What I Do#
I build systems that are reliable, secure, and open. Most of my work sits at the intersection of infrastructure and backend development — from crafting command-line tools to building Linux-based operating systems and running workloads at the edge with Kubernetes.
I gravitate toward problems where automation, scalability, and simplicity meet. I care about developer experience and long-term maintainability, and I tend to favor tools and languages like Go, Ruby, containers, and Linux.
Over the years, I’ve also taken on technical leadership roles — helping teams ship clean, scalable systems while mentoring developers and aligning architecture with business goals.
Work Experience#
Staff Engineer at Spectro Cloud (Jan 2023 - Present)
Maintainer & Advocate of Kairos, an immutable OS
Lead Software Developer at Ring Twice (Apr 2020 - Dec 2022)
Led development team and architected key solutions
Senior Software Developer at CloudBees (Apr 2019 - Dec 2019)
Maintained Codeship CI/CD system and Jenkins-X integrations
Senior Software Developer at Babbel (May 2018 - Mar 2018)
Enhanced system performance through Ruby to Go migration
Senior Software Developer at SUSE (Apr 2015 - Apr 2018)
Developed Machinery tool and collaborated on BOSH infrastructure
Software Developer at LAS (Aug 2012 - Jan 2015)
Managed OS X fleet and developed internal web applications
Software Developer at Creative Works (Aug 2009 - Sep 2012)
Led development for 4over4 printing company platform
Systems Analyst at Telefónica (May 2005 - Jul 2009)
Managed data warehouse and developed marketing dashboards
Open-Source Software#
I’ve been immersed in open source since the early days of my career, shortly after I started using Linux. I believe it’s one of the best models for building quality software — and eventually, I was able to give back by contributing as a developer. These are some of the most meaningful projects I’ve contributed to.
Maintainer at Kairos (Jan 2023 - Present)
An immutable OS for running Kubernetes workloads
Contributor to BOSH OpenStack CPI Release (Jul 2016 - Apr 2018)
Cloud Provider Interface for deploying BOSH on OpenStack
Contributor to Machinery (Apr 2015 - Apr 2018)
A systems management toolkit for Linux
Community#
Co-Host at Cloud Native Community Belgium (Oct 2024 - Present)
I help organize meetups and foster connections within the local cloud-native ecosystem in Belgium.
Co-Chair at CNCF SPOS WG (Nov 2024 - May 2025)
Organize panels and discussions around the topic of Special-Purpose OS