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I help companies get serious about their data.

I’ve been building data platforms for over a decade — first as a software engineer, then as a data architect, and now as a freelance consultant running my own practice.

My focus is the practical, unglamorous middle layer: turning sprawling company data into platforms that engineers can actually develop on, that analysts can actually trust, and that finance can actually predict the cost of.

I co-authored the integrations between Microsoft data platforms and open-source technologies — if your team runs dbt on Fabric, you’re probably running code I wrote. I co-organize the dbt Belgium meetup and speak regularly at conferences across Europe, usually about the corners of Microsoft Fabric, dbt and lakehouses where the marketing slides stop and real engineering starts.

When I’m not at a keyboard, I’m probably tinkering with my homelab or at a concert or festival somewhere.

Sam Debruyn
Based Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium
Working since 2014
Freelance since 2024
Languages EN · NL · FR
Certifications 30+
Recognitions

Industry awards and community recognition over the years.

Microsoft Data Platform MVP
Technology: Microsoft Fabric
2024-2026
dbt Champion
Community leadership recognition
2026
dbt Community Award
For contributions to dbt's open source ecosystem
2023