Why my background is relevant right now
A combination that wasn’t planned, but fits exactly
I’ve spent twenty-five years working in the areas that AI is now disrupting most. IT delivery and software development, IT operations and management, enterprise architecture, HR, and IT financial management. I didn’t combine these areas to build a tidy career story. Each step simply led me to an adjacent challenge.
What I see now is that this combination is exactly what boards of mid-market and larger companies need at this moment. Not a domain specialist tackling one piece of the puzzle, but someone who sees how the pieces fit together. How a choice in IT operations ripples through into financial steering. How an AI platform in delivery affects HR policy. How architecture decisions made today shape the room to manoeuvre tomorrow.
Enterprise architecture is the thread running through my work. It’s the one discipline that’s cross-domain by design. That makes it possible not just to help one area adapt, but to keep an eye on the whole while your organisation is in motion.
How I work
Interim and part-time, always with an endpoint
I work as an independent adviser through Orbis Neo. My preferred way of working is interim or part-time: senior support for an agreed period, with a clear endpoint and a handover to an internal owner. No permanent role, no open-ended retainer without agreed results.
That fits my clients. Boards of mid-market and larger companies want an adviser who understands their reality and doesn’t perform consultancy theatre. They want structures that hold up after I leave. That’s what I deliver.
For specific depth or extra capacity, I work with a network of professionals. No fixed partnerships, just reliable connections I bring in when needed.
Experience
Where I come from
- Stichting Studielink (2022–2025) – As Manager Development and Architecture, responsible for the technical and organisational direction of a national digital platform. Management team member, overseeing enterprise architecture, platform renewal and the change roadmap.
- VodafoneZiggo (2019–2022) – Enterprise Architect with a focus on IT Financial Management. Cost and value steering for one of the largest IT organisations in the Netherlands: cost modelling, dashboards for the board and management team, EA tooling and improved delivery throughput.
- VodafoneZiggo (2017–2019) – Programme Manager Integration. Responsible for the HR and B2B programmes during the Vodafone-Ziggo merger, and for realising the intended synergies in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
- Ziggo (2014–2017) – Demand Manager B2B and Strategic Vendor Manager. Roadmap, supplier management, budgeting and planning for the business segment.
- Ordina (2001–2014) – Manager Customer Service and Service Delivery. IT service management, team development and managed services delivery for a broad client base.
- UWV (1999–2004) – Project Manager, application development and release management.
Education and knowledge
MSc Business Administration, Radboud University (2013–2017) BSc Business Informatics, Avans (1999–2002)
Relevant knowledge and certifications: TOGAF, ArchiMate, IT4IT, TBM/IT Financial Management, PRINCE2, SAFe/Agile/Scrum, Lean Six Sigma.
About the name: Orbis Neo
The name Orbis Neo was not chosen by chance. It comes from Latin and literally means ‘New Circle’ or ‘New World’. The name reflects what I do: helping organisations build a new, workable governance reality while they’re in the middle of a technological shift. The circle in the logo stands for completeness and coherence: keeping sight of the whole while its parts are in motion.
Would you like to connect?
A first conversation takes fifteen minutes. After that, you and I will know if there’s a fit.