Brussels Metropolitan Area
I operate as a principal-level IT/OT platform architect in complex enterprise and industrial environments. With 15+ years of experience across startups, SMEs, and large enterprises, I specialize in designing scalable, production-ready architectures that bridge enterprise IT systems with operational and industrial domains. My focus areas include: • Domain architecture ownership in hybrid IT/OT environments • Kubernetes-native platform architecture (AKS & self-managed) • Event-driven integration (MQTT / Sparkplug B / NATS) • DevOps & GitOps enablement (Terraform, ArgoCD, CI/CD) • Data platform & lakehouse architectures (Azure, Databricks) • Observability, reliability and secure enterprise deployment patterns I combine architectural direction with hands-on validation. I design standards and reference implementations, validate them in production, and ensure solutions scale across teams rather than remaining isolated project deliveries. In recent engagements, I have established reusable IT/OT integration capabilities, aligned architecture with C-level stakeholders, and reduced platform fragmentation by introducing coherent deployment and governance patterns. I also leverage advanced AI-assisted engineering workflows to accelerate prototyping, infrastructure templating, documentation, and test generation — allowing me to operate effectively across multiple parallel initiatives while maintaining architectural rigor. I typically engage where architectural clarity, modernization, and long-term platform coherence are required.
Acting as architectural owner for a reusable IT/OT integration domain within a large enterprise energy context. • Defined hybrid IT/OT integration standards connecting enterprise systems with operational assets • Designed Kubernetes-native integration platform (AKS-based) with GitOps deployment model • Introduced reusable integration patterns to enable cross-team adoption • Established Infrastructure as Code standards (Terraform) and secure workload identity configuration • Embedded observability and reliability patterns (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki) • Delivered successful production launch validating architectural coherence and scalability • Aligned architectural direction with C+ stakeholders and cross-domain initiatives Focus: IT/OT convergence, platform standardization, reusable architecture, production-grade reliability.
Several client projects: Designed and validated modular cloud migration and lakehouse architecture in an industrial manufacturing context. • Defined Azure Databricks-based lakehouse architecture aligned with Data Mesh principles • Delivered proof-of-concept demonstrating reusable data product patterns • Standardized AKS-based deployments using Helm and workload identities • Introduced governance-aligned DevOps operating patterns • Enabled scalable ML-ready data workflows while reducing cross-team friction Focus: cloud modernization, reusable data products, Kubernetes deployment standards. Led platform and DevOps standardization initiatives supporting Data Mesh adoption. • Designed Python development templates and packaging standards • Automated CI/CD pipelines for AKS-based workloads • Embedded Infrastructure as Code and GitOps patterns • Reduced onboarding complexity and improved cross-team delivery consistency Focus: DevOps enablement, Kubernetes standardization, scalable platform patterns. Defined DevOps / DataOps methodology for enterprise BI platform in Azure. Implemented Terraform-based infrastructure and AKS deployment standards
Designed and implemented a Sparkplug-compliant event-driven IT/OT integration framework for distributed offshore wind assets. • Designed plug-and-play edge producer architecture • Implemented secure, state-aware MQTT-based integration • Provisioned Kubernetes infrastructure via Terraform • Standardized Helm-based deployment pipelines • Delivered reusable Python-based producer/consumer libraries • Established scalable edge-to-datacenter integration model Focus: event-driven architecture, IT/OT convergence, reusable platform capability.
Designed Kubernetes-based research platform and introduced structured DevOps methodology.