Platform engineering · Information management
Stijn
van der Pouw
I'm Stijn. I build private cloud platforms and lead as information manager — backboned by open source and custom AI tooling that earns its keep.
What I do
All expertise →Platform engineering
Private cloud platforms built on open source — paved paths, sensible defaults, and an operating model your teams can actually live with.
Information manager
Leading the information function when the moment calls for an experienced hand. Hands-on, accountable, focused on outcomes.
Custom AI tooling
Practical AI built around your data and workflow. Internal copilots and automations that earn their place in the day-to-day.
About
A decade in, and still building.
I've been working in IT since 2014 — more than ten years across engineering, architecture and information management. These days I'm managing partner at cloudgenio.eu, where we help organisations run serious workloads on private cloud built from open source.
The work I take on personally sits at the intersection of platform engineering and information management — the messy middle where technology, data and the people around them have to actually line up. I prefer engagements with real accountability over advisory at a distance.
10+ years
in IT since 2014
Managing partner
at cloudgenio.eu
Hands-on
interim & platform work
How an engagement usually starts
A short call
Thirty minutes to understand the situation and whether I'm the right fit. No pitch.
A small first step
A scoped review, architecture sketch or interim handover plan — something useful within weeks, not months.
Delivery, then handover
I work alongside your team, document as I go, and leave it in a state others can run with.
Selected engagements
All engagements →
Private cloud platforming
Designing and delivering private cloud platforms on open source foundations — a reliable base for engineering teams to build on.
Shipping insights for a packaging warehouse
A platform that unifies shipping data from multiple carriers into one operational view — turning vendor noise into decisions the warehouse can act on.
Energy insights for buildings
Bringing visibility to energy usage across building portfolios — turning meter data into decisions owners and operators can act on.
Subsidies & sustainability
Streamlining subsidy applications and the execution of sustainability measures, from first scan to delivered result.
Get in touch
Start a conversation.
A short note is enough — tell me the situation you're in and I'll come back within two working days, honestly, whether or not I'm the right fit.