Tom de Jonge

Founder at GCSC | Soma

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Holding both a master's degree in Systems and Control at TU Delft and a master's degree in Management at Erasmus University Rotterdam, I am passionate about integrating my technological expertise with business insights. I am excited about driving innovation at the intersection of engineering and business, and want to contribute my skills towards impactful solutions, shaping a rewarding and sustainable future.

Experience

  • Founder at Soma
    May 2026 - Present · 3 mos

  • Founder at General Control Systems Company
    Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  • Master Thesis Intern at TNO
    Nov 2024 - Aug 2025 · 10 mos

    Worked at TNO's Reliable Structures department within the Mobility and Built Environment Unit. The goal was to accelerate amortized Bayesian system identification for damage detection in structures using physics-informed machine learning and graph theory. The research formed the basis of my master thesis, which was rewarded with an 8.5.

  • Joint Interdisciplinary Project at Huisman
    Sep 2024 - Nov 2024 · 3 mos

    Led a team of 6 masters students from different disciplines to design an optimized autonomous empty container depot.

  • Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands)
    • Research Assistant
      Jan 2023 - Nov 2023 · 11 mos

      Employed data analytics techniques to extract statistically significant insights about start-up succes rates.

    • Teaching Assistant Strategic Management
      2023 - 2023 · Less than a year

      Assisted in the teaching and grading of the course Strategic Management.