We jointly shape & market your software-centric solutionsFounding partner of Sweetspot, a new venture to help companies find the sweet spot in shaping their software solutions. Connecting the dots between solution, go-to-market and operations.

Help investors understand what's behind the tech company pitch. Technology, product, process, people and company culture are all interconnected . Connect the dots to make better buying or investment decisions.

All-round strategic product leader, specialized in software-centric solutions. With a good mix of business, technical & marketing skills, I guide tech companies how to discover, shape & grow solutions end-to-end.Management consulting services, with expertise in business model innovation, product management, product development, strategic marketing, product marketing, branding, visual communication, go-to-market, nearshore/offshore setup, scaled agile processes, technical due diligences, digital transformation.

Co-founded www.sferio.com, an e-commerce site focussed on home decoration. Mainly looking after branding, marketing, web-design and technical operations. We expanded from the digital world into the physical world, opening our retail store on 6 oct 2023 !

As CTO Software, leading the software strategy, development and competence in Gantner. Leading the transformation to the cloud, new recurring sales models. Launched our managed payment service Enviso Pay, introducing transactional pricing models. Leveraged enviso as a cloud platform for eLoxx, Gantner's cloud locker management solution. Migrated from a managed services partner to our own 24x7 Gantner devops team, supporting 3 Gantner cloud products.Defined the vision and established Edge as a new IOT product line, to easily and remotely connect to multi-vendor devices and software systems, including offline-first access control. As managing director Gantner Ticketing, co-responsible for the daily operations and P&L for the Gantner sites in Belgium, Netherlands & UK. My main focus in the management team is to lead the teams that discover, build and launch solutions end-to-end : product management, product development, cloud operations & IT.

Lead product & technology strategyManaging a team of 20 in Belgium, 45 in India. Introduced a distributed global team setup, new roles, agile processes. Transitioned from a project driven to a roadmap driven approach, with high focus on improving customer experience.Modernizing the existing recreatex ticketing portfolio, adding user-centric mobile and cloud apps. Driving the transition towards new technologies, a micro-services architecture , automated build & delivery, working with partners , new software branding & product marketing Leading the vision, build and launch of enviso, a new cloud platform for leisure applications. Market launch of enviso trade, simplifying how attractions & resellers connect.

Global lead for Elster's software & services strategy and portfolio. Lead the transformation & market introduction of Elster's next generation software since 2011.Launched Enacto in april 2013, listed as #3 Building Energy Management sw with Navigant in 2014Launched Connexo in february 2015, Elster's next generation smart grid software to simplify the utility journey - streamlining Elster's data collection software globally.Managing team of 20 in Belgium - responsible for product management, partner management, product marketing, domain experts, user experience, documentation & training. Functional reporting of US product management team.

Product management lead for Elster EnergyICT's software, hardware and service productsDefined and led the strategy to transform the existing EIServer product in 2 market specific and user centric product lines. Started spin-off from EIserver into Enacto, introducing Microstrategy as a strategic partner.Build up of a new product management/marketing department . Managing team of 20 in Belgium - responsible for product management, marketing, partners, domain experts, user experience, documentation & training.

Product Management Software for Smart Grids and Energy Management Systems

Technical product management of software solutions for OHM/Sports market.System analysis of software solutions to remotely manage and monitor digital outdoor advertising networks and a solution for real-time control of content, score and statistics on digital boards in Sports venues.Coordination of innovation project funded by IWT/ITEA

Team leader of a distributed software development team (BE, US)System analysis and development of a solution for real-time control of content, score and statistics on digital boards in Sports venues..Coordination of innovation project funded by IWT/ITEA

Project management, team lead of a digital signage solution for LED & LCD Display networksDevelopment of 2D- playback software using c++, DirectShow.Development of content management software using java.Coordination of innovation project funded by IWT.Concept, prototype and co-design of a 3D-based playback software to generate extreme content resolutions for LED Display perimeter solutions.

Development of software to configure and control CRT projectors (in c++)Development of software to configure, control, update and monitor large LED Displays ( in c++)