Henri Kuiper is a lifelong mainframe enthusiast with a passion for exploring and innovating — a journey that began in his childhood, taking apart computers (BBC Micros, anyone?) and never quite putting them back the same way. An international speaker and seven-time consecutive IBM Champion for z Systems, Henri is a DevOps Engineer (Mainframe Security) at Belastingdienst, as well as the founder of zDevOps.com and proud co-founder of the Mainframe Society. His work blends technical curiosity, community building, and a deep commitment to keeping the Mainframe culture alive and thriving. He’s the creator of ZIGI, the z/OS ISPF GIT Interface and MFPandas, the python framework for working with various Mainframe datasets in python (IRRBU00, DCOLLECT).
