You can reach out to me with your challenges, pain points, and opportunities in creating and scaling digital products, especially where innovative technologies can make a real impact. More broadly, I’m here to listen to your digital transformation needs and explore, together with our multidisciplinary expert teams, how we can best support you.
We assist in setting up, shaping, and realizing various initiatives, ranging from small innovation projects to international R&D collaborations and regional knowledge-transfer programs. All are grounded in digitally supported technologies and methodologies.
I’m always eager to understand your specific challenges and help guide our teams in delivering clear frameworks or actionable advice to support your decision-making.
Expertise
- Business & Service Design Thinking, Product-Market Fit, Go-to-Market & Sales Strategy
- Business Modelling through Digital Transformation
- Product-as-a-Service (PaaS) Concepts
- Digital Technologies – AI, Generative AI, Distributed Intelligence, IoT, Cybersecurity, and more
- Innovation Management & International R&D Project Development
Work experience
I have worked in various operations, ICT, commercial, research & innovation and management positions at international chemical and textile companies. Before I joined Sirris, I was active for 20 years as a co-entrepreneur in a Belgian manufacturing company that has turned innovation and internationalisation into its core programme for successful growth.
Studies
- Chemical Engineer, UGent (1991)
- Industrial Engineering, Vlerick (1996)
- ICT Management, Odisee (1997)
- Technology & Innovation, MIT (2023)
Professional motto
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships." – Michael Jordan
Fun fact
Creativity also reigns in my multicultural kitchen. I’m still testing the agility method vs. the “recipe only” model.