Hi, I'm Matthias Maes!

Senior Cybersecurity Consultant

Who I am!

Passionate about everything technology, cybersecurity, travelling and sports related. When I'm not deploying servers, performing a security audit or dismantling any kind of antique technical device; I'm most likely on the playing field practicing with the team, scuba diving or skiing down mountains.

I'm a natively Dutch speaker but I can easily switch to English. Limited working proficiency in French.

What I do!

Ernst & Young

My professional experience started at EY Belgium as an intern and continued as a cybersecurity consultant. In this role I am working together with clients to assess and improve the cyber resilience of their IT environment. I specialize in attack and penetration testing, incident response, cloud architecture. In orer to attain the objective set forward by the client, I coordinate a small team of cybersecurity professionals.

Sports

On weekends I spend most of my time training and participating in competitive sports myself or coaching the younger generation trying to pass on some of my experience gathered over the more than ten years of competitive sports in national leagues. As of 2019 I'm responsible for coordinating the youth devision, this role involves planning and organizing the training and competitive leagues of the almost 200 youth players and 25 youth coaches.

Firefighter

I'm currently participating in the selections and training to become a volunteer firefighter in the near future.

Restaurant Kitchen

In order to prevent spending all my time behind a computer screen, I recently started as an assistant in the kitchen of a restaurant in the evening and in the weekend. There is not quite like the high paced environment of a kitchen!

Skills

Attack- and penetration testing
85%
Cloud Architecture
80%
Security Awareness
80%
Incident Response
70%
IT Audit
70%
Cyber Threat Intelligence
65%

Work Experience

2019 - Present

Senior Cybersecurity Consultant

Ernst & Young Belgium

Belgium, Brussels

2020 - Present

Kitchen Assistent

BrooX

Belgium, Brussels

2017 - 2019

Junior Cybersecurity Consultant

Ernst & Young Belgium

Belgium, Brussels

2017

Intern Cybersecurity Consultant

Ernst & Young Belgium

Belgium, Brussels

Education

2014 - 2017

Electronics - ICT

Odisee Technical Campus

Belgium, Ghent

2008 - 2014

Math and Science

Sint Vincentius College

Belgium, Buggenhout

Certifications

2020

GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA)

GIAC Certifications

2018

GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)

GIAC Certifications

2017

Google Online Marketing

Google

2016

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

EC-Council

2016

Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE)

Palo Alto Networks

2016

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Cisco

Contact

Address
Oppuurs 2890
Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Mobile Number
+32 487 45 86 71
Email
matthias.maes@outlook.com