Antwerp Metropolitan Area
Providing enterprise-level architectural guidance within the financial services sector. Specialized in Integration Architecture with a strong focus on Cloud Migration across models such as SaaS, FaaS, PaaS, CaaS, and IaaS. Deep expertise in SOA, API Management, Managed File Transfer (MFT), and Event-Driven Architecture (EDA).
Part of Transformation Office, lead by the CTO/Chief Architect. Driving the strategic alignment of IT architecture with business goals in the insurance sector, enabling digital transformation and future-ready technology landscapes. At AXA Group level, I contribute to transformation initiatives across Integration (MFT, EDA), API Management & Security, AI, Technology, Data, and Operations—driving alignment between business and IT, fostering innovation, and enabling scalable, future-ready solutions.
In addition to my role as Enterprise Architect, I lead the Engineering Experts team at AXA. Our mission is to drive excellence in engineering practices and technology adoption across the organization. My team focuses on: Defining Standards & Guidelines for practices (SOA, API, EDA) and technologies (.NET, Java, Angular, Cobol, Python) Fostering Communities & Tribes through knowledge sharing and upskilling initiatives Ensuring Engineering Quality across solutions and platforms Supporting Cloud Engineering for both private and public cloud environments Managing Transversal Assets to enable consistency and reusability
Part of the Enterprise Architecture & Technology Office. Responsible for the integration domain and it's related processes, events and services Reporting to the CTO. Enterprise Integration Platform Design Authority member on AXA Group level (as of 2011) Part of the Technology Office Expert Team at AXA Belgium Introduced an Enterprise Service Bus as SOA enabler (incl. SOA Catalogue) (2011) Introduced SOA Governance & Industrialization (2013) Introducing advanced integration patterns via ESB/ESG (2013-2020) Supporting the Digital Engagement Platform(2015) Introduced API Concept & Industrialization (2017) Defining API Design locally & on AXA Group Level (2017) Defining integration patterns for Hybrid Multi-Cloud Migration (2019-...) Co-Created EDA positioning (2020) Working together with Group on an API-M alignment to enforce our API First strategy & Maturity (2021-...)
Application Manager, responsible for 24 passiva domains and liason for all transversal (bank-insurance) projects
Refactoring of AXA Homebanking: - Design of Architecture Layer + product choice - Re-Engineering of AXA Bank online platform Technical co-project leader of AZIMUT (application in support of distribution channel) with focus on thin-client Java development
IT Architect for the AXA Group in Belgium (Bank & Insurance)
Consulting & Administration of Informatica Department (ZSY) Part of the staff of the Belgian Navy at the militairy headquarters in Evere, Brussels (Kwartier Koningin Elisabeth, staff building)
* Lead in software for "loonmechanisatiebedrijven" in the Netherlands * Project Management of small projects incl. analysis & implementation of accounting software - HRM package - installation software