Veteran, award winning ICT technology professional with a proven track record in innovation, research, implementation, strategy development, cybersecurity, policy/lobby work, and national and international standardisation (BSI, IETF, ETSI, CEN/CENELEC, ISO, IEC). Brings gravitas, authority, and credibility through decades of leadership and board-level experience, with the ability to translate business vision into realistic architectures and operational delivery plans grounded in budget realities. With roots in software development, Guido continues to code daily and applies practical engineering insight to cloud/serverless architectures, API design and integrations, and modern security and governance frameworks. He also develops AI implementations and related policies, and has substantial experience influencing policy and decision makers across UK/EU government, regulators, industry, and media. Guido has extensive experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) based application and service development.…

Guido Gybels

Veteran, award winning ICT technology professional with a proven track record in innovation, research, implementation, strategy development, cybersecurity, policy/lobby work, and national and international standardisation (BSI, IETF, ETSI, CEN/CENELEC, ISO, IEC). Brings gravitas, authority, and credibility through decades of leadership and board-level experience, with the ability to translate business vision into realistic architectures and operational delivery plans grounded in budget realities. With roots in software development, Guido continues to code daily and applies practical engineering insight to cloud/serverless architectures, API design and integrations, and modern security and governance frameworks. He also develops AI implementations and related policies, and has substantial experience influencing policy and decision makers across UK/EU government, regulators, industry, and media. Guido has extensive experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) based application and service development.…

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Veteran, award winning ICT technology professional with a proven track record in innovation, research, implementation, strategy development, cybersecurity, policy/lobby work, and national and international standardisation (BSI, IETF, ETSI, CEN/CENELEC, ISO, IEC). Brings gravitas, authority, and credibility through decades of leadership and board-level experience, with the ability to translate business vision into realistic architectures and operational delivery plans grounded in budget realities.
With roots in software development, Guido continues to code daily and applies practical engineering insight to cloud/serverless architectures, API design and integrations, and modern security and governance frameworks. He also develops AI implementations and related policies, and has substantial experience influencing policy and decision makers across UK/EU government, regulators, industry, and media.
Guido has extensive experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) based application and service development.

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Skills

Experience Level

CRM
Expert
Amazon Web Services
Expert
Bootstrap
Expert
jQuery
Expert
Assembly
Expert
PHP
Expert
Node.js
Expert
SQL
Expert
API
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
HTML5
Expert
AWS
Expert
Leadership
Expert
Stripe
Expert
UI
Expert
DynamoDB
Expert
MySQL
Expert
C++
Expert
Claude
Expert
Prompt Engineering
Expert
AI Data Labelling
Expert
C
Expert
AI Chatbot
Expert
MariaDB
Expert
Active Directory
Intermediate
AI Images
Intermediate
Lua
Intermediate
TypeScript
Intermediate
Presentation Design
Intermediate
PostgreSQL
Intermediate
SQLite
Intermediate
Stable Diffusion
Intermediate
Data Visualization
Intermediate
Docker
Intermediate
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Language

English
Fluent
Dutch
Fluent
French
Advanced

Work Experience

Self-employed Technology Expert
January 1, 2010 - Present
Technology strategy and planning; coding and architecture; API design and integration; innovation management; management consultancy and management system standards (ISO 9000/27000 series); AWS cloud-based applications and infrastructure (serverless-first, REST/WebSocket, API Gateway, Lambda, Step Functions, IAM, S3, SES, SQS, CloudFront, WAF, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, Rekognition, Bedrock). Implements AI in solutions and designs AI-related policies, scenario and prompt designs, and evaluates AI outputs. Provides cybersecurity services including audits and incident handling and business continuity planning. Produces and oversees IT operations/security documentation and governance/compliance frameworks; supports ISO 9001/27001/27002 implementations and accessibility governance aligned to standardisation work. Leads national/international standardisation and regulatory/policy engagements, including European Commission funded expert work around integrating accessibility into standardisation
Head of ICT / Director of New Technologies / Director of Technology at RNID
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2010
Directed technology innovation and accessibility strategy, including R&D and standardisation activities; represented the organisation to external stakeholders (UK/EU), including media and membership organisations. Planned and delivered research, development, deployment and dissemination programmes supporting the mission and vision; oversaw consumer equipment programmes; developed product and service business plans in collaboration with sales. Managed lobbying strategy in technology arenas, responding to Ofcom and EU consultations, engaging regulators and legislators, and building partnerships with industry, academia, government and consumer groups. Responsible for departmental budgets including UK/EU funded projects; managed personnel (line management, health and safety, equal opportunities).
ICT Consultant at GDG Group
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2001
Researched market opportunities and defined business cases for ICT use; pitched proposals, participated in presentations and negotiations; identified external suppliers and partners, negotiated terms and conditions, oversaw delivery (with third parties where applicable) ensuring on-spec/on-time/on-budget delivery. Included line management and budgeting responsibilities.
Developer at Nucleus BVBA
January 1, 1991 - January 1, 1997
Designed data structures and business logic for specialised software applications; wrote code implementing designed solutions; defined test regimes and oversaw internal/external testing; line managed developers and support staff; provided demo/pitch support to clients and end-user support.
Military Service (PR publications support / infrastructure development) at Belgian Army
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1991
Supported the PR department through authoring/infrastructure development for publications; laid out publications using DTP software and prepared for printing. Designed new two-colour publication concepts, established administrative processes to improve efficiency using existing infrastructure, and built a contact database solution for managing address books and external engagements.

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Government, Professional Services, Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, Computers & Electronics, Non-Profit Organization
    Serverless Media Library
    Serverless Media library accessed and managed through a browser. Allows media storage and search and provides Generative AI capabilities via Stable Diffusion XL to allow the creation of content across a range of styles and properties. Images are run through AWS Rekognition to populate search terms and description. The platform uses Anthropic's Claude to generate text based content for things like descriptions and filenames. It includes a private set of face pictures labelled with names to allow automatic recognition of images of known staff and stakeholders in addition to the automatic celebrities recognition. Uses AWS Lambda, IAM, SSM, CloudWatch, Step Functions, Rekognition, Bedrock...…
    Serverless website platform and CMS
    Another serverless, responsive website and CMS infrastructure (https://www.twine.net/signin) implemented using AWS services (API Gateway, Lambda node.js], Step Functions, WAF, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, CloudFront, Certificate Manager,...). HTTPS browser requests are serviced by a Lambda function through API Gateway and exposed via CloudFront with WAF enabled. Static assets are stored in S3, served through CloudFront. The website is connected to a legacy CRM for populating dynamic page content such as events, fees, people data, groups and committees, etc. The serverless CMS also integrates with a serverless Media Library for managing media. Imagery is JIT processed to produce srcset resources for proper responsive behaviour.…
    Serverless website and CMS
    Serverless responsive website and CMS infrastructure (https://www.twine.net/signin), with the back-end implemented using AWS (S3, API Gateway, Lambda node.js], WAF, DynamoDB, CloudFront, Step Functions, Certificate Manager,...). The site includes both public and private sections and is connected to an external CRM. The system supports user profiles, a research map, management of membership, membership applications, publications, transactions, grant applications and events handling. Payments are processed via Stripe integration and the publications section integrates with the Elsevier platform.…
    CPD Recording and Management tool
    Web based tool for managing Continuing Professional Development for registered members of a Chartered Institute. Users can record their activities qualifying for CPD against a competency grid and reflect on their learning. The tool calculates hours and scores against a set of categories, monitoring annual compliance averaged over a three year period. The tool includes a planning module where members can plan CPD activities ahead and see and manage progress against their requirements. To administrators of the programme, the tool offers reporting, auditing and user management facilities. The tool integrated with an existing CRM.…
    MARVIN - cloud based CRM
    MARVIN is a cloud based CRM currently in use by a range of Learned Societies, allowing them to manage membership, publications, events, grants, CPD, internal administration, etc via a browser based interface. MARVIN is designed around a common set of open-source, standards based technologies and a development skillset readily available in the market place. It uses best-in-class cloud infrastructure, advanced data protection features, a defence-in-depth security model and an API that allows secure integration with other websites, applications and tools. The platform provides Stripe and GoCardless integrations.…
    Serverless website and CMS

    Serverless responsive website and CMS infrastructure (https://www.twine.net/signin), with the back-end implemented using AWS (S3, API Gateway, Lambda [node.js], WAF, DynamoDB, CloudFront, Step Functions, Certificate Manager,…).

    The site includes both public and private sections and is connected to an external CRM. The system supports user profiles, a research map, management of membership, membership applications, publications, transactions, grant applications and events handling.

    Payments are processed via Stripe integration and the publications section integrates with the Elsevier platform.