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This page highlights the key milestones and accomplishments throughout my career, showcasing the journey that has shaped my professional identity. From my early beginnings in IT consultant to my current role as partner/director, I have embraced challenges and seized opportunities for growth. Key projects led to significant achievements, such as CEO Smartdc, various board positions and sales & director roles. Collaborating with talented teams has enriched my skills and expanded my network. Through continuous learning and adaptation, I have built a foundation of expertise that drives my passion for innovation and excellence in the industry. Join me in reflecting on this journey!
CEO Smartdc
The journey of Smartdc.
It started when I was working as a real eastate manager for datacenters. At one of the locations, " Spaanse Kubus" I've got to know Stijn Koster who was interested in datacenter space for his company i3D.net. After a few meetings we came up with the idea to make our own datacenter as a new brand in the Dutch market.
With this idea I started to devellop our idea and found out that a lot of money was needed to start business. After making a solid business case, which was simple but affective, then I started to look for funds. In the end I managed to have a private investor active and we 've got to the banks for the rest of the investment.
With limited cash we had to come up with a plan that we could start our operation. So the modular datacenter was borm. On the one end it served the purpose of our cash flow, just invest only that what is needed, and on the other hand, due to small modules, clients having an extra line of defence where a fire just couses one module to fail instead of the whole datacenter.
This is why SMARTDC is the perfect name where it serves multpiple purposes and is cathcy on the other hand. Smart data center was born!
15 years with great enthusiasmin and joy I worked as CEO when it was sold to Ubisoft (as part of i3D.net).
Sales Director Greenhouse Datacenters
Greenhouse Datacenter is a company under the umbrella of Worldstream. It focusses on high end housing services with a flexible cooling and power capacity Greenhouse DC is capable to handle all sorts of high end IT cooling challanges. This TIER III datacenter is located just south of The Hague and well connected to all major carriers and to NIKHEF as the biggest hub in Europe.
My job is to scale up Greenhouse Datacenters, coach internal staff and advisor to the board. With a whealth of expertise set already the base for the future, even though my job is not yet finished.
Let meet at Greenhouse Datacenters. www.greenhousedatacenters.nl
General Board member OVSP
Entrepreneurs' Association Spaans Polder, or OVSP for short, is the umbrella interest group for the Spanish Polder (Rotterdam and Schiedam) and NoordWest business parks, jointly the Spaans Polder. The merger of the associations BVSP and OV NoordWest in 2018 makes this the entrepreneurial collective for you as an entrepreneur in the Spanish Polder. The association has a lot of experience in representing the interests of entrepreneurs and the themes of clean, whole and safe.
The Spanish Polder business association (OVSP) represents the interests of entrepreneurs based in the Spanish Polder, in particular those of its approximately 130 members. Important topics are safety, accessibility, business climate, appearance, maintenance and management. We also work on collective purchasing contracts. We discuss this on a regular basis with various municipal and government agencies. We will keep you informed of important events via this website, e-mail, our digital newsletter, the NONSTOP magazine and the social media of the Business Council.
Board Member & Treasurer Dutch Datacenter Association
Dutch Data Center Association (DDA) is the trade association for data centers in the Netherlands, the bedrock of the Dutch economy. The DDA unites leading data centers in The Netherlands in a common mission: to strengthen the economic growth and awareness of the data center sector to government, media and society.
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The DDA works from three focus areas: Energy & Sustainability, Education & Employment and Digital Economy & Mainport. We are committed to make the power usage of the industry more sustainable and efficient, and we focus on the reuse of data center residual heat. Furthermore, in close cooperation with education institutions, we create data center courses and enthuse students to choose a career in the data center industry. Lastly, we promote our industry and our position as Digital Gateway to Europe.
We also contribute to discussions about technical standards in the sector, and we actively facilitate our members and partners with information about relevant market developments during our (internal) events, publications and media channels.