectures to drastically reduce TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) for large enterprise customers.
IT Architecture Sales Excellence Market-Entry Strategy Change and Transformation Management Solaris