I've spent 17 years building software and the teams that ship it. As CTO at weunitebrands, engineering lead at the Port of Rotterdam, and frontend architect at Alphabet International (BMW), I don't just define strategy — I get hands-on with architecture, review code, and know when technical decisions matter most. At BMW, I architected the frontend across 4-5 teams (25+ people) and drove two major agile pivots — away from waterfall-in-disguise toward actually shipping value per sprint.
What sets me apart: I get teams moving. Through structure in daily work, sharp commercial insight, and a healthy dose of humor, I build team cultures that deliver. At Rabobank, our 6-person team became the strongest in the department — not through process, but through a can-do mentality and breaking impossible assignments into achievable pieces. At bol.com, I was the sole frontend developer across 4 teams that grew to 8, where I introduced AngularJS, built a shared component library, and did the organizational politics to make it happen.
I'm skeptical of building without good reason. 'What sells?' and 'does it have users?' matter more to me than feature requests from one customer. I sit in on commercial meetings, give high-level estimates on epic complexity, and make sure what we build actually moves the needle. I also build my own products — GIS platforms, AI-powered assessments, e-commerce SaaS — and I use AI as a force multiplier, but I review every line and understand why it works.
Defining roadmaps, evaluating tech investments, and aligning engineering with business goals — backed by hands-on technical judgment
Scaling teams, hiring, mentoring senior engineers, and building engineering culture that retains talent
Restructuring departments, cross-functional alignment, change management across enterprise and scale-up environments
Introducing Scrum, Kanban, LeSS at organizational level — not from a textbook, but from years of doing it alongside engineering teams
Platform design, microservices, cloud infrastructure — with the technical credibility to make the right calls
Chief Technology Officer
Breda, Netherlands
Sole technical decision-maker for multi-brand e-commerce SaaS platform. Defining technology strategy, building the product before scaling the team. Key lesson: don't overbuild until you have paying customers.
Managing Partner
Dorst, Netherlands
Co-founded IT consultancy. Managing client relationships, hiring (conducted interviews, made offers, onboarded staff), and overseeing delivery quality across engagements.
Full Stack Engineer & Digital Assets Team Lead
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Leading a team of 5. Driving technical decisions on GIS infrastructure and data pipeline architecture. Initiated hackathons and research sprints to explore new directions. Sat in commercial meetings to provide technical impact assessments on epics. Flagged hiring needs and performance issues to management.
Frontend Staff Engineer
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Led greenfield platform initiative, establishing architecture and technical standards for one of Europe's largest travel companies. Mentored developers and shaped the frontend technology strategy.
Node.js TypeScript Developer
Remote
Drove improvements in development workflow and build pipeline efficiency. Contributed to technical decision-making for payment services architecture.
Software Engineer & Scrum Master / Agile Coach
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Oversaw the full development lifecycle for 4 products (Navigate, Routescanner, Pathfinder, GPMDP) in a team of 5. Championed Navigate and Routescanner from internal project to production — pushed hard to get them live. Drove agile adoption and defined technology strategy. Involved in hiring decisions.
Lead Frontend Developer & Architect
Breda, Netherlands
Architected the complete frontend for a multi-app microservices landscape across 4-5 teams (25+ people). Drove two major agile pivots — the organization wanted waterfall in an agile wrapper; I pushed for real iterative delivery with value per sprint. Defined coding standards and built the frontend team.
Interface Developer — Seller Dashboard & Webshop
Utrecht, Netherlands
Sole frontend developer across 4 teams that grew to 8 on the Seller Dashboard. Introduced AngularJS across teams, built a shared component library for consistent delivery, and navigated the organizational politics to get it approved. Coached developers across all teams on frontend practices.
Frontend Developer
Netherlands
Part of a 6-person team on Cross-Channel Mortgages. Built the strongest team culture in the department through humor, rituals, and a can-do mentality — turning complex assignments into achievable pieces.
Interface Developer
Utrecht, Netherlands
First stint at bol.com on the Plaza / Seller Dashboard team. Frontend development in a Scrum environment.
Senior Consultant
Netherlands
Enterprise consulting at Philips, FrieslandCampina, and Kadaster. Client relationship management and junior consultant mentoring.
AI-generated directory of 1000+ lighthouses worldwide. Built the content pipeline, SEO strategy, and automated generation. Sister sites for castles, mills, and churches.
Multi-brand e-commerce SaaS platform where I serve as CTO. Built from scratch with Next.js, TypeScript, and cloud infrastructure.
Animated historical map visualization platform. Custom GIS tooling with Mapbox, complex polygon animation algorithms, and historical boundary data.
My IT consultancy, co-founded in 2023. Focused on fullstack development and agile coaching for clients across the Netherlands.
EU tax comparison tool for freelancers and entrepreneurs. Compare tax regimes across European countries with real-time calculations.
AI-powered service that generates tailored professional websites and CVs for each job application, built from your LinkedIn profile.
AI-driven personality assessment with 48 archetypes. Features LLM-powered deep dive conversations that uncover authentic patterns beyond professional conditioning.
Financial planning tool for Dutch entrepreneurs (DGA). Models wealth accumulation across company, pension, and personal savings with interactive scenarios.
Interactive scrollytelling platform tracing 4 billion years of brain evolution. Hands-on simulations designed for ages 11-14.
MSc, Computer Science — Management & Application
2006 — 2008
BSc, Computer Science
2001 — 2006
“He has an eager, initiating, and pragmatic approach and a real prototyping mindset. Feels responsible for the output of the entire team. Has a strong eye for the people part of team operations. 10/10, would work together again!”
“As our first and lead front-end engineer, Chris architected the technical foundations of our design and development tooling. With 100% focus and dedication, he was a key player in two major pivots in our project organization to adopt true Agile principles.”
“Chris is a highly skilled frontend engineer. He knows how to balance technological solutions with delivering actual business value. He has a very strong drive to work agile and in the spirit of the lean start-up. Delivering business value is his main driver.”
“He was able to quickly learn our technology stack and immediately perform as a productive team member. Chris brought real leadership to the team. He was able to coach his peers and work with the bigger context of the scrum team to manage expectations and make better informed decisions.”
“What stood out to me is his pragmatic approach to product development. Chris also took the responsibility in mentoring me in the front-end field. Besides learning together, narrowing down the most important features to quickly build software that adds value and solves problems is something non-technical I learned from him.”
“Chris is an experienced front-end developer with excellent technical skills. Has a good view on important developments in the industry and is capable of translating these to concrete, usable solutions. Chris has a strong personal drive to deliver, on time and with high quality.”
