09/02/2026 updated
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Infrastructure Lead | Technical Leadership | Infrastructure Operations | Project Delivery
Halen, Belgium
Worldwide
Bachelor in Computer Sciences, Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven, 2008-2012About me
Infrastructure leader with 12+ years of hands-on experience across enterprise, telecom, healthcare and public sector IT. Founded and grew an IT consultancy with up to 25 consultants, while remaining active as a senior infrastructure engineer. Strong in people, vendors and infrastructure operations.
Asset ManagementVMware ESX ServersFailover ClusteringHypervisorInfrastructure ManagementInfrastructure Management ServicesVrealize Operations Manager (VROPS)Server AdministrationTechnical ManagementVMware InfrastructureVMware VirtualizationVMware VSphereLifecycle ManagementVirtual System AdministratorVMware Certified Associate
VMware Virtualisation & Datacentre Operations
Extensive expertise in VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, NSX-T, VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware Telco Cloud. Operational ownership of large-scale two-datacentre VMware environments spanning approximately 200 hosts, 1,000 virtual machines and 8 clusters, including lifecycle management, upgrades and automated task execution via PowerShell.
Infrastructure Leadership & People Management
Full-cycle people management including recruitment, hiring, performance reviews, coaching, career development, conflict management and absence follow-up. Leadership of teams of up to 25 consultants and approximately 4 engineers in 24/7 mission-critical production environments.
Project Management & Business Continuity
Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner with hands-on experience leading end-to-end infrastructure migrations, including ISO 27001 compliance and Disaster Recovery Planning with RTO/RPO recovery targets. Coordination across multiple technology vendors and delivery partners using SCRUM/Agile and Jira.
Storage Management (HPE Alletra & Nimble SAN)
Ownership of infrastructure lifecycle management across HPE Alletra and Nimble SAN storage, covering FC/iSCSI, zoning, multipathing, LUN provisioning, VMFS and capacity planning.
Windows Server Administration
Administration of Windows Server environments including Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP, DFS, replication and Failover Clustering in mission-critical settings such as airport and automotive production environments.
Networking & Security
Hands-on experience with Cisco networking, VPN/RSA authentication, IP telephony via Cisco Call Manager, CCNA certification, and security vulnerability scanning and management via Nessus and McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator.
Backup & Recovery (Veeam)
Management and improvement of Veeam backup environments against defined RTO/RPO recovery targets in mission-critical settings including airport and enterprise infrastructure.
Scripting & Automation
Development of PowerShell scripts to automate repetitive manual procedures, reduce manual work and vendor dependency, and improve operational consistency across environments.
Kubernetes & Container Technologies
Hands-on engineering with Kubernetes and Docker alongside company leadership, delivering container-based infrastructure solutions as part of senior infrastructure consultancy work.
Monitoring & Observability
Experience with monitoring tools including Zabbix, NetBox and Elastic for infrastructure visibility and operational management in large-scale environments.
Commercial & Vendor Management
End-to-end commercial responsibility including offers, day-rate and contract negotiations, margin setting, invoicing oversight, supplier contracts and customer relationship management.
Extensive expertise in VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, NSX-T, VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware Telco Cloud. Operational ownership of large-scale two-datacentre VMware environments spanning approximately 200 hosts, 1,000 virtual machines and 8 clusters, including lifecycle management, upgrades and automated task execution via PowerShell.
Infrastructure Leadership & People Management
Full-cycle people management including recruitment, hiring, performance reviews, coaching, career development, conflict management and absence follow-up. Leadership of teams of up to 25 consultants and approximately 4 engineers in 24/7 mission-critical production environments.
Project Management & Business Continuity
Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner with hands-on experience leading end-to-end infrastructure migrations, including ISO 27001 compliance and Disaster Recovery Planning with RTO/RPO recovery targets. Coordination across multiple technology vendors and delivery partners using SCRUM/Agile and Jira.
Storage Management (HPE Alletra & Nimble SAN)
Ownership of infrastructure lifecycle management across HPE Alletra and Nimble SAN storage, covering FC/iSCSI, zoning, multipathing, LUN provisioning, VMFS and capacity planning.
Windows Server Administration
Administration of Windows Server environments including Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP, DFS, replication and Failover Clustering in mission-critical settings such as airport and automotive production environments.
Networking & Security
Hands-on experience with Cisco networking, VPN/RSA authentication, IP telephony via Cisco Call Manager, CCNA certification, and security vulnerability scanning and management via Nessus and McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator.
Backup & Recovery (Veeam)
Management and improvement of Veeam backup environments against defined RTO/RPO recovery targets in mission-critical settings including airport and enterprise infrastructure.
Scripting & Automation
Development of PowerShell scripts to automate repetitive manual procedures, reduce manual work and vendor dependency, and improve operational consistency across environments.
Kubernetes & Container Technologies
Hands-on engineering with Kubernetes and Docker alongside company leadership, delivering container-based infrastructure solutions as part of senior infrastructure consultancy work.
Monitoring & Observability
Experience with monitoring tools including Zabbix, NetBox and Elastic for infrastructure visibility and operational management in large-scale environments.
Commercial & Vendor Management
End-to-end commercial responsibility including offers, day-rate and contract negotiations, margin setting, invoicing oversight, supplier contracts and customer relationship management.
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2018
Languages
EnglishNative speakerFrenchFluentDutchNative speaker
Project history
Founded and led IT-Rex, a Belgian IT consultancy, growing annual revenue from approximately 120k to approximately 2M EUR while maintaining an approximately 10% profit margin. Recruited, hired, employed and managed up to 25 consultants at peak across 50+ client organisations. Owned the full people-management cycle and held end-to-end commercial responsibility. Remained personally active as a senior infrastructure consultant delivering hands-on VMware, Windows, Linux and Kubernetes engineering.
Held day-to-day operational ownership of a two-datacentre VMware TCI/TCP environment spanning approximately 200 hosts, 1,000 virtual machines and 8 clusters. Acted as Single Point of Contact during major infrastructure incidents. Coordinated infrastructure deliveries involving multiple technology vendors and delivery partners. Owned infrastructure lifecycle management across HPE Alletra and Nimble SAN storage and executed vCenter, ESXi and NSX-T upgrades.
Delivered 3rd line support for multiple clients within the airport organisation. Managed and improved the Veeam backup environment and VMware infrastructure against defined RTO/RPO recovery targets. Administered Windows Server including Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP, DFS, replication and Failover Clustering. Executed environment upgrades, workload migrations and reconfigurations.
Certificates
VMWare VCP - DCV 7.X
VMware2021
CCNA
Cisco2015