About Us
About the Founders
About the Founders
Datadobi’s founders were all instrumental in designing and building EMC® Centera®, the first ever commercial object storage platform. While at EMC, our seasoned management team specialized in object-based storage, high object count, metadata, data security and integrity, scalability, data migration, and, above all, software and service quality.
Management Team
IAN LEYSEN
Chief Executive Officer / Co-Founder
Ian has spent his entire career focusing on building quality. Having built three quality assurance software engineering organizations from the ground up, Ian ensures that quality is at the core of Datadobi in every way, for every customer. He has held senior positions at EMC, MEDIAGENIX, and Waves Research. He has a Master of Engineering in Electronics and is Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certified.
IAN LEYSEN
Chief Executive Officer /
Co-Founder
IAN LEYSEN
Chief Executive Officer / Co-Founder
Ian has spent his entire career focusing on building quality. Having built three quality assurance software engineering organizations from the ground up, Ian ensures that quality is at the core of Datadobi in every way, for every customer. He has held senior positions at EMC, MEDIAGENIX, and Waves Research. He has a Master of Engineering in Electronics and is Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certified.
KIM MARIVOET
Senior Software Architect / Co-Founder
Kim has provided out-of-the-box technical solutions for the likes of EMC, Sony, and Swift for more than 20 years. Kim does this by exposing both the opportunities and the limitations of software systems ensuring that customers focus on the probable rather than the wishful, making the result highly profitable. Kim has a Master of Science in Computer Science and is a Certified ScrumMaster. He is a co-author of multiple EMC patents.
KIM MARIVOET
Chief Architect / Co-Founder
KIM MARIVOET
Senior Software Architect / Co-Founder
Kim has provided out-of-the-box technical solutions for the likes of EMC, Sony, and Swift for more than 20 years. Kim does this by exposing both the opportunities and the limitations of software systems ensuring that customers focus on the probable rather than the wishful, making the result highly profitable. Kim has a Master of Science in Computer Science and is a Certified ScrumMaster. He is a co-author of multiple EMC patents.
IVES AERTS
Senior Software Architect / Co-Founder
Ives has more than 20 years of experience in engineering product-quality software. He has worked for Sony and EMC with a focus on embedded software, Java virtual machines, real-time broadcast servers, distributed systems, and operating systems. At EMC, Ives was an integral part of the development for both the core Centera product and the Centera Virtual Archive. Ives has a Master of Applied Science, Computing Sciences and is a Certified ScrumMaster. He is also the co-author of seven patents on digital video servers.
IVES AERTS
Senior Software Architect /
Co-Founder
IVES AERTS
Senior Software Architect / Co-Founder
Ives has more than 20 years of experience in engineering product-quality software. He has worked for Sony and EMC with a focus on embedded software, Java virtual machines, real-time broadcast servers, distributed systems, and operating systems. At EMC, Ives was an integral part of the development for both the core Centera product and the Centera Virtual Archive. Ives has a Master of Applied Science, Computing Sciences and is a Certified ScrumMaster. He is also the co-author of seven patents on digital video servers.
MICHAEL JACK
Vice President Global Sales / Co-Founder
Michael has more than 25 years of experience delivering complex IT solutions to companies big and small. At EMC, Michael was the Senior Program Manager responsible for delivering the CentraStar software releases. He helped to develop Centera into one of the highest quality products in the EMC portfolio through his continual focus on building a best-in-class, multinational delivery team. Michael has also managed projects for the likes of Euroclear, KBC, Telenet, Luminus, Cofinimmo, and government and nongovernment institutions on four continents.
MICHAEL JACK
Vice President Global Sales /
Co-Founder
MICHAEL JACK
Vice President Global Sales / Co-Founder
Michael has more than 25 years of experience delivering complex IT solutions to companies big and small. At EMC, Michael was the Senior Program Manager responsible for delivering the CentraStar software releases. He helped to develop Centera into one of the highest quality products in the EMC portfolio through his continual focus on building a best-in-class, multinational delivery team. Michael has also managed projects for the likes of Euroclear, KBC, Telenet, Luminus, Cofinimmo, and government and nongovernment institutions on four continents.
WENDY MEYERS
Director of Delivery
Wendy has 20 years of experience in IT, working mainly for large multinationals. Wendy worked 10 years for AB Inbev, where she held different positions from Business Relationship Manager, Application Delivery Lead to Infrastructure Delivery Director. As Infrastructure Delivery Director, she successfully delivered several projects within the European zone (e.g., data center consolidation, network outsourcing, and workplace management). Before joining Datadobi, Wendy served as CTO for Carrefour Belgium, where she developed, along with other things, a new data center and cloud strategy. Wendy holds a Chemical Engineering degree and a Master of Business Administration from Solvay Business School.
WENDY MEYERS
Director of Delivery
WENDY MEYERS
Director of Delivery
Wendy has 20 years of experience in IT, working mainly for large multinationals. Wendy worked 10 years for AB Inbev, where she held different positions from Business Relationship Manager, Application Delivery Lead to Infrastructure Delivery Director. As Infrastructure Delivery Director, she successfully delivered several projects within the European zone (e.g., data center consolidation, network outsourcing, and workplace management). Before joining Datadobi, Wendy served as CTO for Carrefour Belgium, where she developed, along with other things, a new data center and cloud strategy. Wendy holds a Chemical Engineering degree and a Master of Business Administration from Solvay Business School.
STEVE LEEPER
Global Sales Engineer Manager
Steve Leeper manages Datadobi’s global presales engineering team. A 30-year veteran of IT, Steve has held a variety of technical and sales roles at Andersen Consulting, Sun Microsystems, and EMC. He has experience architecting solutions in private and hybrid cloud, software-defined data center, infrastructure automation, and more. Steve holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Texas.
STEVE LEEPER
Global Sales Engineer Manager
STEVE LEEPER
Global Sales Engineer Manager
Steve Leeper manages Datadobi’s global presales engineering team. A 30-year veteran of IT, Steve has held a variety of technical and sales roles at Andersen Consulting, Sun Microsystems, and EMC. He has experience architecting solutions in private and hybrid cloud, software-defined data center, infrastructure automation, and more. Steve holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Texas.
LINDA DE SCHRIJVER
Global HR Manager
Linda is a human resources manager with over 20 years of experience working for hardware and software companies. The majority of her experience has been with IT companies; she specializes in developing the overall strategy and implementation for acquiring and retaining world-class talent for start-up companies. Linda has advised several companies over her career, including EMC BDG, SD Worx, and USG. She has degrees in Communications and Public Relations.
LINDA DE SCHRIJVER
Global HR Manager
LINDA DE SCHRIJVER
Global HR Manager
Linda is a human resources manager with over 20 years of experience working for hardware and software companies. The majority of her experience has been with IT companies; she specializes in developing the overall strategy and implementation for acquiring and retaining world-class talent for start-up companies. Linda has advised several companies over her career, including EMC BDG, SD Worx, and USG. She has degrees in Communications and Public Relations.
PEPIJN VAN EECKHOUDT
Senior Systems Engineer
Pepijn is a senior software developer with over 15 years of experience. He spent the first part of his career working on geographical information systems at Luciad (now Hexagon). While at Luciad, he worked on both the in-house development of Luciad’s real-time rendering engine and bespoke software projects for various companies in the aviation and defense industry. After joining Datadobi, Pepijn has developed an in-depth knowledge of all things NAS, with a particular focus on the intricacies of the industry-standard NFS and SMB protocols. Pepijn has a Master of Science degree in Computer Science.
PEPIJN VAN EECKHOUDT
Senior Systems Engineer
PEPIJN VAN EECKHOUDT
Senior Systems Engineer
Pepijn is a senior software developer with over 15 years of experience. He spent the first part of his career working on geographical information systems at Luciad (now Hexagon). While at Luciad, he worked on both the in-house development of Luciad’s real-time rendering engine and bespoke software projects for various companies in the aviation and defense industry. After joining Datadobi, Pepijn has developed an in-depth knowledge of all things NAS, with a particular focus on the intricacies of the industry-standard NFS and SMB protocols. Pepijn has a Master of Science degree in Computer Science.
Investors
Datadobi is funded by private investors and the Belgian Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology (IWT) and with support from Flanders Investment and Trade.
Sponsorships
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