Hi, I'm
Davy De Waele

CTO @ Ixor  ·  Architect & AI Engineer

I help companies and teams build better software faster using modern architectures and AI tooling.

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20+ years experience
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Cloud & AI specialist
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Open source contributor
Davy De Waele
Sonetas
KAN
Sonetas
KAN
About

Technical leader &
hands-on builder

Currently CTO at Ixor, overseeing all technical aspects of software projects and products. With a strong focus on cloud and AI, the primary goal is helping teams navigate toward the future — choosing the right technologies, implementing them correctly, and ensuring all teams are aligned. Known for excellent communication skills and a wide technical breadth, equally comfortable in a strategy discussion and in a code review.

🇳🇱 Dutch — native 🇬🇧 English — fluent 🇫🇷 French — good
20+ Years Experience
CTO @ Ixor
ISO 27001 Lead
OSS Contributor
What I do

How I can help

From strategic architecture to hands-on delivery and team coaching — I bring 20+ years of experience to every engagement.

Architecture & Cloud

Designing scalable, resilient systems on AWS and Azure. Serverless, microservices, and cloud-native architectures that grow with your business.

AI Engineering

Building and embedding agentic AI systems and multi-agent workflows into your organization — from prototype to production-ready.

Coaching & Training

Upskilling engineering teams on modern practices, AI-assisted development, cloud architecture, and software craftsmanship.

Speaking & Strategy

Keynotes and workshops on AI agents, multi-agent systems, and the future of software development. Clear vision, practical insights.

Skills

Technical Expertise

A broad and deep stack built over 20 years across startups, scale-ups, and enterprise organizations.

Languages

Java Python TypeScript NodeJS .NET

Cloud

AWS Azure AWS CDK Serverless Docker Cloud Native

Architecture

Microservices Event-Driven API Design DDD CQRS

AI / ML

LangChain LangGraph SmolAgents RAG MCP LLMs LangFlow N8N

Practices

AI-Assisted Dev DevOps / CI/CD TDD Agile
Portfolio

Selected Projects

Engagements across fintech, public sector, energy, and enterprise — from AI to cloud migrations.

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AI

Agentic AI Systems

Isabel Group & NMBS

Designed and built agentic AI systems and multi-agent workflows, deeply integrated with organizational tooling, data pipelines, and security infrastructure.

LangChain Python Multi-Agent
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Cloud

AWS Cloud Migration

Sonetas

End-to-end migration to AWS, re-architecting legacy infrastructure into scalable, serverless-first cloud-native solutions with zero-downtime cutover.

AWS Serverless IaC
Backend

Traffic Management Platform

Vlaams VerkeersCentrum

Architected a distributed Java microservices platform for real-time traffic management across the entire Flemish road network.

Java Microservices Spring
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Fintech

Car Finance Platform

Van Breda Car Finance

Built robust Java Spring Boot backend services for car financing operations — secure, compliant, and built to scale.

Java Spring Boot REST APIs
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Security

ISO 27001 ISMS Certification

Ixor

Led the Information Security Management System (ISMS) programme end-to-end — achieving ISO 27001 certification in 2024 and successfully passing the subsequent surveillance audit.

ISO 27001 Cybersecurity ISMS Compliance
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AI

Hermes Auto Reply Agent

Ixor / BOSA — 2025

AI-driven mail agent using Agentic AI to automatically handle customer emails about Peppol network registrations — removing manual intervention as eInvoicing mandates create a surge in inquiries.

LangGraph Python AWS CDK TypeScript
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AI

BrandPilot Agentic AI

KAN — 2024–2025

VLAIO-funded AI consulting engagement: agentic workflows combining deep brand and marketing domain knowledge. Investigated multi-modal models and supported the onsite team building a web-based AI chatbot.

LangGraph Multi-modal AWS Python
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GovTech

Coronalert

Belgian Government — 2020–2021

Architect on Belgium's official privacy-friendly contact tracing app. Tailored the German open-source Corona-Warn-App backend for Belgium, implementing DP-3T, Sciensano test integration, and EU Gateway interoperability.

Java Spring Boot AWS DP-3T
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Healthcare

Video-EEG Architecture

UCB — 2024

Comprehensive study to optimise UCB's Video-EEG data flow. Delivered an MVP target architecture with proposals for AI integration, regulatory compliance, and seamless integration with existing IT and cloud systems.

Architecture AWS AI/ML Healthcare
Career

20 Years of Building

From enterprise Java and eGov to cloud-native architectures, IoT platforms, and agentic AI systems.

2024–now

Chief Technology Officer

Ixor

Overseeing all technical aspects of projects and products. Cloud & AI streams, architecture standards, ISO 27001, and supporting teams across the full software development lifecycle.

CloudAIISO 27001Leadership
2025

Senior Architect — Hermes Auto Reply Agentic AI

Ixor

Built an agentic AI auto-reply system for Hermes, Belgium's national e-invoicing platform, to handle the surge in Peppol-related queries ahead of the mandatory VAT deadline in January 2026.

Agentic AILangChainPeppolAWS
2024–2025

ISMS Lead — ISO 27001 Certification

Ixor

Led Ixor's ISO 27001 certification program alongside the CEO and COO. Responsible for IT security governance, policies, and best practices. Ixor achieved full certification in 2025.

ISO 27001SecurityGovernanceCompliance
2024–2025

Senior Architect — BrandPilot Agentic AI

KAN

Helped KAN secure VLAIO innovation funding for BrandPilot — an AI-powered product combining agentic workflows with deep brand and marketing domain knowledge to steer the company into an AI-first future.

Agentic AISmolAgentsVLAIOStrategy
2024

Senior Architect — Video-EEG Platform

UCB

Conducted a comprehensive architecture study to optimize UCB's Video-EEG data flow and processes. Delivered a target architecture and MVP proposal for an end-to-end integrated system with cross-cutting concerns.

ArchitectureAWSDataHealthcare
2023–2025

Cloud Lead

Ixor

Responsible for all cloud operations — transitioning projects from Java microservices to serverless, AWS CDK infrastructure as code, and supporting all development teams.

AWSCDKServerlessTypeScript
2023–2024

Senior Architect — AI Team

Ixor

Guided Ixor's AI team on software design, cloud adoption, and delivery best practices. Rolled out new AI models to improve invoice recognition software accuracy.

AIArchitectureInvoice RecognitionAWS
2023–now

Cloud Architect (Consulting)

Sonetas

Migrating on-premise infrastructure to AWS — compute, storage, databases, IaC, backup, security, and developer workflows.

AWSJavaSpring BootAurora
2023

IoT Architect / Developer — Smart Energy

Qbus

Designed a serverless cloud-based smart energy solution using AI to predict consumption and generate recommendations. Built an offline/online product catalogue for home automation technicians using ReactJS and Electron.

IoTAWS ServerlessReactJSElectron
2023

Architect — Vendor Portal

Van Breda Car Finance

Set up the overall platform using a microservice-oriented architecture with integrations into the Van Breda backend systems for vendor data and workflow management.

MicroservicesJavaSpring BootAWS
2022

Architect — Electronic Invoicing

Hermes (Belgian Government)

Oversaw the end-to-end integration of eBox as a document delivery channel into Hermes, Belgium's national e-invoicing platform used by businesses and government agencies.

eInvoicingPeppolJavaeBox
2021–2022

Architect / Developer — MyVandelanotte Portal

Vandelanotte

Designed and built the MyVandelanotte customer portal including ERP integrations for data provisioning, login/signup flows, and the overall platform architecture.

JavaSpring BootAWSPortal
2021–2022

Architect / Developer — LeveranciersPortaal

Ixor

Built a supplier portal to handle eInvoicing flows end-to-end, abstracting Peppol/UBL complexities away from customers and enabling smooth adoption of electronic invoicing.

PeppolUBLJavaeInvoicing
2020–2021

Architect — Coronalert

Belgian Government

Architected the backend for Belgium's official COVID-19 contact tracing app. DP-3T privacy protocol, Sciensano integration, and EU Gateway interoperability for a nationwide rollout.

AWSSpring BootPrivacyPublic Health
2017–2019

Solution Architect — Udini

Ixor

End-to-end IoT access management platform: BLE hardware selection, embedded firmware, AWS cloud backend, mobile apps (iOS/Android), and security architecture for a fully connected product.

IoTBLEAWSMobile
2015–2017

Architect — TPS+ Traffic Platform

Vlaams VerkeersCentrum

Designed a streaming analytics system with Kafka and NiFi to detect traffic waves and deliver real-time driver notifications across the Flemish road network.

KafkaNiFiJavaStreaming
2007–2012

Architect & Tech Lead

Telenet

5-year engagement covering SOA migrations, ESB refactors, mobile apps (iOS/Android), release tooling, and JVM upgrade projects. Key architecture coach across multiple teams.

SOAESBJavaMobile
2005–2007

Enterprise Java & eGov

Fedict · Belgacom · Eurocontrol · J&J

Authored the SOA blueprint for Belgian eGov services. Java EE architecture, SSO/IdM design, portal integration, and performance optimisation across public sector and enterprise clients.

Java EESOASSOeGov
Specialization

AI Engineering

Making AI practical — not just building models, but embedding them meaningfully into organizations, systems, and teams.

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Agentic AI Systems

Building autonomous AI agents that reason, plan, and execute complex tasks end-to-end using LLMs and tool use.

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Multi-Agent Systems

Designing collaborative agent networks where specialized agents work together to solve problems at scale.

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Organizational Integration

Connecting AI to your organization's tools, data, and workflows — not just standalone demos that go nowhere.

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Security & Data

Building AI with enterprise-grade security, data governance, and responsible AI practices from day one.

AI-Assisted Development

Coaching teams to integrate AI coding tools into their workflow — boosting velocity without compromising quality.

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Strategy & Vision

Helping organizations navigate the AI landscape with a clear, pragmatic strategy that delivers real business value.

Speaking

Talks & Presentations

Sharing knowledge on AI, architecture, and the future of software development with teams and communities.

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AI Agents — From Theory to Production

A deep dive into building and deploying autonomous AI agents in real enterprise environments.

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Multi-Agent Systems — Designing Collaborative AI

Architecting and orchestrating multiple AI agents to tackle complex, multi-step workflows in production.

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AI-Assisted Coding — The Future of Development

Practical patterns for integrating AI coding tools into engineering teams while maintaining quality and velocity.

💬 Available for keynotes, workshops, and panel discussions. Get in touch →

Open Source

Giving Back

Active contributor to the AI and open source ecosystem — building in public and advancing the craft.

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github/ddewaele

Personal projects, experiments, and utilities spanning cloud infrastructure, AI tooling, and developer tools. Open source, built in public.

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LangChain

Contributor to LangChain — the leading framework for building LLM-powered applications and agentic systems in Python.

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SmolAgents

Contributor to Hugging Face's SmolAgents — a lightweight, minimal framework for building capable AI agents without the overhead.

Get in Touch

Let's Build Something

Open to freelance engagements, consulting, architecture advisory, speaking invitations, and collaborative building. Let's talk.

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