Simone Stapels

Simone Stapels is an experienced professional currently serving as an Expert Lead at ABN AMRO Bank N.V., overseeing the bank-wide Azure Expert team and the Azure Expert team in the payments domain. Prior to this role, Simone worked at Capgemini as a Cloud Specialist, where responsibilities included designing, teaching, troubleshooting, and auditing Azure solutions for multiple teams, as well as serving as an API and frontend developer. Early career experiences include a position as a swimming instructor and administrative assistant at Sportcentrum Parkzoom, ownership of a tutoring business focused on various subjects, and roles in retail sales. Simone holds a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Human Movement Science from the University of Groningen and completed VWO at Emmauscollege in Rotterdam.