AI Engineer · Python Developer · Founder, 101Net
I’m Stefaan Meeuws, a Belgium-based Python developer focused on AI systems, backend engineering and automation.
Bio
My career began in software and engineering in the late 1980s and developed through technical consulting, software development, systems work and entrepreneurship across Belgium, the United Kingdom and the United States. I founded 101Net, Inc. in San Francisco and have worked across multiple generations of computing, from IBM mainframes and PenPoint to modern Python and AI systems.
I returned to intensive software development with a strong focus on AI engineering. I work primarily in Python and use tools such as PyCharm Professional, OpenAI Codex, Flask, FastAPI, databases, Docker and modern AI APIs. I’m especially interested in projects where AI can remove repetitive work, make documents searchable, or turn complex information into useful interfaces.
Resume
Building AI-enabled software systems with Python, modern APIs, automation tools, local databases and cloud services. Current work includes document intelligence, AI search, job automation and conversational agents.
Founded 101Net in San Francisco and used it as a vehicle for independent software development and consulting across international assignments.
Developed software for handwritten signature recognition for the PenPoint operating system and wrote technical developer documentation.
Ran a technology start-up in Ostend and trained with GO Corporation in Redwood City, becoming an early Belgian Master Developer for PenPoint.
Managed electronics service activities supporting thousands of high-speed weaving looms in North America.
Developed PL/I software on an IBM 3090 mainframe for financial systems.
Education
Hoger-Technisch Instituut, Ostend, Belgium · 1987
Additional background
Two engineering degrees, forming a strong systems and problem-solving foundation.
Projects
Practical projects that combine backend engineering, AI and product thinking.
Private document ingestion, semantic search, summaries and chat over PDF/DOCX content for professional-services teams.
Python · FastAPI/Flask · embeddings · vector search
A visual 3D knowledge galaxy for exploring AI topics and relationships across a structured graph of hundreds of nodes.
Python · Flask · SQLite · JavaScript · 3D ForceGraph
A full-stack text analysis dashboard with summaries, sentiment, keywords, filtering, charts and CSV export.
Python · Flask · SQLite · Transformers · YAKE
A containerized WhatsApp automation agent for curated job alerts, system commands and AI-assisted workflows.
Docker · Linux · WhatsApp · AI APIs · automation
A matching platform that connects dog owners with volunteer walkers based on availability and profile data.
FlutterFlow · Firebase · Wix/Velo · Firestore
My professional home for AI engineering, Python development, consulting experiments and project demonstrations.
Web · product positioning · portfolio
Contact
Send me a short note about what you are working on, or book an online video call.