Zaventem, Flemish Region, Belgium
As a multilingual serial entrepreneur, I've founded international companies across various sectors, including industrial condition monitoring (InfraSensing), data center (ServersCheck), marketing (Netmining), and call center technologies (Techmar). I have an extensive international B2B experience, I excel in bootstrapping businesses with global operations and forging strategic partnerships with global Fortune companies. With InfraSensing this expertise now also includes hardware innovation, design, manufacturing, certification and commercialisation. My career is highlighted by successfully creating companies from the ground up by leading sales, marketing and R&D initiatives to align products with market demands evidenced by holding more than 15 patents (filed and pending). I am dedicated to leveraging my expertise to drive innovation and efficiency, particularly in the realms of internationalisation and innovation. Beyond my business ventures, I am passionate about knowledge sharing and empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators. I actively engage in advising, coaching, lecturing, and mentoring helping others navigate the complexities of entrepreneurship and technological innovation. Highlights: - Strategic Leadership: Proven track record in scaling operations and spearheading R&D efforts to meet dynamic market needs. - Global Partnerships: Extensive experience in establishing and nurturing global strategic partnerships with Fortune companies worldwide. - Innovation & Patents: Holder of over 15 patents, reflecting a commitment to continuous innovation and industry leadership. - Entrepreneurial Mentorship: Dedicated to fostering entrepreneurial spirit through advising, coaching, lecturing, and mentoring. - Industrial Expertise: Deep knowledge and hands-on experience in internationalisation, marketing strategies, supply chain management, and bootstrapping businesses. - Multilingual: fluent in French, English, Dutch & German
As the CEO of InfraSensing, I lead an amazing team dedicated to helping our customers safeguard their mission-critical infrastructure through our modular and open sensor platform. Our solutions are designed to detect thermal, environmental, power & mechanical anomalies before they lead to failures of mission critical. At InfraSensing, we focus on three key verticals: • ServersCheck (Data Centers & IT Monitoring) • SwitchMon (Switchgear & Critical Power) • Prevent-iON (Protecting Batteries) My primary focus is on leading the Prevent-iON product line, which is exclusively available through OEM partners in the fire protection industry. Our solutions are white-labeled and sold under our partners’ brands. I’m passionate about failure prevention through anomaly detection, particularly in the area of fire prevention for battery systems. If you’re interested in discussing innovations in safety, critical infrastructure, or energy storage, feel free to connect! Learn more about what we do at https://infrasensing.com
Simply smart monitoring. Anywhere. Everywhere. ServersCheck provides a complete solution to monitor, report, alert and control the availability of IT infrastructure and related critical equipment. ServersCheck is a privately owned company. It has operations around the world to serve its 10,000+ customer base. Blue chip companies like Fuji Electric, Expedia, Honeywell, Siemens, IBM, Cisco use ServersCheck's sensors and software to monitor their infrastructure. More information can be found on: https://serverscheck.com
Sharing my experiences with start-ups, aspiring entrepreneurs & students. Key fields of interest are internationalisation, hardware, fire resourcing & supply chain, bootstrapping Supporting the following entrepreneurship programs: - Bryo and Bryo+ programs from Voka Past - Mentor at the Founder's Institute - Guest lecturer HUB - KBC StartIt - Entrepreneurship University of Maastricht - Guest Lecturer MBA University of Monaco - Creative Media Days iMinds
Bizidee promotes entrepreneurship in Belgium. It organizes on behalf of the Government the annual entrepreneurship competition for the best start up idea.