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Since 2004
Owner @ ITbrouwerij
01 February 2019 - Present
Management consultancy focused on eIDAS/QTSP, security, and privacy. I'm a PKI Expert.
Sr. Technical Sales Consultant @ Entrust
01 July 2023 - 01 March 2025
Full portfolio expert for Benelux with a focus on PKI, digital signatures, and supporting QTSPs.
Head of Product & Security (CTO) @ KeySign
01 April 2019 - 31 August 2022
- Building a QTSP SaaS solution from the ground up.
- Help KeySign to become a Qualified Trusted Service Provider, to build the platform and back-end services -> transformed to brokering QTSP services.
- Sales and Presales development
- Provide consultancy for customers of KeySign with expert knowledge .
Pre-Sales Manager @ Gemalto (legacy SafeNet)
01 May 2013 - 01 January 2019
Managed a team of Sales Engineers and handled solution design for channels and customers.
Technical & Service Manager @ Motorola Solutions (ex Psion)
01 June 2010 - 01 May 2013
Hosted technical training for partners.
Partner Integration Engineer @ VASCO Data Security
01 May 2006 - 01 June 2010

IT Administrator @ Alcopa 2 Wheels
01 December 2005 - 01 April 2006
IT technician @ Comcon
01 August 2004 - 01 December 2005

Education experience
Since 2001
Data Protection Officer Certification @ Data Protection Institute
01 January 2015 - 31 December 2015
Certified Data Protection Officer.
Information Management & Support (IMS) @ Katholieke Hogeschool Mechelen
01 September 2001 - 01 July 2004
Professional Bachelor focusing on information management.

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