Klaas Vanslambrouck
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Functional Analyst AI Transformation Expert at In The Pocket

Klaas
Vanslambrouck

I translate complex business and systems context into working AI systems — from analysis to prototype, product architecture and rollout.

My strength sits at the intersection of business, technology and AI. Nidus is the proof: a real, self-built platform that brings together data, automation and intelligence — not a demo, but a working system.

  • Systems Thinking
  • Business Analysis
  • AI-Enabled Products
InterfacesAPIData
how Nidus fits together

01

Who I am

I'm Klaas, AI Transformation Expert at In The Pocket. My strength sits at the intersection of business, technology and AI: I quickly see how processes work, where the friction lies, and how to translate that into practical, working solutions. My foundation is functional analysis. Nidus is the proof: a self-built platform that brings together data, automation and intelligence. LOWI is the lab where that happens.

See how I apply this in Nidus

02 · Experience

From sound to systems

Sound engineering → Functional analysis → AI

from mixing desk to systems

  1. 2010 — 2017

    Sound Engineer

    Freelance (various clients, incl. Soundfield NV)

    Freelance sound engineer for multiple companies: designed sound systems and ran live mixing at various events.

  2. 2012 — 2016

    Production Team Lead

    Student Kick-Off, Gent (volunteer)

    Booked the Mainstage and negotiated artist contracts for a student festival drawing 30,000+ visitors.

  3. 2016 — 2017

    Founder

    Event Explorers

    Own company: guided events and projects from concept and engineering through to full realisation.

  4. 2018 — jan 2021

    Sound Engineer — Head of Sound Department

    Soundfield NV

    Responsible for project management of the sound department. Designed sound systems and ran live mixing at international events for Adecco, Samsonite, AWS and more.

  5. 2021 — 2022

    Functional Analyst

    EGOV VZW (project at FPS Finance)

    Translated business needs into functional specs for case management and workflow automation.

  6. June 2022 — Sep 2026

    Functional Consultant

    Itineris NV

    Project consultancy and domain lead for service delivery on a large-scale upgrade project for De Watergroep.

  7. Oct 2026 — present

    AI Transformation Expert

    In The Pocket

    Guides organisations from AI ambition to adoption: selecting use cases, rethinking processes, building prototypes and making change measurable. At In The Pocket, a digital product studio in Ghent.

03

LOWI — my platform

LOWI — Lab of Wonder and Imagination — is my personal learning, research and building environment at the intersection of AI, biology, automation and creative technology. What started from curiosity is growing into a place where I research ideas, build prototypes and connect different disciplines. LOWI shows not just what I come up with, but above all how I think: inquisitive, systemic, and always aimed at something usable, understandable and technically sound.

An idea a working system
In production · personal use

Nidus

The digital nervous system of my daily life

Nidus is the first fully-fledged system within LOWI: a personal operating system that brings together data from my family, home and daily routines. I'm building in connections to energy usage, location data, automations, dashboards, Raspberry Pi workers, Supabase and mobile interfaces. On top of that, Jarvis is growing as an intelligent layer that understands context, spots connections, supports decisions and gradually becomes more proactive. Nidus isn't a standalone demo, but a living system that is continuously expanded and refined.

Explore Nidus
In development

CRISPR & CHICKN

Theatre at the intersection of science, technology and imagination

CRISPR & CHICKN is an artistic-scientific theatre project about genetic technology, the malleability of life, and the question of how far humanity may go in rewriting it. Through performance, experimentation and imagination, the project makes complex topics such as CRISPR, genetic modification and synthetic biology tangible for a broad audience. The goal isn't to offer easy answers, but to create wonder, unease and conversation around the technologies shaping our future. Within LOWI, CRISPR & CHICKN forms the bridge between my interest in biology, technology, education and performing arts.

04

Education

  • Functional Analyst — Career Switch Programme

    Switchfully (onderdeel van Cegeka)

    2021

05

Languages

Dutch
Native
English
Very good
French
Good
Russian
Basic

06

What I build

// not how good — where actually used

Analysis & Systems Thinking

My foundation as a functional analyst, incl. at De Watergroep (Billing/SDL); Nidus is my own proof of it.

  • Functional analysis
  • Requirements engineering
  • Translating between business and engineering
  • Solution design
→ Nidus

AI & Machine Learning

Running in Nidus: an LLM assistant, receipt OCR and budget classification — plus a validated metabolic model.

  • LLM integration (Claude tool-calling)
  • RAG
  • Prompt engineering
  • OCR (Claude Vision)
  • TF-IDF + logistic regression
  • Mader/Hauser model
→ Nidus

Backend & Data

The production backend of Nidus: TypeScript/Node and Python, PostgreSQL with RLS, nightly data pipelines.

  • TypeScript · Node (Fastify)
  • Python (FastAPI)
  • PostgreSQL + RLS
  • Supabase
  • Databricks / Spark
  • Data pipelines

Frontend & Mobile

The screens people actually use: the Nidus web app, the mobile app and this portfolio itself.

  • Next.js · React
  • React Native · Expo
  • CSS Modules
  • Data visualisation

Platform & Delivery

The full Nidus topology runs in production: hosting, CI discipline and a Raspberry Pi at home.

  • Railway
  • Vercel
  • CI (tsc · eslint · build)
  • Git workflow
  • Raspberry Pi · IoT

07

Projects

Jarvis — personal AI assistant

Chat assistant on top of the nidus-api answering questions about my CV and projects, with tool use and memory.

  • Claude API
  • Railway
  • TypeScript

Pi sensor network

Raspberry Pis measure temperature and energy at home, pushing readings to Supabase every minute for dashboards.

  • Python
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Supabase

Mobile companion app

React Native app exposing the LOWI platform on the go: statuses, notifications and a mini Jarvis.

  • React Native
  • Expo
  • Railway

08

Contact

klaas.d.g.vanslambrouck@gmail.com
LinkedInOudenaarde, BelgiumDownload CV (PDF)

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