Time to get IT right
ABOUT
Engineer by training. Builder by instinct.
I started in aerospace engineering at TU Delft, then spent 35 years in IT — from managing infrastructure at Philips and leading migrations at KPN, to co-founding Buckaroo Online Payments and scaling it from a two-person startup to one of the Netherlands’ leading PSPs.
and scaling it from a two-person startup to one of the Netherlands’ leading PSPs. technology only creates value when it serves the business, the users, and the team building it.
Today I work as a Fractional CTO and Digital Transformation Advisor. I help organizations across Europe make better technology decisions — the kind that compound over years.
Career Path
35 years of building.
2023–now
Fractional CTO & Advisor
Gemeente Haarlem (Open Government Architect), Westgard BV.
2015–2023
CTO & Platform Builder
Toweya, Numus Cash, InCaSe, CJP — via CentroiT BV.
2000–2015
Buckaroo Online Payments — Co-founder & CTO
First PCI-DSS PSP in NL. Emerce Digital Leader 2014–2017. Incl. èM! Payment.
1996–2000
IT Consulting & Project Management
KPN, Aegon, RDW, IB-Groep (via Netwatch). Philips (interim).
1989–1996
IT Management
Ten Cate Protect, Corsmit Groep.
1984–1989
Education
TU Delft (Aerospace), HTS Rijswijk (Technical Business Administration).
Writing
I write about the systems that shape our world.
My book on economic sustainability and democratic dynamics — published in Dutch, German, French, and English. More →
Languages
English
Fluent
Dutch
Native
German
Fluent
French
Advanced
Time to get IT right.
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