About Me
CTO & Co-founder at Outfox
As the CTO & Co-founder of Outfox, I have a passion for harnessing technology to promote global research collaboration and bring about societal change.
With deep expertise in guiding strategic technological development and leading diverse tech teams, I aim to build bridges between innovation and impact.
My goal is to seamlessly integrate technology and business strategy, always looking for opportunities to collaborate and shape a more sustainable future.
Expertise
Business & Technology
I like to utilize my profound technological expertise, combined with my business economics background, to facilitate societal change. My role includes:
- Guiding strategic technological development
- Implementing more efficient technologies and technological processes
- Analyzing current technology and advising on how it can be improved
- Ensuring that the IT department runs well and smoothly
- Aligning technology and business strategy, and defining the goals
- Acting as a liaison between technical teams and management
- Drafting the technical standards and ensuring that they are followed
Experience
2005 to at present
- Co-founded Outfox with a vision to connect international researchers and enable interdisciplinary collaborations.
- Leading the creation of intuitive digital platforms that seamlessly connect diverse academic communities, fostering collaboration, innovation, and global impact.
- Worked closely with global research institutions, understanding their needs, and customizing solutions to enhance collaboration.
- Launched and managed a thriving web development agency, crafting innovative online solutions that elevate businesses’ digital presence.
- Led a skilled team in designing and developing highly functional websites that resonate with audiences.
Assignments
Healthcare
Education
Private Sector
Consultancy
Education
Leading Professional Service Firms Programme
The Oxford Leading Professional Service Firms Programme is designed to provide a crucial market edge to the senior leaders and partners responsible for managing PSFs. Senior managers and partners working within consulting and professional services, and professionals from industries such as finance, law, and IT, will have the opportunity to optimise their skills by focusing on leadership, strategic planning, and innovation.
MScBA – Master of Science in Business Administration
With a specialization in Financial Management and Investment Analysis, the Master focuses on the risk and return of investments and how to influence these characteristics.
BSc – Bedrijfseconomie (Business Economics)
Businesses are at the heart of a country’s economy and prosperity. The Bachelor of Science in Business Economics studies the economics of an enterprise. Business-economic issues are answered on the basis of four pillars: Accounting, Finance, Marketing and Strategy.
Awards
Theo Kraan Prize
In honor of Theo Kraan, Van Lanschot Bankiers has established the Theo Kraan Prize, an amount of €2,500 that is awarded once a year to a student with the best written final thesis (master thesis) on an investment-related topic. In the spirit of Theo Kraan, it is examined whether the thesis meets the following requirements: substantively strong, accessible written, idiosyncratic and up-to-date.
Best business plan
Winner of the competition for best business plan at Tilburg University (2008).
Memberships
Drupal Association
The Drupal Association is the non-profit organization focused on accelerating Drupal, fostering the growth of the Drupal community, and supporting the project’s vision to create a safe, secure, and open web for everyone.
alphalist.CTO
alphalist is an exclusive network of CTOs & technical founders who come together to share their knowledge, connect and grow – both online and in-person.
Junior Enterprises Europe, UniPartners
A Junior Enterprise – is a non-profit civil social organization, formed and managed exclusively by undergraduate and postgraduate students of higher education (universities or business schools). Junior Enterprises provides services for companies, institutions and society, under the guidance of teachers and professionals with the goal to consolidate and enhance the learning or their members.
