Bio
As CTO and Partner at Build in Amsterdam and now Front Row, Maikel leads the development team and shapes the technical direction behind award-winning digital flagship stores for global brands. With over two decades of experience, he focuses on building fast, scalable, and beautifully engineered platforms that balance performance with design precision.
Maikel's foundation in computer science is paired with a lifelong connection to tech — growing up around code as the son of a database architect. While my roots are deeply technical, he's always been drawn to the creative side of the web. That mix of logic and visual thinking has become core to how he leads and builds.
From the early days of Flash and custom CMS builds to today’s composable commerce ecosystems, Maikel has seen the digital landscape evolve from every angle. This perspective has shaped a clear, pragmatic way of working: clean code, solid architecture, and long-term maintainability — always with an eye for detail and design quality.
Maikel is responsible for the technical vision across all projects, the growth and structure of the development department, and delivering platforms that empower brands to scale across markets, channels, and technologies.