Filip Truyens.

Education · 1981 – 2026

Filip Truyens

I studied commercial sciences in Antwerp, Paris and Leeds, after a year of French in Angers. Since then I have kept learning: from Novell and Windows NT to cloud, security and now AI. Below is every degree, certification and course, with the dates from the actual documents.

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16certifications earned
36training courses
3languages: Dutch, French and English

Studies

1981 – 1993

Commercial sciences in Antwerp, Paris and Leeds, after a year of French in Angers.

Antwerp

Handelshogeschool Antwerpen

Candidate in Commercial Sciences (Kandidaat in de Handelswetenschappen)

  • First year in 1988-1989, second year in 1992-1993 as an evening program, after the studies in Paris.
  • Degree awarded on 17 September 1993.

Name change: Merged into Lessius Hogeschool in 2000. The commercial sciences program has been part of KU Leuven, Campus Antwerp, since 2013.

Paris

École Commerciale de la Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris (ECCIP)

Études Supérieures de Gestion, Cycle Supérieur de Gestion, option Finance et Contrôle de Gestion

  • Three-year management program, majoring in finance and management control, completed with a final thesis.
  • Diploma awarded on 8 July 1992.

Name change: Later Advancia and Novancia (2011), merged into ESCP Business School in 2017.

Leeds (UK)

Leeds Polytechnic

Diploma in International Business

  • Exchange program from ECCIP: four months of European Finance and Accounting.
  • Diploma awarded in July 1992.

Name change: Later Leeds Metropolitan University (1992), Leeds Beckett University since 2014.

Angers (France)

Université Catholique de l'Ouest, Centre International d'Études Françaises (CIDEF)

Diplôme de Langue et de Culture Françaises, niveau supérieur

  • A year of French after secondary school, at the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences.
  • Certificat de Langue et de Civilisation Françaises, intermediate level 2, with highest distinction (31 January 1988).
  • Diplôme de Langue et de Culture Françaises, advanced level, with highest distinction (4 June 1988).
Wijnegem

Annuntia-Instituut

General secondary education, Modern Humanities, science track (Wetenschappelijke B)

  • Lower secondary at Sint-Jozefinstituut (1981 to 1984).
  • Upper secondary at Annuntia-Instituut, science track (1984 to 1987).
  • Upper secondary certificate and diploma of aptitude for higher education, 30 June 1987.

Name change: Sint-Jozefinstituut later became Annuntia-Instituut.

Certifications

1988 – 2019

From my first Microsoft exam in 1998 to ServiceNow in 2015, plus my language diplomas and my MBTI profile. Dates come from the certificates themselves.

Management and governance

ServiceNow Certified System Administrator

ServiceNow · Issued on 1 April 2015, certification 01003566.

DEMO Professional (Design & Engineering Methodology for Organizations)

DEMO Knowledge Centre, through the Universiteit Antwerpen Management School · Exam on 17 December 2009, diploma issued in Delft on 23 January 2010.

ITIL v3 Foundation

EXIN · Exam on 28 April 2009, certificate dated 6 May 2009.

PRINCE2 Foundation

APM Group · Exam on 28 May 2008, certificate 00033625-01-Q8R3.

Infrastructure and virtualization

Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Server Administrator

Microsoft · Windows Server 2008. Upgrade exam 70-649 on 30 July 2009.

VMware Certified Professional (VCP) on VI3

VMware · Awarded on 26 January 2009, VCP number 35048.

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Vista, Configuration

Microsoft · Exam 70-620 on 22 February 2008.

Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) for MetaFrame XP Presentation Server

Citrix · Awarded on 1 March 2005.

Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA)

Citrix · Awarded on 4 January 2005.

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE): Windows Server 2003

Microsoft · Among the first 5,000 worldwide. Exams 70-292 (21 January 2004) and 70-296 (25 March 2004).

Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA): Windows Server 2003

Microsoft · Exam 70-292 on 21 January 2004.

Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) for MetaFrame XP for Windows

Citrix · MetaFrame XP 1.0 for Windows 2000 Server exam on 17 March 2003.

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE): Windows 2000

Microsoft · Seven exams between October 2000 and 26 November 2001: 70-210, 70-215, 70-217, 70-219, 70-216, 70-244 and 70-222.

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

Microsoft · First exam, Networking Essentials, on 19 June 1998.

Languages

Diplôme Supérieur de Français des Affaires

Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry · Exam for non-native speakers, awarded on 1 September 1988.

Diplôme de Langue Française

Alliance Française, Paris · Awarded on 30 January 1988.

Personality

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): ISFJ

MBTI profile, European edition (OPP) · Taken on 20 March 2019. The report gave ISTJ; the feedback session identified ISFJ as the best-fit type.

ISFJ stands for Introversion, Sensing, Feeling and Judging. In plain words: quiet focus, starting from concrete facts, an eye for the people who will work with the result, and a preference for a plan and kept commitments.

Training and courses

1996 – 2026

Classroom training, online courses and multi-day events. Self-study and short briefings are not included.

DateCourseProviderDuration
Oct 2026AIS Live: Build Your AI OS (virtual event)AI Automation Society, online2 days
2024CISSP Cert PrepISC221 hours
2021Essentials in People Skills (online)Vlerick Business School12 hours
2017CISM Online Review CourseISACA17 hours
2017Data Protection Introduction (GDPR)Data Protection Institute2 days
2015ServiceNow System AdministrationServiceNow, Amsterdam3 days
2009Expert Class Enterprise IT Architecture (DEMO)Universiteit Antwerpen Management School10 days
Oct 2008VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure v3.5Distrilogie4 days
2008PRINCE2 FoundationKluwer Opleidingen3 days
2008ITIL v3 FoundationKluwer Opleidingen2 days
2008PMI/PMBOK Project Management MethodologyKluwer Opleidingen3 days
Nov 2007Implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MS 5061)Guidance3 days
2007Unlock the Power of VMware Infrastructure 3Xylos1 day
2005Unix and Linux BasicsDolmen3 days
Jan 2005Citrix MetaFrame Secure Access Manager 2.2: Introduction (CTX-1300BW)Citrix eLearning2 hours
Jul 2004Creating Reporting Solutions using SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services (MS 2030)Guidance2 days
Apr 2004Deploying and Managing a Public Key Infrastructure (MS 2821)Guidance3 days
Jul 2003Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition and Windows Script Host Essentials (MS 2433)U2U3 days
Apr 2003Implementing Microsoft Operations Manager 2000FleXcom Azlan1 day
Feb 2003Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 ClusteringFleXcom Azlan3 days
2003Updating Systems Engineer Skills from Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003FleXcom Azlan2 days
Jun 2002Exchange 2000 Friday SessionXylos1 day
Oct 2000Accelerated MCSE Training Program, Windows 2000 (six courses)The Training Camp, Pennsylvania (US)14 days
Nov 1999Windows 2000 Active Directory ServicesFleXcom4 days
May 1999Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Upgrade and MigrationFleXcom3 days
Jun 1998IBM Network Station Update (release 3)IBM, Hursley (UK)2 days
Feb 1998Coaching on Effective PresentationsIBM, La Hulpe1 day
Feb 1998IBM Network Station Fundamentals, Advanced NT and Advanced AS/400IBM, Hursley (UK)5 days
Nov 1997Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Tuning and OptimizationFleXcom3 days
Aug 1997Advanced Datamirror TrainingCW Lease Belgium2 days
Mar 1997Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 AdministrationFleXcom4 days
Nov 1996Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 UpdateAkam Education1 day
Nov 1996Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51Akam Education, Wilrijk4 days
Apr 1996AS/400 System Operations WorkshopIBM, La Hulpe3 days
Apr 1996AS/400 IntroductionIBM, La Hulpe1 day
Mar 1996Datacommunication and NetworkingElcker-Ik, Antwerpevening course