About Me
Professional Background
Software engineer with over ten years of experience and a growing focus on DevOps and platform engineering. I combine solid backend knowledge in Go and PHP with hands-on experience in AWS, Terraform, GitHub CI/CD, and observability. I deliver reliable, maintainable systems and take responsibility for the full software delivery lifecycle.
Alongside my engineering work, I have been active in the housing sector for years. As board member, secretary, and chair of Huurdersplatform Westerkwartier, and as a member of the Woonbond at national level, I have learned to navigate complex interests, diversity in engagement, and long-term governance. These are the same qualities I bring to technical work: oversight, ownership, and attention to the full delivery chain.
Work Approach
In my work, I take full responsibility for the end result. I'm analytical, solution-oriented, and self-reflective — qualities I bring to every project. Together with stakeholders, I deliver software that works and keeps working.
- Responsibility
- Taking ownership of results and impact
- Ownership
- From concept to production and further development
- Continuous Improvement
- Learning from every iteration and implementation
Experience with
- Direct client relationships and stakeholder management
- Collaborating with non-technical teams and decision makers
- Translating business requirements into technical solutions
- Governance and organizational structures (board role)
Volunteer work & community involvement
Alongside my work as a software engineer, I have been active in the housing sector for years — not as an occasional contribution, but as a continuous involvement that has deepened step by step. These roles require governance insight, navigating complex interests, and connecting people with very different backgrounds — qualities I bring to technical work as well.
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Huurdersplatform Westerkwartier
Huurdersplatform Westerkwartier (HPW) represents tenants in discussions with our housing corporation and local government in the Westerkwartier region. I started as a board member (2018), took on the role of secretary (2022), and am now chair (2024). That progression was not planned — it followed the places where I could contribute.
- Chair
- Secretary
- Board Member
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Woonbond
The Woonbond is the national advocacy organization for tenants in the Netherlands. I serve as a member of the association council (2021), spokesperson for the financial commission (2023), and initiator of renewal and rejuvenation in association democracy (2024). The latter is about keeping a large member organization relevant and engaging new people — a question I find genuinely interesting.
- Initiator of renewal in association democracy
- Spokesperson, Financial Commission
- Association Council Member