Fractional CTO

Dave Penders
Fractional CTO

Helping growing organizations fix fragmented systems and build scalable technology platforms.

18+ Years experience
Companies founded
Dave Penders, Fractional CTO
01 — About me

About me

I am a Fractional CTO with more than 18 years of experience in platform architecture, digital transformation and system integrations.

I have both built companies and designed platforms across e-commerce, SaaS and enterprise environments.

Organisations typically bring me in when technology becomes complex, systems stop scaling, or when they need strategic technology leadership.

02 — Experience

Work experience

Jobiter 2019 – Present
Founder | Fractional CTO

Fractional CTO and technology transformation partner for mid-sized organizations.

  • Define technology strategy and digital transformation roadmaps
  • Translate complex operational landscapes into scalable system architectures
  • Advise leadership on platform decisions, automation strategy, and IT investment priorities
  • Lead solution architecture across ERP, integrations, data flows, and workflow automation
  • Own full lifecycle: discovery → architecture → implementation → optimization
Factory Groep 2006 – Present
IT & Automation Architect / Technology Lead

Lead digital transformation programs and future-proof operating models.

  • Designed scalable, data-driven architectures
  • Architected automation-first workflows
  • Scaled delivery capacity through international teams
  • Bridged strategy, operations and technology
DrukConnect 2011 – 2018
Founder | CTO

E-commerce & digital production platform.

  • Owned full technology strategy, platform architecture, and product development
  • Built and scaled end-to-end digital supply chain (order → production → logistics)
  • Led development of in-house production systems and automation tooling
  • Designed fully integrated platform ecosystem connecting commerce and operations
SignARama 2009 – 2011
Director / Owner

Led operational transformation and process professionalization.

  • Led operational transformation and process professionalization
  • Built foundation for an independent digital-first business model
03 — Ventures · 2025

Early-stage ventures

Alongside consulting work, I am involved in a number of technology initiatives focused on AI and automation. These are early-stage ventures where I take on a fractional technology leadership role.

SolarSalesCRM
Founder & CTO

AI-driven CRM and workflow automation platform for the solar industry. Responsible for platform architecture, product strategy and engineering leadership.

MirrorCopy
Co-Founder / Technology Lead

Blockchain & AI powered automation platform for prediction markets. Focus on scalable architecture, intelligent workflows and safety-first product design.

04 — Services

What I help with

Platform Architecture

Designing scalable platform architectures where systems, data and workflows work together seamlessly.

ERP & System Integrations

Connecting ERP, CRM, e-commerce and operational systems through APIs, workflows and integration architecture.

Automation

Reducing manual work through workflow automation, process redesign and intelligent orchestration between systems.

Fractional CTO

Strategic technology leadership for organizations that need direction in architecture, platform choices, scalability and digital transformation.

05 — Expertise

Core expertise

Architecture & Technology

  • Platform architecture and system design
  • API and integration architecture
  • Data and process architecture
  • Build vs. buy decisions

Automation & AI

  • Workflow automation
  • AI-driven automation
  • Intelligent workflow systems
  • LLM and chat agent integrations

Enterprise Ecosystems

  • ERP platforms, including AFAS
  • CRM and customer lifecycle systems
  • REST APIs and system connectors
  • Data pipelines and dashboards

Leadership

  • Fractional CTO support
  • Technology strategy and roadmapping
  • Architecture leadership
  • Digital transformation
06 — Book a meeting

Let's talk architecture

Want to discuss your platform, integrations or automation challenges? Schedule a meeting directly.

07 — Contact

Let's connect

Working on a platform, integrations or automation and want to exchange ideas about the architecture?