PVAbout Paul
How I help your organization grow and stay secure
I help organizations navigate the complex intersection of digital identity, cryptography, and European regulation. As a "strategic generalist," I bridge the gap between boardroom objectives and technical reality. I ensure your technological foundation is not only secure but also scalable, commercially viable, and compliant with the latest global standards.
What sets me apart
I bring a commercially strong mindset to every engagement. As Chair of the PKI Consortium and advisor to regulators, I am at the source of emerging standards. This "inside track" allows me to provide your organization with a strategic advantage long before new legislation becomes law.
Core Expertise & Superpowers
- Strategic Planning: Translating complex governance requirements into actionable technical roadmaps.
- Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC): Directing the migration to quantum-safe algorithms to mitigate "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" risks.
- Compliance & Digital Trust: Achieving audit readiness for WebTrust, ETSI, eIDAS and other frameworks.
- Hands-on Executive Leadership: While operating at a strategic level, I remain an active practitioner in Go, Python, and TypeScript.
Engagement Types & Deliverables
I am available 1 to 2 days per week for:
- Fractional CTO/CTrO Roles: Strategic oversight of digital trust ecosystems.
- PKI Maturity Assessments: Identifying resilience gaps and implementing crypto-agile remediation.
- Technical Standards Advocacy: Representing your interests within SDOs such as IETF and ETSI.
- Product-Market Alignment: Reviewing architectures to ensure they meet both user needs and regulatory trends.
Dutch
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Halsteren (up to 50km)
Experience
- DigitorusCEO, FounderMay 2016 - Today (10 years and 1 month)
- Architect resilient PKI ecosystems and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) migration roadmaps for global enterprises, (Q)TSPs, and government agencies.
- Lead strategic governance and compliance initiatives centered on eIDAS 2, NIS 2, DORA, and the CA/Browser Forum to ensure multi-jurisdictional audit readiness.
- Execute evidence-based PKI maturity assessments and "Critical Challenge" sessions to identify resilience gaps and implement crypto-agile remediation strategies.
- Direct applied AI research and development, including RAG-based PoCs using vector databases and service integration via Model Context Protocol (MCP) endpoints.
- Manage the development of open-source digital signature and certificate tools while shaping industry standards through leadership roles in global trust consortia.
- Facilitate "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" threat mitigation programs, aligning organizational security with NIST PQC standards and emerging global regulatory guidance.
- PKI ConsortiumChairOctober 2020 - Today (5 years and 8 months)
- Revitalized the organization, expanding membership to nearly 300 diverse industry players, including numerous governments and Global 2000 companies.
- Chairs bi-weekly PKI Consortium meetings, facilitating cross-industry updates, working group coordination, and strategic alignment across 500 member representatives.
- Developed, maintained, and expanded automated membership tools.
- Converted the website from WordPress to Hugo, implementing numerous data-driven enhancements.
- Leads consensus management and activates diverse groups for common industry good.
- Supports other working group chairs by providing strategic guidance, process alignment, and operational support to ensure effective cross-group collaboration and execution.
- PKI ConsortiumChair, Post-Quantum Cryptography Working GroupJune 2023 - Today (3 years)
- Leads bi-weekly calls and guides cross-industry quantum-safe readiness.
- Organizes and chairs annual hybrid PQC Conferences in rotating global locations. Currently organizing the fourth PQC Conference, taking place this October in Kuala Lumpur, with over 650 in-person and thousands of remote participants.
- Integrates PQC priorities across broader PKI Consortium initiatives.
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