Bart Van Loon

Bart Van Loon

Open Source Outsourcing Specialist

Liège Area, Belgium

Current
  • Co-founder at The Data Tank
  • Owner at Zeropoint.IT
  • Owner at VillaVespa
Past
  • Helpdesk at Ludit, the university network
  • Administrative work at bungalow park Dennenbad in Schoten
Education
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
  • Flemish Community
  • Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Connections
422 connections
Industry
Outsourcing/Offshoring
Websites

Bart Van Loon’s Summary

With a master degree in Computer Science Engineering and additional bachelors in pure mathematics, Bart has a strong theoretical background from which to tackle daunting technical problems and projects. With production experience of a local theatre group, scouts movement leadership and recent executive directorship in an own start-up with 50+ employees, Bart can combine this with a track of management experience.

Bart Van Loon’s Specialties:

sales & networking, organisation & management


Bart Van Loon’s Experience

  • Co-founder

    The Data Tank

    (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

    November 2007Present (2 years 1 month)

    The Data Tank aims to become the single most complete and most reliable source for public, structured information in the world.

  • Owner

    Zeropoint.IT

    (Privately Held; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)

    January 2007Present (2 years 11 months)

    We develop leading Open Source Software to the satisfaction of all our clients and are dedicated to delivering the highest quality work at very competitive rates.

    Zeropoint.it is able to achieve this because of its international orientation, with offices in Western Europe and Southern Asia.

    We can provide your Company with Tailor made Software as well as Offsite Expertise.

  • Owner

    VillaVespa

    (Automotive industry)

    March 2006Present (3 years 9 months)

    VillaVespa is a full-chained Vespa retailer. We buy, restore, transport and sell oldtimer Vespa scooters. We specialised in the Italian VBB and VBC models from the early '60s.

  • ITSM consultant

    Hewlett-Packard

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HPQ; Computer Hardware industry)

    July 2005July 2006 (1 year 1 month)

    ITSM consultant, providing customised HP OpenView installations on various UNIX systems with customers.

  • IT Consultant

    Talent Planet

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    20052006 (1 year )

  • Revue Medewerker

    VTK

    (Entertainment industry)

    19992005 (6 years )

  • Helpdesk

    Ludit, the university network

    (Computer Networking industry)

    September 2003December 2003 (4 months)

    Telephone and on-site computer helpdesk support for university students and staff.

  • Administrative work

    bungalow park Dennenbad in Schoten

    (Hospitality industry)

    July 1999August 1999 (2 months)

    General Administrative work, including measurement and digitalisation of the park map.


Bart Van Loon’s Education

  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

    Masters , Artificial Intelligence , 20052008

  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

    Masters , Computer Science Engineering , 19992004

    Activities and Societies:
    VTK
    KURA
    LOKO
  • Flemish Community

    Bachelors , Mathematics , 19992003

    Activities and Societies:
    WINA
  • Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet


Additional Information

Bart Van Loon’s Websites:

Bart Van Loon’s Interests:

* IT, Open Source Development, Free Software, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD * piano music, late classic over romantism to early impressionism

Bart Van Loon’s Groups:

VTK, Open Coffee Club, WINA, de14, Wisper, Kabloeng!

  •    Geekdinner.be
  •    FOSDEM Visitor
  •    VTK-Alumni
  •    PLATO
  •    Open Source Universe
  •    K.U.Leuven Computer Science Alumni
  •    IBBT (Belgium)
  •    Profoss
  •    Linux Expert
  •    Plugg
  •    Young Scum
  •    FOSS Professionals
  •    VTK-Revue
  •    BetaGroup Belgium
  •    OpenCoffee Club Brussels
  •    Barcamp Gent
  •    Think Tomorrow
  •    Belgian IT Network
  •    Board Of Innovation
  •    Barcamp Antwerpen
  •    Twunch.be
  •    FOSS-centric Business Owners
  •    Mobiya: Investing in Classifieds
  •    Dutch Spring User Group
  •    Semantic Belgium
  •    Bizcamp Belgium
  •    Alumni Talent Planet
  •    TEDxBrussels
  •    Innovatie & ondernemerschap in Vlaanderen
  •    westartup

Bart Van Loon’s Honors:

Third prize in Flemish final of the Mathematical Olympiad, 1999


Bart Van Loon’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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