Raphael Hoogvliets is a highly motivated and experienced professional, he often take on the role of translator, facilitating communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders. With strong communication skills and empathy, he excels at the intersection of these two worlds.

He has initiated and executed many disruptive projects and have learned that building a highly skilled and fun team is essential to be succesful. Throughout his 15-year career, he has demonstrated passion for building and running effective teams.

He's committed to developing and nurturing young talent and takes pride in mentoring and guiding colleagues, believing that investing in the growth and development of others is essential for an organisation’s continued success.

Over the years, he has worked with an impressive array of clients, including Rabobank, Heineken, LELY, Albert Heijn, European Commission, Dutch Ministries of Infrastructure, Environment, Agriculture, Economic Affairs, Wageningen UR NZO, (Z)LTO, and Oxfam Novib.

Among his achievements are managing all data science solutions for a company boasting $2.4 billion in revenue, organising a Dutch agtech trade mission to Silicon Valley, and leading a project on sustainable crop cultivation for the largest Dutch supermarket.

His technical knowledge spans a spectrum of tools and technologies, including Python, R, SQL, bash, GitLab, GitHub, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, PyCharm, Jupyter, Databricks, RStudio, RServer, Sagemaker, Azure ML, Snowflake, MS SQL Server, SSIS, SSAS and PowerBI.

Location: Europe