Summary
Tom Deneire is a digital transformation analyst and software engineer with eight years of professional engineering experience and a background that bridges academia, cultural heritage, and product-focused development. He holds a PhD in Classics and has transitioned from research and special collections leadership into building software at the University of Antwerp and advising clients through his independent consultancy. Currently driving transformation at Verhelst Group while running a coaching practice for stress and burnout, he blends technical delivery with human-centered resilience coaching—an unusual combination that helps teams adopt change sustainably. Tom also teaches and has held visiting professor roles, bringing pedagogical clarity to complex information science problems. Based in the Ghent area, he is a pragmatic engineer who pairs scholarly rigor with hands-on consulting to turn legacy processes into usable digital services.
8 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Classics, PhD Classics at KU Leuven
Dutch, English, French, Italian, German