LinkedIn Top Voice Netherlands-registered · EU-wide remote · KvK

Smart strategy.
Scalable tech.
Real results.

Gebouwd op expertise. Ontworpen voor resultaat.

Strategic technology consulting across AI, cloud, data, PostgreSQL, and DevOps — for enterprises that need it to work in production, not just on a whiteboard.

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Top 18
PostgreSQL expert globally
2 Courses
LinkedIn Learning instructor
8+ Industries
Delivered outcomes across
EN · ES · NL
Multilingual consulting
EU Native
Netherlands BV · KvK registered
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LinkedIn Top Voice
Recognised by LinkedIn's editorial team — held by fewer than 0.1% of members globally.
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LinkedIn Learning Instructor
Published courses on PostgreSQL and RAG-based AI architectures reaching thousands of practitioners.
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PostgreSQL Person of the Week
Recognised by the global PostgreSQL community for contributions to open source and education.
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Speaker & Podcast Host
Conference speaker, panelist, and PostgreSQL podcast host — communicating technical depth to any audience.
The work behind the credentials

Built for the engagements
where failure is not an option.

A million-dollar project was hours from complete failure. The team had exhausted every option. Stakeholders were watching.

I was brought in at the last moment — assessed the situation calmly, built a step-by-step recovery plan, and pulled it back from the edge.

That is the kind of engagement I was built for. High stakes. Complex systems. No room for theory that does not hold up in production.

Through MindSpark BV, I work as a strategic partner — not just a consultant. I think and communicate at the executive level and personally validate at the technical layer. There is no gap between the recommendation and the reality.

I have delivered outcomes across financial services, government, insurance, media, SaaS, and consulting — across Europe and North America.

Financial services Government Insurance Media SaaS Consulting EU & North America
"No gap between the recommendation and the reality. No theory that falls apart in production."
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English
Native / fluent
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Spanish
Native / fluent
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Dutch
Conversational — growing
What We do

Five service pillars.
One strategic partner.

Each engagement combines deep technical execution with strategic clarity — so what gets built actually serves the business.

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AI & Data Intelligence
Design and deploy production-grade AI systems — from RAG architectures and LLM pipelines to agentic workflows and vector search. Strategy that ships, not just slides.
LLM / RAG pgvector Agentic AI Production deployment
02
Cloud Architecture & Migration
Multi-cloud strategy, infrastructure design, cost optimisation, and end-to-end migration across AWS, Azure, and GCP — with hands-on delivery at every stage.
AWS Azure GCP Cost optimisation Migration
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PostgreSQL & Data Engineering
Performance tuning, scaling, architecture modernisation, and data layer design for enterprise systems — from a globally recognised Top 18 PostgreSQL expert.
PostgreSQL Performance tuning Data architecture Scaling
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DevOps & Platform Engineering
CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Infrastructure as Code — building the engineering foundation that makes everything else reliable, repeatable, and scalable.
Kubernetes Terraform CI/CD IaC
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Strategic Technology Advisory
Technology roadmaps, vendor selection, executive alignment, enterprise integrations (SharePoint, Salesforce, and beyond), and rescue engagements for critical projects at risk. This is the work that requires both strategic thinking and the technical depth to know when the strategy is wrong.
Technology roadmaps Vendor selection Enterprise integration Project rescue Executive advisory Fractional CTO
How we work together

Three engagement models.
All built around your needs.

Whether you need a long-term strategic partner, a focused project delivery, or executive technology leadership — there is a format that fits.

Retainer
Strategic Advisory Partnership
Ongoing strategic and technical partnership — typically 6 to 24 months. You get continuous access to senior expertise without the overhead of a full-time hire.
  • Architecture review and ongoing guidance
  • Quarterly technology roadmap sessions
  • On-call technical advisory
  • Team capability development
  • Vendor and tooling decisions
Project
Project-Based Delivery
A defined scope, a clear outcome, and full ownership from architecture through delivery. Typically 4 to 16 weeks. Ideal for migrations, AI deployments, and rescue engagements.
  • Cloud migrations and modernisation
  • AI and LLM system deployment
  • PostgreSQL performance and scaling
  • Enterprise system integrations
  • Critical project rescue
Fractional CTO
Fractional CTO & Advisory Board
Executive technology leadership without the full-time cost. Strategic direction, board communication, and hands-on oversight — scaled to what your organisation actually needs.
  • Technology strategy and vision
  • Board and investor communication
  • Engineering team leadership
  • Build vs buy decisions
  • Due diligence and technical audit
Recognition & expertise

Credentials that are
earned, not claimed.

Every credential below represents public, verifiable recognition — not a self-assessment.

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Doug Ortiz
Founder & Principal Consultant
LinkedIn bio.site
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LinkedIn Top Voice
Recognised by LinkedIn's global editorial team. Held by fewer than 0.1% of LinkedIn's one billion members worldwide.
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Top 18 PostgreSQL Expert Globally
Ranked among the top 18 PostgreSQL experts worldwide. Recognised as PostgreSQL Person of the Week by the global community.
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LinkedIn Learning Instructor
Published courses: Master Meta-Commands in PostgreSQL and Leveraging PostgreSQL with RAG — reaching thousands of practitioners globally.
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GCP Professional Cloud Architect
Google Cloud certified. Multi-cloud delivery experience across AWS, Azure, and GCP for enterprise clients.
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Speaker & Podcast Host
Conference speaker and panelist. Host of a PostgreSQL-focused podcast. Content creator reaching thousands across YouTube and written channels.
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Open Source Contributor
Active open source contributor and Developer Relations practitioner — blogging, presenting, and building in public across the technology community.
Ready to talk?

Let's solve something
worth solving.

If you are facing a technology challenge that needs both strategic clarity and hands-on proof it works in production — reach out. No pitch. No slides. Just a direct conversation.