Landis+Gyr
Technical IoT Lead
Secures and automates mission-critical energy infrastructure, weaving IoT connectivity, AI pipelines, and process improvements into reliable grid operations.
Charles Leerink
Mission-Critical IoT Leadership | AI Automation | Customer-Driven Problem Solver
AI Analytics & Implementation
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Technical IoT Lead at Landis+Gyr, connecting energy infrastructure, AI automation, and customer advocacy into measurable outcomes.
- Secure-by-design solutions for smart grid and edge devices.
- Builds automation pipelines spanning cloud, data, and field hardware.
- Translates complex technical narratives for customers and executives.
Prefer email? Drop a note at charles@leerink.me.
Professional Focus
I thrive where cybersecurity, AI, and customer success overlap—translating complex systems into confident, intuitive experiences.
AI & Security Ops
Builds automation across Azure, Databricks, and AI tooling while stress-testing apps through black-box techniques.
Customer Impact
Led success programs at Sonos, Wirepas, and Landis+Gyr, blending empathy with technical depth to unblock launch-critical work.
Builder Mindset
Shipped initiatives from API threat investigations to public campaigns like takeoutday.org, always focused on ethical, practical outcomes.
Experience Highlights
Selfly Store
Customer Success Manager & AI Analytics Lead
Designed AI-driven analytics and deployment playbooks for intelligent retail, delivering secure rollouts and measurable adoption results.
Seaber Ltd
Service Delivery Manager
Led maritime logistics implementations end-to-end, translating operational goals into resilient integrations and documentation.
Wirepas
Field Application Engineer
Enabled large-scale mesh networking pilots through RF analysis, embedded diagnostics, and partner enablement workshops.
Sonos
Senior Escalation Engineer
Owned global T3 response for connected audio, resolving firmware and hardware incidents while coaching teams worldwide.
Landis+Gyr
Technical IoT Lead @ Landis+Gyr
Content Creation
Tech Content Creator
SkadiLabs
Founder @ SkadiLabs
Takeout Day
Creator of Takeout Day
Core Capabilities
IoT Systems Engineering
Designs resilient edge-to-cloud architectures and secure device fleets for mission-critical deployments and defense-ready environments.
Process Automation
Builds cross-functional automation—from ETL pipelines to field operations workflows—that streamline delivery and surface actionable telemetry.
AI-Driven Analytics
Creates predictive models and threat-aware analytics to anticipate issues, mitigate risk, and maximize customer adoption.
Credentials & Recognition
Certifications
- Foundations of Programming: Fundamentals
- Essentials of Cryptography and Network Security
- Computer Forensics Essential Training
- Foundations of Cybersecurity
- Programming Foundations: Object-Oriented Design
Languages
- Dutch — Native
- English — Full professional
- German — Elementary
- Finnish — In progress
Honors
- Times Person of the Year 2006