The Marlinks team
We are a driven team dedicated to play its best part in the renewable energy revolution.
Stefaan Sonck Thiebaut
CEO
“Stefaan thrives on shaping organisations that turn science & technology into meaningful solutions for society. What drives him most is enabling people to do their best work and grow together towards ambitious goals. After an international career spanning academia, industry and public innovation, he has come full circle back to Belgium to help Fluves and Marlinks scale as global deep-tech leaders. Outside of work he enjoys classical music, dogs and exploring the world by train.”
Simon De Rijcke
Project Lead
“I have gained substantial experience in the electrical design of turbines, farms, and grids including writing multiple academic articles in journals and conference proceedings and holding several patents.”
Chris Quirke
Branch & Project Manager
East Asia
“I am located at the Marlinks Taiwan office, and I support the installation and ongoing operation of Marlinks’ subsea cable monitoring systems in the region, and I work with customers to find solutions to new and challenging applications.”
Ruth Vandeputte
Project & IT Engineer
“I’m curious about programming and new technologies. Team spirit, brainstorming and meeting people give me energy. Passionated about water, I love to go swimming, diving or kayaking after office hours. Recently, I have also regained the pleasure of being on a theatre stage.”
Carlos Arboleda
Data Scientist
“Passionate about sediment transport, computational fluid mechanics and science in general, this team player aims to increase his scientific knowledge on the physical processes involved in cable safety. When not in front of a computer, he is not the one to say no to a social gatherings. Enjoys indoor as much as outdoors activities such as a good movie in the cinema or long hike with friends.”
Neil McFarlane
Data Engineer / Technical Data Analyst
“My role involves the research & development of new algorithms at Marlinks. My diverse background means that I always take a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving. Outside of office hours, I enjoy road cycling and playing the saxophone and bass guitar.”
Marlies Debuck
Office Manager
“I enjoy supporting my colleagues on a day-to-day basis and I like to make sure everything at the office runs smoothly. Outside office hours I love upcycling, traveling and all things Asian.”
Sander Van de Moortel
IT Engineer
“I take care of the (front-end and back-end) development and deployment of the web applications while occasionally putting my linguistic and copy-writing skills at the disposal of the team.”
Katelijne Vervaet
Sales & Marketing Support
“At Marlinks, I play an active role in supporting Sales and Marketing while contributing to the broader team wherever I’m needed. With strong organizational skills, I’m passionate about keeping things running smoothly!”
Mohamed Ali Lemkecher
IT & Project Operations Specialist
“With 4+ years in IT systems optimization and support, I specialize in application support, and infrastructure management. I’m driven by efficiency, innovation, and continuous learning. I started as an architect and still use design thinking to tackle tech challenges.”
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SUBMARINE CABLE MONITORING SERVICES
Discover our other Marlinks monitoring services.
Marlinks guards your offshore power cables and empowers you to take monitoring to a whole new level and puts all this data, analytics and insights at your team’s fingertip. Enable your organization to keep risk low and save costs by making the right decisions.