Available for projects

AI, Robotics
& Data
Engineering

Ex-Google, former Head of Data at Wehkamp and EQOM Group. 20+ years building data platforms, ML systems, and robotics. Currently independent, open to the right opportunity.

Location The Netherlands
Focus Data & AI Engineering
Experience 20+ years

What I do

Data strategy & platforms

Designing and building enterprise data platforms on Databricks, Azure, and AWS. Lakehouse architecture, data governance, ETL/ELT pipelines, and GDPR compliance. Led data platform teams at Wehkamp and EQOM Group, supporting analytics and ML across multiple international brands.

Machine learning & AI

Search ranking, demand forecasting, and clothing size prediction. Computer vision including deep saliency, skeletal detection, and automated background removal — replacing a €450k/year external vendor at Wehkamp. Built a recommender system attributed to €80M+ in profit. Reduced photography production costs from €20k to €200 per shoot using generative AI at EQOM Group.

Robotics & perception

On-device inference with Nvidia Jetson Orin, ROS 2 integration, and sensor data pipelines for embodied AI. Built the Objective Density Index for automated sports turf analysis, combining computer vision with robotic sensor data. Now handles community growth for Reachy Mini, the open-source desktop robot from Pollen Robotics x Hugging Face, after starting out as a volunteer in its builder community.

Career timeline

Press & talks

Let's talk

Looking for a senior data or AI engineer? I'm available for consulting, advisory, and hands-on engineering roles.

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