Kevin Schomper

Kevin Schomper

DevOps and GitLab Consultant Lead at Avisi

DORA and Westrum culture enthusiast

Arnhem, Netherlands

About

Helping people develop better software. That's what I'm passionate about! Always working on new challenges.

Experience

DevOps/GitLab Consultant Lead

Avisi

Feb 2023 - Present

Built the Expert Services department from the ground up—transforming an outdated GitLab partnership with no defined services or customers into a nationally leading practice achieving over 1 million EUR TCV by year three. Solely responsible for business development while simultaneously defining and delivering services. Grew the team to 6 members in 2025. Collaborated with many GitLab partners to shape our service offerings.

Works Council Member

Avisi

Nov 2025 - Present

Contributed to implementing a new, well-measured employment agreement focused on secondary conditions. Helped shape the vision for the following year on employee benefits and workplace policies.

Software Engineer

Avisi

Feb 2021 - Present

Building proof of concepts and leading small team spikes to validate new ideas and technologies. Developed AI RAG-based applications for internal tooling and client projects. Focused on rapid prototyping and turning experimental concepts into production-ready solutions.

Presales Consultant

LegalBrain

Apr 2024 - Feb 2025

Making AI applicable to the Legal industry. Consulting with technical teams and legal teams on AI implementation strategies.

ICT Specialist

Defensie Materieel Organisatie

Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands

Graduate Student Intern

Defensie Materieel Organisatie

Feb 2020 - Aug 2020

Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands

Junior Programmer

Ophirah e-commerce projecten

Feb 2018 - Sep 2018

Ede, Gelderland

Junior Programmer

Lobbes.nl

Dec 2016 - Dec 2017

Skills

DevOpsGitLabCI/CDProject ManagementTechnical SalesPre-salesDORA MetricsDORA EnablementSoftware DevelopmentConsultingBusiness DevelopmentEvent HostEvent Organisation

Certifications

GitLab Professional Services Engineer

GitLab

CPE - Certificate of Proficiency in English (C2)

Cambridge English

Inzicht in Invloed 1x5 dagen

Bureau Zuidema

Issued Jun 2025

Exellior Salestraining

Exellior

Issued Jan 2024

Languages

DutchNative
EnglishC2 Proficient
SwedishA2
GermanA2

Education

Bachelor of Science - HBO-ICT

HAN University of Applied Sciences

2015 - 2020

Software Development

Contact

References

People I've had the pleasure of working with

GL

Geert Liet

Manager at Avisi

Worked together for 4 years

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AB

Aaron Burgess

Partner Manager at GitLab

Previous partner manager

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TK

Tobias Knierim

Managing Director at cc cloud

Collaborated on defining Expert Services offerings

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FG

Frederik Grieshaber

Head of GitLab Solutions at cc cloud

Collaborated on defining Expert Services offerings

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