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. Built the delivery playbook that every integration manager after me followed. 27+ projects delivered. Cloud migrations. Security platforms (DDoS, WAF, identity management, SSL). Data migrations. Infrastructure separations.

EUROCONTROL. Aviation. Mission-critical. Led the digital platform programme for the iNM transformation. 100+ FTE, multi-vendor, Azure/Kubernetes. 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. Redesigned GxP document workflows to remove bottlenecks and lay the foundation for automated compliance with human oversight.

How I work

I take ownership of delivery end to end. Scope, vendors, risk, stakeholders, compliance. I do not wait for escalations. When something is stuck, I fix it or I flag it with a solution attached. That is what my clients keep telling me they value most.

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 (native), French & English (fluent), 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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