Senior IT Manager and enterprise technology leader working across IT architecture, AI governance, cybersecurity, and digital strategy.
I act in a role comparable to a principal IT architect or technology strategist, helping organisations align business needs, technology landscapes, and secure digital capabilities.
- IAPP – AIGP (AI Governance Professional)
- ITIL 5 - Bridge Course
- Designing and operating a central organisational AI platform
- Establishing AI governance, including risk assessment, lifecycle processes and compliance controls
- Defining enterprise architecture principles for secure, scalable IT
- Supporting digital transformation and IT modernisation initiatives
I lead a cross-functional team responsible for:
- Requirements engineering & demand management
- GIS systems, ETL processes and business intelligence
- Enterprise architecture & EAM practice (LeanIX)
- Solution architecture and technology evaluation
- Security, quality and compliance within the IT portfolio
- vLLM deployment of small to medium open-source LLMs
- Custom model training & LoRA/adapter fine-tuning
- Python-based automation and integration
- Docker for containerised AI services
- SAP S/4HANA & Fiori fundamentals
- SAP BTP (architectural understanding)
- PowerShell, Bash, Linux administration
- Enterprise Architecture with LeanIX
- ITIL 4 practices
- AI governance & risk assessment
- ISO/IEC 42001 (in progress)
- Python
- PowerShell & Bash
- Java (historical)
- ITSec Professional Penetration Testing (ICO-CERT)
- ITSec Foundation – IT Security & Forensics (TÜV SÜD)
- ITIL® 4 Strategic Leader (SL, DITS, DPI)
- IHK Examination Board Member (IT Professions)
- IHK AEVO – Certified Trainer
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-van-den-berg-1aab94145/
- GitHub: https://github.com/M-vdBerg
“Digital transformation requires clarity, governance and purposeful innovation.”