How Functional Transformation Modeling United Logic, Lineage, and Requirements — a Decade Ahead of Its Time “Before YAML, before DBT, before Coalesce — we were already modeling transformations as metadata.” In the previous article, we explored the marriage of data models and data movement, and how modelers and engineers finally began speaking the same language. This story now goes deeper — into a real-world architecture that quietly achieved that unity long before the modern data stack existed. At De...

After a full day of working on the quarterly planning, we wrapped up with drinks and a great variety of homemade dishes prepared by colleagues. With so many international colleagues, the food was wonderfully diverse and delicious :-).

Really feel at home with my new team at the new office!

This week I started a new assignment at ABN AMRO Bank! I’m taking on a fascinating and challenging role in the realization of the new Risk & Finance Data Platform. What makes this project especially exciting is: Working in a large, international, and collaborative team. Close interaction with multiple departments and stakeholders. A beautiful office in the heart of Amsterdam’s Zuidas financial district. And plenty of great lunch spots just around the corner. ABN AMRO...

In 2022, I shared my excitement about the delivery of a new Data Warehouse for Finance & Risk at de Volksbank (SNS, ASN Bank, RegioBank, BLG Wonen) with an incredible team.It was a monumental task, but we successfully completed it early that year. I was very proud of the product and, of course, the team that made it possible. De Volksbank even created an animation to showcase our achievements, a memorable career highlight. Today, on...

What a special week! A busy and fun Meetup tonight at de Volksbank about DWH Automation with PowerDesigner in which we gave colleagues a peek into our kitchen (always exciting!) And a nice interview on Banken.nl about our approach. My week can’t go wrong :-). More info about the Meetup via https://lnkd.in/eFRg2pc

In November 2015 I had the opportunity to work for Rabobank US for one week!