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Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

Capelle Aan Den Ijssel, Zuid Holland, Nl

With hands-on gaming studio experience, I deeply understand our customers' needs. Leveraging these insights, we are committed to empowering them to fully utilize our services in a self-service capacity, exactly as they expect.This means customers can confidently access our premium bare-metal hardware on demand, powered by the world's fastest gaming-optimized network with the lowest latency.In my first 6 months in the company, I led our transition from a discipline-oriented organization to a product-focused one that is dedicated to delivering value to our customers.

Reykjavik, Is

As an Advisor, I actively collaborate with the founding team to support strategic direction, product-market fit, technology guidance, and fundraising activities.Outcome develops TeamOS, which provides unbiased insights into what is blocking organizations from delivering customer value.This results into:- Simpler organizations- That evolve over time- With faster and more autonomous teams

Dublin City, County Dublin, Ie

Dublin City, County Dublin, Ie

When I started as the Chief Technology Officer at Vela Games, the company had just secured seed funding. This started an exciting and challenging journey, as I had to set up the tech foundations and assemble a strong team from scratch.Together with the founding team, I transformed Vela Games from a small studio into a game-shipping, live-service company, culminating in the successful launch of Evercore Heroes in May 2023. I directed the game platform's strategic and technical efforts, ensuring a seamless launch through effective guidance and adaptability. Over 4.5 years, I built and empowered a diverse team, driving the development of essential products and technology for the launch of Evercore Heroes. To help enable this journey, I supported securing significant funding during our Series A round, guiding thorough due diligence to finalize these rounds successfully.

Rotterdam, South Holland, Nl

Tradetomato is a cutting-edge Web 3.0 company developing a comprehensive trade automation and portfolio management platform, catering to traders of all skill levels. The Tradetomato platform enables users to engage in manual trading, build custom trading bots, or deploy pre-built bots directly from the Tradetomato marketplace.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Responsible for technology and its leadership of all Riot Games' international regions. By strategically leading and coordinating efforts across diverse, globally distributed teams, we contributed to the success of launching new titles, globally, into players hands.⇨ Influenced company-wide Technology StrategyAs a core member of the Technology Management team at Riot Games, I collaborated closely with the CTO to shape the company's overarching technology strategy, standards, and principles. This role allowed me to steer technology teams across various global regions, coordinating the successful launch of new gaming titles to a global audience.⇨ Product EngineeringEmbraced the challenge of streamlining prioritization and global requirements gathering, a crucial step in the preparation for the release of blockbuster game titles, including Valorant, Legends of Runeterra, and League of Legends: Wild Rift. Driving the alignment of international requirements between Country Managers, Game Teams and Engineering Teams.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

As Director of Technology for Europe at Riot Games, I played a defining role in transforming Dublin into a strategic technology hub, establishing it as the epicenter for the company's European-wide operations. My participation as a key member of the European Management Team allowed me to influence both regional and global product and technology strategies.⇨ Strategized and Executed Regional TransformationI developed and implemented a strategy that turned Dublin into a strategic technological hub, making it Riot Games' base in Europe. This important initiative enabled us to access local talent and expand the capabilities of our U.S. teams by integrating them with skilled professionals from Dublin.⇨ Product Strategies and Strategic DevelopmentsAs a central figure in the European Management Team, I was vital in steering regional and global product and technology strategies. My leadership was characterized by sharp foresight and a collaborative approach, aligning our initiatives with the ever-evolving market demands and player preferences.I was at the helm of significant enhancements to the League of Legends client, pioneering the introduction of region-specific personalizations. This allowed players to receive news and deals tailored to their locale and equipped regional publishing teams with the tools necessary to reach their respective audiences. This further elevated player engagement and satisfaction levels across Europe.As a proactive measure, I strongly advocated for and successfully implemented an initiative to overhaul the global player account systems. This was a critical step in ensuring compliance with GDPR and achieving seamless integration with platforms, such as Twitch. The most notable outcome of this was the introduction of Twitch Loot Drops, build on top of that integration, which played a crucial role in the successful launch of Valorant.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

As an Advisory Board Member of Neumob, I was part of a team that provided strategic guidance and insight to the company. Neumob was a technology company that developed a solution for accelerating mobile apps, improving their performance, and increasing conversions. My tenure in this role was from June 2015 until it was acquired in November 2017, by Cloudflare, and the technology now powers Cloudflare Warp.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

As a Startup Mentor for Startupbootcamp, I provided guidance and support to startups participating in the accelerator program. Startupbootcamp is an organization that helps early-stage companies grow their business through mentorship, resources, and networking opportunities. The accelerator program is held in various European cities and lasts three months (each cycle). In this role, I assisted startups with the technology and scalability aspects of their business.

Hilversum, Nh, Nl

During my time as the Chief Technology Officer and VP of Product at Spil Games, my responsibilities included overseeing various strategic facets of the gaming platforms and leading the company to achieve remarkable milestones.Throughout my tenure, I managed cross-functional teams consisting of Technology, Product, Advertising, and Monetization. My goal was constantly improving our gaming platforms and achieving exceptional user engagement levels.⇨ Pioneered Gaming Platform StrategyCrafted and executed our gaming platforms' overarching vision and strategy, focusing on delivering an exceptional user experience across diverse devices and screen sizes. Endeavored to provide engaging and entertaining content that resonated with over 200 million monthly active users, cementing our reputation in the web and mobile gaming spaces.⇨ Facilitated Significant Funding and Due DiligencePlayed a critical role in securing substantial funding, stepping into the role at a pivotal time close to due diligence and successfully navigating the company through this process. This crucial funding facilitated further innovation and growth, bolstering our market position.⇨ Led Technical Architecture TransformationChampioned the company's transition to a new technical architecture, implementing fully personalized and dynamic websites. This transition, akin to evolving from running a hotel to managing a resort, significantly elevated the user experience, offering more personalized and immersive gaming experiences.⇨ Directed M&A Activities and Strategic IntegrationsActively involved in several mergers and acquisitions activities, assessing potential collaborations and integrations with several companies (NDA'd). Successfully oversaw the acquisition and later sale of onrpg.com, the acquisition of qForge (multiplayer games), and the acquisition and integration of Plinga, a provider specialising in social network integrations, further expanding Spil Games' portal capabilities.

Hilversum, Nh, Nl

In my role as Infrastructure and Engineering Director at Spil Games, I provided leadership to guide the Engineering department towards achieving significant growth and efficiency. Below are the major milestones and initiatives undertaken during my tenure:⇨ Strategized Infrastructure Scalability and PerformanceConceived and implemented strategies that emphasized scalability, reliability, performance, and accessibility to manage the surge in traffic towards our gaming portals adeptly. Successfully transitioned the infrastructure to handle a significant expansion in size, growing from 30 million to a remarkable 150 million monthly visitors, ensuring a seamless gaming experience for an ever-growing user base.⇨ Led a Monumental Data Center MigrationWe accomplished a major overhaul of our entire data center setup. Our previous setup was spread across multiple data centers, but we transitioned to a centralized location. We established a private cage in which we ran our own data center operations, with hundreds of servers and dedicated networking equipment. This migration was executed seamlessly, without any downtime. This strategic move not only streamlined operations but also fortified the reliability and performance of our gaming platforms, aligning with the company's ambitious growth trajectory.⇨ Pioneered the Inception of Live OperationsLaid the groundwork for establishing Live Operations, encompassing support shifts and the active involvement of both Developers and Systems Engineers. This innovative approach, a precursor to the now widely recognized DevOps model, fostered a synergistic work environment, enhancing efficiency and responsiveness in operations.During my tenure, I prioritized infrastructure that enabled company growth and innovation while working closely with my teams to achieve success.

Hilversum, Nh, Nl

During my extensive tenure at Spil Games, I embraced diverse roles, where I was instrumental in managing infrastructure and propelling the company's rapid growth through various strategic initiatives:⇨ Steered Infrastructure and Domain ManagementEntrusted with the responsibility of managing and building a robust infrastructure, overseeing data center collocation, and administrating over 3,000 domain names. Led a team of skilled systems engineers focusing on scalability, stability, and flexibility, paving the way for Spil Games' accelerated growth trajectory.⇨ Led Product Development and ScalingActively contributed to creating, programming, and scaling various flagship products, including Chatten.nl, Chatplaza.nl, Leerlingen.com, Spelletjes.nl, and Zigiz.com. My role encompassed various responsibilities, including Java applet programming, PHP development, and database management, ensuring optimal scalability and performance.⇨ Diversified Role in Marketing and Customer SupportExpanded my role beyond engineering to encompass involvement in email marketing, ad trafficking, and creating promotional materials. I also ventured into game development and customer support, showcasing versatility and contributing to various facets of the business.⇨ Innovated Internal Tooling and Software DeploymentTook the initiative to develop internal tools that facilitated smoother software deployment processes, enhancing operational efficiency and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the organization.During my time at Spil Games, Imade significant contributions not only to technology, but alsoto product development, marketing initiatives, and customer engagement. My multifaceted skill set focused on ensuring the company's success by any means necessary.

As a Software Development intern at Softmerce, I was responsible for helping with the development of their proprietary software. The software enabled companies to directly be able to develop websites, through a WYSIWYG editor, comparable with Dreamweaver but fully online. This was my first experience with development in a professional setting.

Responsible for the assembling and quality assurance of the various lines of laser printers

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