The same pattern, everywhere

One pattern, four industries

At ESA I built real-time simulators for spacecraft operations. At ABN AMRO I worked on the first internet banking platform in 1995. At Zintouch I built a 24/7 healthcare communication system that couldn't go down. At DirectorInsight I built a SaaS product from scratch that was eventually acquired for millions.

Different sectors, different stakes — but always the same core problem. Data was there. Systems weren't sharing it. Decisions were made on incomplete information, and the consequences ranged from costly to dangerous.

Complex systems are my field

I have a PhD in Nuclear Reactor Physics from TU Delft. Not because I wanted to build reactors, but because reactor physics is about understanding how complex systems behave — how small changes propagate, where instabilities emerge, and why models alone aren't enough. That way of thinking is exactly what you need when connecting operational systems that weren't designed to work together.

Lessons from entrepreneurship

I've built two companies from a handful of people to 40-50 employees. That experience taught me that technology alone doesn't solve anything. You need to understand the organisation, the people, and the daily reality on the work floor. I've stood in the boardroom and on the shop floor. Both perspectives matter when you're connecting systems that serve real operations.

Now

With Imperial Automation I focus on manufacturing. Because that's where the gap between available data and actual insight is largest. The ERP, the machine portal, the maintenance log — they all know something. My job is to make them share it.