Nick Gressens

Nick Gressens
Enterprise Architect

  • Gerhagenstraat 67 3980 TESSENDERLO
  • nick.gressens@gmail.com
  • +32 473 46 39 32
  • http://cv.gressens.be

ABOUT ME

As an Enterprise Architect, I help shape and align our organization's technological landscape with its strategic goals. My work goes far beyond traditional IT management — I focus on designing and implementing scalable, future-proof solutions that connect business needs with the right technology.

I’m passionate about driving innovation, improving efficiency, and ensuring our architecture is both robust and adaptable in a fast-changing digital world.

Curious by nature, I enjoy exploring new technologies — professionally and personally. Whether it’s understanding how things work or experimenting with emerging tools, I see learning as both a job requirement and a personal hobby.

Problem-solving is a second nature to me. Through past experience, common sense, creative trial and error, or even (when all else fails) reading the manual — I find a way.

EDUCATION

Sept 2001 - June 2005

Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen, Kortrijk
Bachelor Multimedia & Communication Technology, specialised in datanetworking

CERTIFICATION

              

  • Certified TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner
  • Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
  • Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Certified Architect Associate
  • Microsoft Certified Solution Expert (MCSE): Messaging
  • Microsoft Certified Solution Expert (MCSE): Cloud Platform and Infrastructure
  • Microsoft Certified Solution Expert (MCSE): Productivity
  • Microsoft Certified Solution Expert (MCSE): Server 2012 Infrastructure


    You can find all my Microsoft certifications in my Microsoft Certification transcript.

SKILLS

Extensive knowledge

  • Microsoft Entra
  • Microsoft 365
  • Azure Cloud Solutions
  • Azure Security & Identity
  • Intune
  • O365
  • Power Platform
  • PowerShell scripting
  • Windows client
  • Windows server
  • Active Directory
  • Exchange

Basic knowledge

  • Networking
  • Storage
  • VMware
  • Server Hardware
  • .NET programming
  • COBOL programming

EXPERIENCE

March 2022 - Present

Enterprise Architect
Cegeka

  • Enterprise Architect in the Digital & Information Office team.

June 2017 - February 2022

Infrastructure Architect
Cegeka

  • Infrastructure Architect in the shared services Wintel & Automation team.

May 2013 - Dec 2016

System Engineer
Cegeka

  • System engineer in the shared services Internal Server Infrastructure team.
  • This team is responsible for shared services such as:

    - Active Directory
    - Exchange
    - Lync/Skype
    - SCCM
    - Citrix
    - Symantec AV & disk encryption

Jan 2013 - April 2013

IT consultant
Cegeka

  • Consultant at BNP Paribas Fortis in the I&O Windows Engineering & Application Release Services team.
  • Working ad-hoc on several workstation & server engineering projects.

May 2012 - Dec 2012

IT consultant
Cegeka

  • Consultant at BNP Paribas Fortis in the I&O Windows Server Engineering team.
  • Working on a project to optimize WINTEL CPU usage in the BNPPF datacentres (through virtualization, consolidation, ...).

Jan 2008 - Apr 2012

IT consultant
Cegeka

  • Consultant at KBC Global Services in the Windows-Citrix-VMware team.
  • Responsible for the operational management of Windows servers and virtualization at the KBC group.

Jun 2005 - Jan 2008

System Administrator
Option Wireless Technology NV

  • Systems administrator responsible for daily management of:

    - Active Directory
    - Exchange
    - Windows servers
    - NAS management
    - Migration & consolidation of international domains into one global domain
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