About Ian De Winter

Northfork Consulting BV

Strategic ICT Advisor | Global Infrastructure & Cybersecurity | Strategic Perspective | 25+ Years of International Leadership I provide high-level advisory services and hands-on strategic oversight for complex enterprise environments. With a career spanning over 25 years, I specialize in bridging the gap between technical infrastructure and business objectives, specifically within the high-stakes financial, food-industry an logistics sectors.

Advisory & Strategic Expertise:

• Global Infrastructure Strategy: Guided the management of 150+ locations across 40+ countries, overseeing the build of 5,000+ infrastructure components.
• Security Governance & Risk: Member of the Review Committee for External Connections for major banking and insurance entities, ensuring rigorous security standards.
• Network & Security Architecture: Strategic advisory for WAN, SD-WAN, LAN, WiFi, and comprehensive security stacks (SASE, Cloud Security, WAF, and DDoS mitigation).
• Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A): Expert lead on the secure integration of acquisitions, ensuring technical continuity and risk mitigation during organizational transitions.
• Operational Excellence: Specialist in vendor negotiation and Service Delivery Management (SDM) to optimize ICT spend and performance.

Technical Domains of Authority:

• Enterprise Connectivity: Advanced expertise in Network Segmentation (IT, OT, IoT) and secure monitoring.
• Unified Communications: Strategy for Voice & UCC, including MS Teams integrations and large-scale PBX management.
• Resilient Infrastructure: Data center design, maintenance, and vulnerability management.