About

Freelance Senior Technical Project Manager, Brussels-based. 10+ years delivering complex IT transformation programmes. Cloud, security, data, AI. Regulated environments. Operating through BLCKBLT Group. SAFe Agilist certified.

Started in security. Orange Cyberdefense, 24/7 NSOC. Firewalls, CyberArk, SIEM, vulnerability assessments. Government and enterprise clients like Belnet and FedMAN. That's where I learned how systems actually work, and how they break.

Liberty Global, 5+ years across 10+ European markets. First integration manager on the account. Built the delivery playbook that every integration manager after me followed. 27 projects delivered. 90% go-live success rate. Cloud migrations. Security platforms (DDoS, WAF, identity management, SSL). Data migrations. Infrastructure separations.

EUROCONTROL. Aviation. Mission-critical. Led the digital platform programme within the EUR 300M iNM transformation. 100+ FTE, multi-vendor, Azure/Kubernetes. First EASA-certified cloud ATM system. No room for mistakes.

Roche Diagnostics. Pharma, GxP regulated. TPM for the data platform team. Unified two analytics platforms into one AWS Lakehouse. MLOps governance. GenAI adoption framework. 30+ mQMS deliverables governed. ~40% improvement in audit results.

How I work

Same pattern everywhere: I run the programmes where cloud, security, data, and AI come together. I connect technical delivery with business outcomes and keep things moving when it gets complicated. Whether it is a greenfield platform build or a legacy separation across 8 countries.

On AI

When AI is on your roadmap, you get a PM who understands the technology, the governance, and the risks. Not just the vendor slides. MLOps, LLMOps, GenAI adoption frameworks in GxP environments.

Languages

Dutch & French (native), English (professional), Arabic (professional working), German (basic). Operating across Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the wider European market.

Availability

Currently available for new freelance engagements. Based in Brussels, working across Belgium and Europe. On-site, hybrid, or remote.

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