Thomas Van Buggenhout

Business Unit Manager (contractor) @ Energy One Ltd

East Flanders, Belgium

I’m a product-driven leader passionate about turning complex problems into simple, valuable solutions. After founding Buggy Services to design my own career path, I combined my background in economics and communication with deep experience in agile product environments to build a profile centered on discovery, strategy and team empowerment. Across roles as Head of Product, Product Owner and now Business Unit Manager, I’ve learned to navigate technical, commercial and user-centric perspectives and connect them into a clear product vision. I love diving into the details of how things work, challenging assumptions and shaping a roadmap that balances customer needs, business goals and technical realities.

Top roles

Quality Specialist< 2 years

Product Owner / Manager2 - 5 years

Miscellaneous

Excel

Communication and Relationship-Building Skills

Agile

Agile/Scrum

Back-end

Jenkins

Enterprise Tools

Togaf

Sales

Communication skills

Language

Native Dutch

Dutch

Native

English

Fluent

French

Good

Work experience

Since 2014

Business Unit Manager (contractor) @ Energy One Ltd

01 August 2024 -

Leading and coordinating teams, processes and priorities within the business unit. Translating group strategy into local operational and commercial actions for our SaaS-solutions.

Head of Product / Product Owner @ Energy One Ltd – EGSSIS

01 December 2019 - 31 July 2024

End-to-end responsibility for product strategy and product roadmap. Managing product owners and cross-functional teams.

Team Lead / Product Owner @ In The Pocket

01 September 2016 - 30 November 2019

Responsible for product development and customer communication on various projects. Managing scope, planning and priorities in an agile way.

Quality Engineer Consultant @ Quasus - Alten

01 September 2014 - 31 August 2016

Various QA-projects: Focus on ensuring software quality by writing and executing testscripts.

Education experience

Since 2008

New Media & Society @ Ghent University

01 September 2012 - 30 June 2014

Thesis: Social media & politics: analysis of social media usage during the 2014 election campaign.

Marketing Management @ Hogent

01 September 2008 - 30 June 2012

Thesis: Influence of positive and negative information on choice behavior: Maximizers versus Satisficers.