Manu Ihou

Enterprise Architect @BMW | Founder @Virtual Outcomes

I build systems that scale—whether it's enterprise architecture at BMW or shipping MVPs at my AI-powered agency. By day, I architect data integration solutions for automotive giants. By night, I help startups turn ideas into production-ready products in weeks.

25+

Enterprise Interfaces Built

60%

Faster Than Industry Standard

95%

On-Time Delivery Rate

9.8/10

Client Satisfaction

What I've Learned Building at Both Scales

Enterprise rigor makes startups more resilient

Startup speed makes enterprises more agile

AI-powered development is the multiplier for both

Career Journey

Founder & CEO

Virtual Outcomes

Amsterdam2024 - PresentCurrent

Leading an AI-powered software agency that ships MVPs in weeks, not months.

Built 30+ Salesforce-MERN API integrations for Eviden with 100% client satisfaction

Launched QuantLedger, PuffBye, and ViolinLounge in 2025

Achieved 60% faster delivery than industry standard

Maintained 95% on-time delivery rate with 9.8/10 satisfaction scores

Enterprise Software Architect

BMW Group

Netherlands2023 - PresentCurrent

Architecting data integration solutions across BMW's European operations.

Built and maintain 25+ Node.js interfaces serving Netherlands, Switzerland, and Belgium

Single point of contact for European business partners

Lead offshore engineering teams on AWS, IBM ACE, Java, Node.js stack

Technical and functional design of enterprise interfaces

Software Architect

Profit4SF

Utrecht2018 - 2023

Led software modernization projects for enterprise clients.

Designed strategic roadmap for OTOLIFT Stairlifts software modernization

Led MuleSoft implementation and Salesforce integration

IT modernization for WENSINK with MuleSoft and Salesforce

Implemented CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Integration Specialist

Virtual Sciences

Utrecht2016 - 2017

Enterprise integration development with IBM technologies.

Developed applications and Web Services with IBM APP CONNECT

Built integrations between backend systems and CRM software

Performed end-to-end testing of enterprise integrations

Tech Stack

Languages & Frameworks

Next.jsReactTypeScriptNode.jsPythonFastAPI

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWSDockerKubernetesTerraformVercel

AI & ML

LangChainOpenAIClaude AITensorFlowCursor

Integration

IBM ACEMuleSoftREST APIsSOAPSalesforce

Databases

PostgreSQLMongoDBRedisSupabase

Architecture

MicroservicesEvent-DrivenCQRSMulti-tenant

Building Something Ambitious?

Whether you need enterprise-grade architecture or want to ship an MVP fast, let's talk about how I can help.