Doing IT Architecture for over 15 years now. I learned it through various work experiences. Curious & hungry to learn, new missions (alone or in team) allow me to improve my knowledge. My presales experience is bringing a lot such as presenting and listening skills. I prefer to stay humble as one lesson from my education told me that you will never know everything but instead know where to find it.

Object technologies helped me structure my thinking. With J2EE, I got to understand enterprise complexity. ESB, SOA, city planning (Urbanisation in French), E2.0, ECM... are buzzwords that I discovered while at IBM, Sonic Software, BEA Systems, Oracle, Avertim, inno.com & AXA Belgium.

Personally, I am a family man & I love my wife, daughters, cats and dog (a Colley!). When I have some time, I surf the net, read articles, send some tweets, do some gardening or some reading. Though I like biking to stay in good health, I often lack the time/will to practice. On holiday, I like windsurfing, the feel of the wind in my sail, and the glide on the water, it is a great sensation.

I live in a small village, Estinnes-Au-Mont in Belgium ( http://www.estinnes.be ), home of the biggest windmills you will ever seen!