Company
Making things better in their essence is what motivates us. We believe that technology can make people’s daily lives better and this is what drives us.
Flow Pilots exists to make the life of end-users easier.
We pinpoint the core of your company’s pain and display digital growth opportunities. Via research, experience and expertise in our branch, we define what kind of information your company needs to display and how we need to present this information to the end-user in a low-entry way, to ultimately make their life as easy and frictionless as possible.
We do this through digital solutions, either being the interface between existing structures or (re)creating a new digital tool.
Flow Pilots, making digital tools for people
Team
If life gives you lemons, be happy, free lemons.
Thierry Van Craen
Digital Account Manager
Educated to be a designer, born to do the talking. Combine this with being a morning person as well as a night owl, Thierry will try day and night to help customers find a solution to help solve their (un)known problems.
The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense
Bart Meeus
iOS developer
Programmer and guitarist in one. Bart grew up interested in technology, collecting every piece of hardware he could find and picking up programming along the way. But of course no man can live just behind a screen. He found his passion in guitar since 2003. When he’s not pulling off awesome riffs you can find him on the couch with his dog while reading a good book.
Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
Brent Van Vosselen
iOS developer
Brent was fascinated from a young age by technology. He decided to pursue this interest and started to learn how to program. Now he is working as a Mobile Developer at Flow Pilots. In the meanwhile he also developed a passion for fitness. So when he’s not programming or hanging out with his friends, you’re most likely to find him in the gym.
Getting out of your comfort zone will always benefit you in some way
Bram Nouwen
iOS Developer
Bram is an entrepreneur who is always thinking how something can be done better and how it can profit others and himself. His interest in programming began when he started automating an online game and didn’t want to rely on what others made, so he started creating his own stuff. Today he brings this mindset to the mobile world. When he’s not spending his free time working on his own projects he’s hanging out with friends.
Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live
Thomas Corbeel
Mobile developer
For now, he is a young developer who wants to learn as much as possible about developing. And after that, he might become a hat salesman.
Designing is really about solving problems
Jelle Cayman
Lead designer
As a product designer Jelle loves translating ideas and human interactions into a clear digital language. His background in typography helps him create clean looking, readable web & mobile applications with all the information in the right place. Finding simple and functional solutions for user experience is what gratifies him the most.
Knowledge speaks, but Wisdom listens
Mattias Plaisier
Android developer
Programming is more than writing lines of code for Mattias. It is a passion which keeps him busy night and day. When he’s not behind his computer you can find him reading a book, in the gym or playing some music.
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
Christophe Senesael
Android Developer
As a young man, Christophe was always fascinated by video games, and his curiosity on how they were made led him down the road of programming. Since his first encounter with Xamarin, he knew he wanted to specialise himself in mobile development and be at the forefront of this technological revolution. In his free time, he loves to read books, watch great movies and having a drink with friends.
Dare to be honest and fear no labour
Jelle Offermans
Project Manager
Just as many of his colleagues Jelle is passionate about technology, innovation, and customer experience. Amidst all the combined passion and enthusiasm of the team, he makes sure to guard one key aspect in living up to our clients’ expectations: “What does our client need, want, and wish for?”.
To ease his mind, there is nothing that can top a long bicycle ride in good company.
I don't care if it works on your machine! We are not shipping your machine!
Marcellino van Hecke
Frontend Developer
Always interested in the latest technologies and advancements concerning ICT. Marcellino is a no-nonsense and straight to the point guy. He loves to take on a challenge on the job and in the gym.
We are not a lemonade stand, never use Comic Sans MS
Dewi Van De Vyver
CEO
Dewi has always had a thing for technology. That she would end up the midst developers was only a matter of time. Although not developing herself, she loves to make future driven projects come true with respect to deadlines and budget. Her love for graphic design adds extra value to the team as she can assess and communicate well the work of UI/UX designers. The love for her two little boys keeps her literally running for miles and miles.
Well-behaved women seldom make history - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Sofie Wymeersch
Office Manager
After being a sysadmin for 10 years, Sofie realised that the eager to help people goes much further than just IT. Sofie is always enthousiastic and doesn’t take no for an answer. Being a single mom makes her a great planner and organizer with a crazy touch.
The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.
Johan Soetewey
DevOps Engineer / Back-end Developer
Johan is a person who’s driven in solving problems by creating new solutions. Using both his knowledge in programming and system engineering he’s able to develop, deploy and maintain different solutions.
In regards to his personality he’s a person who’s calm, loyal and trustworthy.
In his spare time he also creates music, enjoys nature and hanging out with friends. He is also your man to go for movie trivia.
Clients do not come first, employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of your clients.
Anique Brandsma
HR Manager
A fascination for humans led Anique to the field of Human Resources. For a reason she does not know yet, she is attracted to young, growing Technical Development Companies, where she brings a warm and authentic HR guidance for team and management. Having the luck of doing a job where she can ask how colleagues are really doing, she supports them in their personal growth and she strengthens the organization in building a people valued culture. Outside of her work she finds her vitamins in nature running and yoga, which enable her to combine her passion for her job with the love for her family.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up
Karthick Kumar
QA Tester
Karthick is a flexible guy who tries to deliver things perfect. Loves to explore new things in the field of testing and in real life as well. Whatever the situation be, he strives to handle the situation with ease. Out of work he makes himself refreshed by hanging out with his friends or go on a short ride in his bike.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating
Johan Degrieck
Project manager
In the past Johan has been working as a developer on a variety of IT projects for different clients that are active in banking, telecom, public, transport and education sector. With his previous working experience he decided to shift his career towards a more coordinative role as a project manager. Johan is passionate about digital gadgets and likes to experiment with new technologies. In good weather conditions, you might spot him on his electric skateboard. In bad weather conditions you might find him wandering in VR space.
Programming is thinking, not typing
Stijn Huygh
Android developer
Stijn started his career a scientific researcher, and soon discovered that process of research and development have a lot of similarities. For him the beauty of writing code is in the expression of an idea and realising that your code is only as good as the assumptions you made. When he is not behind his keyboard, he loves to spend time with friends, enjoy a great cup of coffee, and debate about all sorts of things.
"People ignore designs that ignore people"
Vincent Van Gils
Junior Product Designer UI/UX
When Vincent was a kid, he couldn’t stop drawing. Later this passion grew into a fascination for design and technology. He strongly believes that these two things can bring people closer together. To clear his mind he makes music or goes out for a drink.
Either you run the day, or the day runs you.
Ricardo Gonzalez Gallego
COO
Ricardo’s interest in digital project management was triggered while working as an interaction developer. He realized that he wanted to be involved in the entire process of creating digital products. From exploring the customer’s journey to defining an execution plan and delivering the final project. If not at work or at the coffee machine, you’ll find him on the streets taking pictures or travelling around the world with his camera.
Whether you think you can, or you think you can't. You're right
Michiel Sioen
CTO
Fascinated by the possibilities of new technology, Michiel fell in love with the creation process that goes hand in hand with developing for innovative media. After several years working abroad he returned to Belgium, reinforcing the Flow Pilots team. Next to developing, Michiel busies himself with squash, reading and good food.
Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things
Rick Secretin
Backend developer
The interest in computers started at the age of 9 when Rick got his first computer from his dad. From that moment on he fell in love with computers. At a later age the interest in programming grew and continues to this day. Other than working, he loves cycling and practices Jiu Jitsu.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Selin Özpak
Junior Analyst
You know that person in your group of friends who is always planning something but maybe gets a little too overexcited about it sometimes? Well, that’s Selin. Selin has always had a thing for business and choose to be an analist because it gives her the opportunity to connect with people on a daily basis. On her days off, you’ll either find Selin spending time with her friends and family or exploring new adventures.
Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live
Gert Cominotto
Senior Backend/Cloud developer
Gert is not your average code-monkey. With his passion for quality code, UI, UX and customer satisfaction, he loves building apps that stand out from the crowd. As a strong believer of the “New” Microsoft, Gert mainly focuses on Windows Phone and Windows Apps.
“You can always do a bit more and work a bit harder.”
Tara Reid
Marketing Coordinator
With an immense passion and interest for marketing, communication and creativity, Tara loves nothing more than to grow a business with new ideas and solutions in this field. She believes Marketing is one of the most important aspects of a company.
Both in work and life in general, Tara loves a full agenda, lots of different inputs, open minded people, dogs and French fries.