Technical lead

You have a young team, students or first engineers, building something technical. You need someone experienced to look at the work every week and keep it on the right track.

This is for you if

  • You run a lab or a space that hosts student teams or interns.
  • You have a startup with two or three good people, but none of them has taken a product all the way.
  • You have a research project that has to reach a prototype, not only a report.

How I work

  • At the start I look at the project and tell you, honestly, what can be done in the time there is.
  • Every week, one call with the team: what is done, what is blocking, what comes next.
  • I check drawings, wiring, and code before they become a problem.
  • I tell you where things stand, in plain words.

What you have at the end

  • A plan with dates that the team follows.
  • Costly mistakes found early, while they are cheap.
  • A clear update every week.

Real cases

In 2025 I followed twelve bachelor theses, on six briefs, with VU Amsterdam and the University of Twente: a wind turbine, a Stirling engine, walking robots, an aerostat. I also followed theses in artificial intelligence and an MSc thesis in robotics.

At the VU Demonstrator Lab I helped more than fifty students and startups with architecture and prototypes.

What I work with

  • Electronics
  • Program inside
  • Mechanics
  • Robotics
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Prototypes

I do not bring a method with a hard name. I bring a written plan, one call a week, and an experienced eye on the real work.

What it costs

As a guide: €95 an hour, before VAT. We usually agree a number of hours a month, so you know in advance what you spend.

These prices are a guide. When the job is clear, I give you one fixed price for the whole project. When it is still open, we go by the hour. Every project is different: write to me, we talk, and then I send you a written price for that job.