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- FenxLabsFounder & CEOHIGHTECHseptember 2023 - Vandaag (2 jaren en 9 maanden)Amsterdam Metropolitan Area, NetherlandsI am the Founder and CEO of a European deep tech firm specializing in AI, data, and infrastructure strategy. I advise clients across sectors on how to design, deploy, and scale intelligent systems that are efficient, compliant, and built for real-world use. My work spans the full stack of AI transformation—from foundational architecture and data pipelines to model orchestration, automation, and governance.My core expertise includes:
- AI System Design: Scalable inference infrastructure, model routing, agent-based automation, and integration of advanced AI capabilities into production environments
- Data Architecture & Strategy: Structuring pipelines, storage, and processing for high-throughput analytics and machine learning, with a focus on reliability, security, and compliance
- Infrastructure Optimization: Multi-cloud and hybrid architectures, cost-efficient compute allocation, workload portability, and infrastructure-as-code deployment strategies
- Responsible & Sustainable AI: Implementing privacy-first, energy-conscious, and ethically aligned systems with full transparency and auditability
- Enterprise & Public Sector Use Cases: Experience across citizen services, mobility, civil protection, and enterprise digitization, supporting both innovation and operational stability
- AI-Driven Productization: Translating AI capabilities into user-facing applications with composable infrastructure, model abstraction, and sustainable scaling
With over a decade of experience in the technology sector, including leading AI and cloud initiatives in enterprise and public environments, I help clients navigate complex trade-offs between performance, cost, compliance, and long-term scalability. - TimsparkHead of AI Advisory & SolutionsDIGITAAL BUREAU & IT-CONSULTANCYnovember 2023 - augustus 2024 (9 maanden)Amsterdam, NetherlandsAs Head of AI Advisory & Solutions, I led client engagements focused on the strategic design and implementation of AI initiatives. My role combined technical advisory, solution architecture, and executive alignment to help organizations navigate AI integration and maximize operational impact.Key focus areas included:
- AI Strategy & Transformation: Developing roadmap-aligned AI strategies tailored to business objectives, industry context, and maturity level
- Solution Development: Overseeing design and delivery of bespoke AI systems across functions such as process automation, forecasting, and decision support
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Bridging product, engineering, and executive stakeholders to co-create practical, high-impact AI solutions
- Ethical & Responsible AI: Embedding fairness, transparency, and social accountability into system design and implementation
- Market Insight & Adoption Enablement: Translating emerging AI trends into actionable strategies that drive adoption and long-term value
My work helped enterprise clients accelerate AI maturity, reduce integration complexity, and ensure that solutions were not only technically sound, but aligned with organizational values and regulatory requirements. - MicrosoftSenior Solutions Specialist - Azure - Data and AIHIGHTECHapril 2020 - juni 2023 (3 jaren en 2 maanden)Amsterdam, NederlandAs a Senior Solutions Specialist at a global cloud and technology leader, I led enterprise engagements focused on data and AI transformation. My role combined strategic advisory with hands-on delivery support, helping clients modernize their infrastructure, unlock business value from data, and adopt intelligent solutions at scale.Key areas of focus included:
- Data & AI Strategy: Advising on architecture and execution for data platforms, analytics, machine learning, and cognitive systems
- Cross–Solution Area Delivery: Leading integrated projects spanning data platform modernization, advanced analytics, IoT, and AI services—ensuring technical coherence and business alignment across solution domains
- End-to-End Project Leadership: Managing the full lifecycle of data and AI initiatives—from ideation and use case development to deployment and operationalization
- Cross-Functional Enablement: Coordinating across technical, operational, and executive teams to embed AI capabilities into core business processes
- Client Value Realization: Designing and delivering solutions that improved efficiency, enabled predictive decision-making, and drove measurable outcomes
- Vertical Adaptability: Supporting diverse industry use cases, including public sector, infrastructure, manufacturing, and services
This experience deepened my ability to bridge innovation with execution—delivering practical, scalable, and compliant data and AI systems tailored to complex enterprise environments.
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- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)Handelshøyskolen BI2013Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)