SamVanhoutte.net

Career

Technical entrepreneur

I have a passion for technology and building things. So, I was lucky to combine those passions in my jobs as a Technical Entrepreneur.

I have been awarded as a Microsoft MVP for 12 years now, because of my eagerness to share knowledge and best practices.

After my exit with Codit, I also became (board) advisor and investor at several startup companies and startup funds, in Belgium.

Tech Lead

Ambition

Building a SaaS platform on Microsoft Azure that will process billions of signals from energy & water meters, world wide. Providing a secure and flexible engine that can make calculations (for rating & insights) on those time samples…

Role

Technology lead & strategic management

Technologies

  • Microsoft Azure PaaS
  • Azure Container Apps
  • Azure API Management
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Terraform
  • ClickHouse Cloud

Company
Verity.global (Scale up)

Year
2025-now

Technical Co-Founder

Ambition

Founded a startup that facilitates and enables physical access management for service providers. Connecting several physical smart locks in order to provide secure access at the right location to the right people, in a keyless manner.

Role

Co-Founder , Technology lead & developer

Technologies

  • Microsoft Azure PaaS
  • Android & iOS
  • ASP.NET Blazor
  • Azure Functions
  • Azure API Management
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Bicep

Company
Sfinx Inside (Startup)

Year
2022-2025

Co-Founder & CTO

Achieved

We became the biggest Microsoft Integration partner in Europe, in the 2010’s. As an early adopter, we guided many of our customers towards the Microsoft Azure cloud, enabling innovative scenarios for them.

We sold the company at a point where we had 200+ employees in 8 countries, with a yearly revenue of 25+ mio €.

Role

Co-Founder , CTO

Technologies

  • Microsoft Azure PaaS
  • Microsoft Integration Services
  • Microsoft Azure IoT
  • Microsoft BizTalk Server

Company
Codit

Year
2004-2021

The early days

Achieved

I started my career as a .NET developer and BizTalk Engineer , learning the best practices of integration and connectivity at Tectrade.

After that, I joined Unilin, a manufacturing company, where I designed and developed the Integration platform, connecting their systems with the new SAP, using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004.

Role

Integration Architect

Technologies

  • Microsoft BizTalk Server
  • Microsoft .NET

Company
Unilin – Mohawk : 2003-2004
Tectrade : 2001-2002