Resume
Current Role
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Business Architect Innovation — Rabobank
Mid-2025 – Present
Bridge business and technology for innovation initiatives in the Wholesale & Rural domain.
Guide projects in GenAI, AI models, GIS, IoT, Blockchain, balancing exploration with bank standards.
Ensure innovations support Rabobank’s mission in food and energy transitions.
Past Roles
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Business Architect / Area Architect — Rabobank (Tech4Engineering)
2022 – 2025
Shaped developer experience for ~8,000 engineers.
Led architecture of EngineersHub and Golden Paths, Orchestration, Platform Engineering. -
Solution Architect / Product Owner — Rabobank
2016 – 2022
Designed Account Data Store (first large cloud solution at Rabobank).
Founded Cylon ML innovation team to pioneer AI/ML adoption. -
Solution Architect — Rabobank
2013 – 2016
Architected customer-facing banking apps used by 7M+ clients daily.
Delivered secure, high-performing services like iDEAL & Payment Initiation. -
Team Lead / Senior Developer — Nidera
2011 – 2013
Led team delivering risk management platform with 75× performance gains. -
Software Engineer / Architect — Center Parcs, Schiphol, ANWB, Nidera, Bell ID, IND, Kadaster, others
2000 – 2011
Hands-on engineering and architecture across finance, travel, and logistics.
Education & Certifications
Certified Scrum Master, Jeff Sutherland (2009)
Computer Science (Cum Laude), 2010
Architecting on AWS (2019)
Professional Agile Architecture (2021)
Leading the Change (2023)
Team Leadership, RSM (2025)
Skills
Architecture & Leadership: Agile, DDD, Platform Engineering, Golden Paths, Event Storming
Technology: Cloud (AWS, Azure), CI/CD, Java, Kotlin, Scala, SQL & NoSQL
Strengths: Storytelling, Coaching, Public Speaking, Stakeholder Management, Building Connections
Collaboration Tools & Practices: Deep Democracy, Conversational Architecture