Kris Pulmanns

Data Strategist / Expert Data Governance

Salary / Daily rate

Leuven, Belgium

Mobility: Brussels

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

Data EngineeringRegulatory ComplianceCorporate GovernanceDigital TransformationSQL QueriesPythonGDPRAzureData ScienceDomain Driven DesignMicrosoft SQL ServerSAP PMData EngineerJiraScrum MasterData AnalystPower BIMicrosoft TeamsChange ManagementAgile CoachingOracle DatabaseScrumAgile CoachRisk ManagementManagement ConsultingStrategy & ConsultingLean ManagementSix SigmaComplianceProject Management (PMO)

Languages

Dutch (Native)English (Fluent)GermanFrench

About me

Intro

Data governance consultant with cross-sector experience spanning governance strategy, data management, enterprise architecture, and delivery. Combines academic grounding with hands-on implementation experience in complex environments, with current emphasis on AI governance, ontology, and semantics. Known for a people-first, no-nonsense working style that helps identify practical improvement opportunities and communicate them clearly across different levels of seniority.

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Work experience

Data Strategist

AE

Sep 2024 - Present

2 years 2 months

Leuven, Belgium

Consultant

Projective Group

Sep 2023 - Oct 2024

1 year 2 months

Diegem

Consultant

Pong.

Sep 2022 - Oct 2023

1 year 2 months

Senior Consultant (Data Specialist)

Talent en Pro

Mar 2018 - Dec 2021

3 years 10 months

Utrecht Area, Netherlands

As a consultant (later Senior Consultant), I worked on a number of projects revolving around data and its management. In particular, I gained experience as a Data Engineer, Data Steward, and Business Developer, and on the subjects of Data Warehousing, Basel IV, data migration projects, insurance, and IT chain analysis.


Education

KU Leuven

Master of Science - MS, Vergelijkende en Internationale Politiek

2016 - 2017

1 year 1 month

University of Amsterdam

Bachelor's degree, Political Science


Licenses & certifications

Financial Advisor Personal Capital (NL)

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Data Vault 2.0 Modeller

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Certified by Data Vault Alliance

MSSQL 701

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Certified by Microsoft

Microsoft Power BI

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Certified by Microsoft

Collibra Data Steward

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Certified by Collibra

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

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Professional Scrum Product Owner I

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Certified by Scrum.org

CDMC

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Certified by CMMI Institute

CDMP-F Master

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Certified by DAMA International

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