Rogier Thissen · Hands-on CTO

The technical depth
your next product needs.

I help founders and CTOs build hardware and digital products—and bring agentic development into real production work.

You work directly with me, alongside your team.

CTO at MyGrid Fractional CTO & technology consultant

One orchestrator. Five specialist agents.
A central human-led orchestrator coordinates five specialist engineering agents, whose amber connections converge on a connected product outcome.Human-led
orchestrator
Production
product
  • Architecture & planning
  • Hardware & firmware
  • Apps & backend
  • Quality & security
  • Integration & release
Direction → specialist agents → product outcome.
Across the whole productHardwareFirmwareAppsBackend systemsSecurity

01 / How I help

Bring in the expertise
your team needs next.

You do not always need another full-time role. Sometimes you need a technical partner who can see the whole product, make decisions with your team, and get involved in the work.

01 Change how you build

Agentic development
that reaches production.

Move beyond individual AI experiments. I help you introduce agents into real engineering workflows—with human ownership, review, testing and security built in.

Discuss agentic development

What we can put in place

  • A focused adoption planTied to your product, your team and a useful starting point.
  • A working pilotReal product work, with clear review and release criteria.
  • A way of working that lastsPractical workflows and knowledge your team can keep using.

02 Connect the whole product

Hands-on leadership.
Hardware to cloud.

For products that span hardware, firmware, apps and backend systems. I work alongside your engineers on architecture, implementation and the connections between them.

  • Shared system design and technical priorities
  • Hands-on product and integration work
  • A practical path through testing and release
Discuss your product

03 Add senior technical leadership

Fractional CTO.
Close to the work.

A senior technical counterpart for founders and leadership teams. I connect business priorities with architecture, engineering decisions and the people delivering them.

  • A prioritised roadmap and explicit trade-offs
  • Technical decisions, team structure and hiring needs
  • An agreed leadership rhythm with your team
Discuss CTO support

Start with the outcome you need. We agree the scope and way of working together.

02 / A practical shift

A new way of building.
A team that owns it.

Agentic development changes how work is specified, implemented, reviewed and maintained. I help your team make that change, with clear accountability and evidence before release.

  1. 01

    Choose the right start

    Identify a real product task and understand the current workflow.

  2. 02

    Build with the team

    Run a focused pilot with clear boundaries, access and ownership.

  3. 03

    Check the result

    Evaluate quality, review effort and delivery time against the starting point.

  4. 04

    Make it repeatable

    Turn what works into practices the team can maintain and improve.

Let’s find your starting point

03 / Focus areas

Where the whole
system matters.

Energy

Devices, control logic, data and customer experiences. I help teams connect the layers of energy products—from embedded behaviour to the apps and platforms people use.

Control · Connectivity · Customer experience

Connected products

A device is one part of a larger product. Firmware, provisioning, apps, backend systems, security and updates all need to work together. I help make the decisions between them.

Device · Software · Lifecycle

Medical products

Product quality, data handling, traceability and technical ownership. I help develop medical technology alongside the relevant clinical, quality and regulatory specialists.

Quality · Data · Traceability

04 / How I work

Clear direction.
Hands-on progress.

Useful decisions. Visible reasoning.
Knowledge that stays with your team.

Talk about working together
  1. 01

    Understand what matters

    We start with the product, your team and the outcome you need.

  2. 02

    Agree where I can contribute

    We define a useful scope, responsibilities and a working rhythm—a focused project or ongoing CTO support.

  3. 03

    Work alongside your people

    I get involved in the decisions and technical work, sharing the reasoning and transferring knowledge as we go.

  4. 04

    Leave the next step clear

    Your team knows what was decided, what works, what needs attention and who owns it.

Your technical partner

Rogier Thissen

Hands-on CTO
Technology & team leadership
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05 / Work directly with me

You work with me.
Rogier Thissen.

I’m a hands-on CTO and technology consultant, currently CTO at MyGrid. Through Artivia Digital, I work with founders and engineering leaders who need technical depth across hardware, software and the way their teams build products.

I move between strategy and implementation: shaping a direction, working through architecture and product choices, and getting into the details with your team. My focus is on decisions that hold up in real products—and knowledge that stays with the people building them.

Close to your team

Leuven · Antwerp · Brussels
Also Ghent, Eindhoven and Breda.

Open to further afield

Available for projects lasting a few weeks across Europe, China and wider Asia, the USA, and South America.

Location, timing and on-site involvement are agreed around the project.

Before we talk

A few useful
answers.

Can we work together on a short project?

Yes. We can define a focused piece of work around a product challenge, an agentic-development pilot or a technical decision. I’m also available for international projects lasting a few weeks.

Do you replace our existing engineering team?

No. You work directly with me alongside your existing people. The aim is to add the expertise and leadership you need, while keeping knowledge and ownership with your team.

Can you help if we are not adopting agentic development?

Yes. Product development and fractional CTO support are also available in their own right. We start with the work that matters to your business.

Do you work on hardware as well as software?

Yes. My work spans hardware, firmware, apps, backend systems and security, with particular attention to how those parts fit together.

What happens after I get in touch?

I review your message and reply directly. We can then discuss your product, the support you need and whether there is a useful fit before agreeing any work.

06 / Let’s build what’s next

What are you
building next?

Tell me about your product, the challenge in front of your team, and where you could use experienced technical support. A few sentences are enough.

Your message comes directly to me.
I’ll review it and reply personally so we can discuss your product, the support you need and whether there’s a useful fit.

rogier@artivia.digital

What are you building, where do you need help, and is there a timeframe or location to consider?

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