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Hans De Waal

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Founder at Arero7
📍 Brabantine City Row, Netherlands

Hans de Waal is the founder of Arero7 and architect of the Unified Semantic Field (USF), focusing on creating a shared semantic foundation for enterprise data. With over 15 years of experience in analytics and data quality, he addresses challenges like data fragmentation and AI reasoning. He holds a Bachelor of Science from HZ University of Applied Sciences.

He is the creator of the LEAPED Ontology, a framework designed to establish computable meaning across complex enterprise systems.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Brabantine City Row, Netherlands
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Semantic Architecture
His core focus is solving data fragmentation and integration complexity by building a shared semantic foundation for enterprises, leading him to create the USF.
Enterprise AI Strategy
He advocates against superficial AI initiatives, emphasizing that true AI reasoning is impossible without a foundational layer of shared, computable meaning.
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Career

Work history

1-2010
Founder
Arero7
1-2024 - 10-2025
Director Analytics Engineering & Data Quality, Global
Lineage
1-2022 - 1-2024
Director of IT System Delivery, EMEA
Lineage
10-2020 - 2-2022
Head of IT Development - Business Information Manager
Kloosterboer
10-2020
Data Manager
Kloosterboer
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Education
9-2006 - 9-2009
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
HZ University of Applied Sciences
9-2002 - 7-2006
MBO Level 4 System Administrator
ROC Zeeland
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