About
Hi, I’m Thomas
I’m a Senior AI & Software Engineer based in Amsterdam, with a Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Amsterdam. I’ve spent over ten years building intelligent, data-driven systems for clients across the public and private sector, from the Municipality of Amsterdam and various Dutch government ministries, to energy companies and cybersecurity organisations.
I love working on innovative projects where technology creates concrete value: for the organisations I work with, and for society at large.
What I Do
I work individually or in small, efficient teams. I’m strategic by nature; I enjoy thinking along with the broader challenges and goals of an organisation, not just the immediate technical task. I have experience leading teams and coaching team members in data science and engineering practices.
Core expertise:
- Machine learning, computer vision & AI model development
- LLM integration and generative AI applications
- Software engineering (Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Vue, FastAPI, Go)
- Data science, data pipelines, and fraud detection
- Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) and DevOps
- Cybersecurity tooling and compliance automation
Selected Work
- Connect2Data: Independently designed and built a cybersecurity software package for Connect2Trust & NBIP, automating asset discovery and compliance workflows for the NIS2/CyberBeveiligingsWet regulation. Directly involved in project planning, budgeting, and a successful SIDN fund application.
- Cyber Resilience Dashboard: Built a dashboard application for the Dutch Ministry of the Interior (BZK) extending DeTT&CT tooling with visualisations linked to the MaGMa Use Case Framework, helping organisations assess their cyber resilience at board level.
- Camera Recognition AI: Designed and trained image recognition models for a proof-of-concept application to detect and identify cameras in public spaces (Tapp & HvA).
- Public Eye: Co-built an open-source crowd counting system for the Municipality of Amsterdam, leading computer vision model development and research direction.
- Crowd Counting Tool: Independently built a web-based crowd counting tool for the Municipality of Amsterdam’s technical innovation team, from requirements to hosted production deployment.
- Illegal Rental Detection: Built a fraud detection model for identifying illegal holiday rentals, which was successfully adopted and extended by a follow-up team.
- Low-Voltage Grid Optimisation: Developed simulation software for Alliander to estimate the value of smart meter data for grid optimisation.
Available for Assignments
I’m available for assignments where innovation, AI, and real-world impact come together. If you’re working on a challenging problem in AI, data science, or software engineering and you value expertise, strategic thinking, and getting things done, I’d love to hear from you.