Marcel de Cocq

Marcel de Cocq is a seasoned IT professional with extensive experience in system administration and product ownership, specializing in Linux and Windows environments. Currently serving as a Senior Area Product Owner for Linux Hosting at the Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu since February 2023, Marcel leads a team of RedHat DevOps engineers in managing and innovating the virtual Linux hosting infrastructure to support public health initiatives in the Netherlands. Prior roles include System Engineer at bol.com, where responsibilities included ensuring high availability and automation for middleware systems, and a lengthy tenure at XS4ALL Internet BV, where Marcel oversaw the transition to an Open Xchange Webmail Cloud for approximately 400,000 users. Other notable positions include consulting at KPN on multi-site cluster architecture and working with Windows system administration at various ISP companies since the late 1990s. Marcel's educational background includes Mavo from 1994 to 1997.