Summary
Bas Tichelaar is a cloud-focused marketing and technology leader with over two decades of experience building scalable IT solutions and guiding teams from hands-on engineering to strategic positioning. As Managing Director of Skyworkz and Marketing Director at Thisworkz he combines deep technical expertise in AWS, GCP, Kubernetes and platform engineering with commercial acumen around cloud sovereignty and agentic coding. He helps clients accelerate business value through cloud foundations, cost optimization and pragmatic DevOps practices, and frequently runs workshops, trainings and conferences to uplift engineering organizations. A Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect and former entrepreneur, he blends product-building experience with consulting rigour and a knack for clear, measurable outcomes. He is active in the community as co-organiser of Blipz on the Radar and has a track record of translating complex cloud topics into practical learning tracks and open repositories. Based in Huizen, Netherlands, he pairs executive leadership with hands-on technical delivery and an unusual emphasis on measurable experimentation in IT culture.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Business Studies (Commercial Economics), Business Studies (Commercial Economics) at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Medical Information Science, Medical Information Science at University of Amsterdam
Young Executive Program, Young Executive Program at de Baak
VWO, VWO at De Goudse Waarden
Dutch, English, German, French