# David Van den Brande (@vdbdavid.eurosky.social)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/vdbdavid.eurosky.social
Headline: Helping organizations share data safely through trusted data ecosystems.

## About

I work at the intersection of data, architecture and trust, helping organizations collaborate through secure and scalable digital infrastructure.

My background combines technology leadership, enterprise architecture and software delivery. I enjoy turning complex challenges into practical solutions, aligning stakeholders and building teams that thrive on trust, clarity and ownership.

## Experience

- **Enterprise Architect at Informatie Vlaanderen** (2018 – 2020)
- **Freelance Solution/Enterprise Architect at Bespoke Services NV** (2016 – 2021)
- **Enterprise Architecture Consultant at Galapagos** (2019 – 2021)
- **Solution Architect at Informatie Vlaanderen** (2016 – 2018)
- **Enterprise Architect & CTO Datanutsbedrijf at Digitaal Vlaanderen** (2021 – present)
- **CTO at athumi** (2023 – present)
- **Functional Analyst & Technical Presales Consultant at Transiciel** (2002 – 2003)
  B2B eCommerce portal for Antalis Europe Web based Test Supervisor Tool for Alcatel Bell Space Scoot search engine and Call Center
- **IT Project Manager & Tech Lead at De Persgroep Publishing** (2009 – 2012)
  Responsible for in time delivery of business valuable software for Persgroep online news websites, e-commerce webshops & Online Identity management solutions.
- **a.i. CTO at Informatie Vlaanderen** (2019 – 2020)
  \- Enterprise architecture
  \- Security (a.i. CISO), Infra & Cloud operations
  \- Governance coordination
  \- Shared Services management
- **IT Development Manager & Architect at De Persgroep Publishing** (2012 – 2012)
  Responsible for software development of all online newspaper and e-commerce websites of de Persgroep (Belgium and the Netherlands).
- **Solution Architect at De Persgroep Publishing** (2015 – 2016)
  As solution architect I supported the dialogue with business units in the development of new initiatives and mitigate complexity and unpredictability by improving current position & managing risks & opportunities making sure the choices made
  •  are a good fit with the organisation's business strategy & objectives
  •  are coherent within different parts of the organisation
  •  are efficient and effective
- **Tech Lead at De Persgroep Publishing** (2003 – 2010)
  \- Responsible for development and operations within the news media domain. This domain covers the main news websites (Volkskrant.nl, AD.NL, Parool.nl, Trouw.nl, HLN.be and DeMorgen.be) and several tools around it to ensures the flow from creating an article to publishing it on the website.
  \- Technology-, architecture- & product vision gate keeper supporting the companies strategy
  \- Team Lead / People Management
  \- Introduced SCRUM as agile software development framework at de Persgroep
- **IT Project Manager at De Persgroep Publishing** (2012 – 2015)
  \- Analytical Customer Master; managing over 30 million contacts, processing new or updated source contacts in real time. Audited by IBM as "a really state-of-the-art consolidation-style MDM implementation"
  \- Big Data Solution for insight into digital customer behavior
  \- SSO & Online Identity solution for all digital properties of de Persgroep

## Education

- **Hogeschool Antwerpen** — Industrial Engineer (master's degree)

## Skills

- IT Management
- People Management
- Lean Thinking
- Leadership

## Certifications

- Scrum Master — Scrum Alliance

## Publications

- Just… a goose. — vdbdavid.leaflet.pub (https://vdbdavid.leaflet.pub/3mi2j36pwo22d)

## Languages

- English (professional_working)
- French (limited_working)
- Dutch (native)