"I know few people that have put so much "heart" into a business as Geert. Beeing one of the founders of the internet in Belgium, where "area013" received the privilege to be connected to the World Wide Web thanks to him,
Geert not only has a technical knowledge what we would describe as a "guru", he also can run a business, and he does it with the same empathy, inspiration and dedication that makes it unique at various levels.
Respect with a major R."
About Me
When you need to write about yourselves, and have to-do a quick recap of what you've been doing in your life. It is sometimes frustrating that time isn't your best friend. When I was young, it was not going fast enough, getting older is feels like it is getting more and more too fast.
Timeline of my life...
Highlights in my history, a showcase of my key milestones.
Director Odoo department
Starting my role as director and inspirer for the Conxion Group to promote and use Odoo as a software solution...
Cats&Dogs merged with Conxion
Making sure our company is stronger and prepared to grow in a consolidating world. My partner and I sold our shares to the Conxion group and Cats&Dogs will be a powered by affiliate.
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25 Years of Cats&Dogs
Time flies when you're having fun...
Moving to Corda Campus
We packed our items, stored everything in the cloud, and moved to the Corda Campus in Hasselt...
Cloud-only Strategy
We have phased out our on-premise server solutions, and from now on, we will solely focus on supporting cloud solutions via Microsoft Azure...
End of LynxTrader
We wrapped up the creation of our custom ERP/CRM system and chose to partner with OpenERP, now known as Odoo...
Rewards for LynxTrader
At the Cebit international exhibition in Hamburg, we received several awards for our software, Lynxtrader...
Quick wedding
I think it was the fastest wedding that our town has experienced. The love of my life and I went to the city hall for a quick Yes word...
Again Hardware
Following a challenging day of reassessing our company's direction, we decided to offer Hardware Services, even though this was not part of our original vision...
CatsDogs bv Building
After working for about three years in my partner's photo studio in Alken, we established our own premises in Herk-de-Stad...
CatsDogs bv
In collaboration with my ex-colleague from an IT firm, we set out on the path of establishing an Internet Service Provider and delivering web services...
AREA 013 Gateway
Reflecting on my passion, I witnessed the transition from Fidonet to the Internet. I was among the pioneers in our area with the 013 and 012 commercial Internet Pop. After dedicating three months to this venture alongside my regular job, I took the leap to run my own business full-time...
First ICT job
Although I never graduated in IT, my passion for being a fidonet hub in our phone area 013 allowed me to gain experience as an IT engineer...
First Jobs
I began my career in security by implementing video surveillance and alarm systems, primarily in institutions such as prisons, museums, and churches.
Graduated
After doing my High School at Herk-de-Stad, I did 2 years extra in Radio and Video Techniques in Tongeren.
Call on Duty
It was at my time obligated, the military duty was the weekend after my school ended.
Born in Belgium
After my parents were settled, they made some time to create me...
Want to hear more about my vision for digitalisation?
Many companies are affraid of the digitalisation and paperless office. It is too much work, it is time consuming, or any other reason that stops you to start with making your comapny future proof.