About Me

Originally from The Netherlands, I've found my home in South East Asia for nearly two decades now. The monkeys, warm climate, friendly locals, eclectic food, rich Buddhist culture, and relaxed pace of life here continue to captivate me.

Summary

Cooperation comes naturally to me, accompanied by a fusion of creativity and pragmatism. My strength lies in my excellent communication skills, a result-oriented mindset, adept negotiation capabilities, and problem-solving prowess. A broad understanding of the ICT market and products, commercial acumen, and deep knowledge of Internet infrastructure & applications define my professional repertoire.

One of my notable attributes is an in-depth comprehension of a customer's business needs. I excel at converting these needs into robust, scalable, secure, and cost-effective architecture, which I can then code, implement, and deploy on the most suitable infrastructure.

Writing

In my tenure as a computer journalist for renowned Dutch IT publications, I've had the privilege of engaging with industry stalwarts such as Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt and Larry Ellison. My literary contribution includes a book on dBase for Windows and co-authoring research reports on key tech subjects. I was a judge of several programming competitions.

Development

Ever-curious, I'm always learning new technologies in web development and cloud computing. My coding style is neat and expressive, with an eagle eye for security risks. I'm fond of serverless and cloud computing for its inherent advantage of offloading infrastructure security to the hosting provider.