I'm a Software Architect specializing in cloud-native distributed systems and integration architecture.
I enjoy helping teams solve business problems through thoughtful software design, practical engineering, and continuous learning.
Most of my work today is on Microsoft Azure, designing systems that are understandable, evolvable, and enjoyable to work on. While Azure is my primary platform today, my focus has always been on building better software rather than chasing specific technologies.
This repository is my engineering notebook. It's where I document what I'm learning, what I'm building, and how my thinking evolves over time.
- Business before technology.
- Architecture through engineering.
- Simple systems age better than clever ones.
- Documentation belongs with the code.
- Every architectural decision is a trade-off.
- Learning never stops.
These are the areas I'm actively investing in.
- ☁️ Expanding beyond Azure with AWS and Terraform
- 🏗️ Building practical architecture playbooks and hands-on labs
- 🤖 Exploring AI Engineering and modern software development
- 🇳🇱 Improving my Dutch
- 🍷 Growing Wine Inquiry
This repository is organized as a small knowledge base.
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| 📖 About | The architect behind the decisions |
Patterns, Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), architecture notes, and practical guidance collected throughout my journey.
Reference implementations and cloud-native architecture examples built around real-world scenarios.
A personal project that started with wine but gradually became a journey through geography, culture, history, and technology.
When I'm away from the keyboard, you'll probably find me:
- 🍷 Exploring wine regions and growing Wine Inquiry
- 🌍 Travelling with my wife and daughter
- 🥩 Cooking steaks and homemade gravies
- 🍞 Learning to bake better bread
- 🎼 Playing Persian classical music on the santur
- 🎷 Listening to blues and jazz — especially B.B. King, Elmore James, J.J. Cale, and Miles Davis
- 🐈 Being supervised by our cat
"Architecture isn't the goal. Helping people make better decisions is."
Thanks for stopping by.