Enid Van Gils
Meet Enid van Gils, a Solution Architect known for his razor-sharp thinking, dry humour, and no-nonsense approach to solving complex problems. Since joining Chalfont, Enid has been a steady hand in guiding architectural decisions, always led by one simple principle: “Do the right thing.”
Enid is a firm believer in openness of information. He advocates for accessible enterprise architecture principles, patterns, and guidelines that empower teams across an organisation to make aligned, informed decisions. His approach is pragmatic, structured, and refreshingly human.
Enid keeps abreast of emerging technologies, is a keen follower of developments in generative AI and machine learning, blockchain technologies, and quantum computing. He actively stays informed about how these cutting-edge fields are shaping the future.
Originally born in a barn in a forest in the south of France, Enid later moved to a sub-tropical island where he learned to cook octopus in a volcano. That same spirit of curiosity and experimentation led him into enterprise architecture, though he nearly ended up on the Beagle 2 Mars lander project, had he not misplaced the professor’s business card at a pub near Reading University. He draws inspiration from Albert Einstein, not just for his genius, but for his deep humanism.
“It’s the calibre of character, not just capability, that makes the difference.”