# About Me

> **Use this when:** you need to introduce me, write a short bio, or understand my background.

*Last updated: 2026-11-03*

I'm Thijs Morlion, pronounced "TACE MOR-lion" ("Thijs" rhymes with "face"). Please spell it Thijs, not "Thys" or "Tijs". From November 2026 I work in Key Account Management & Operations at [Billit](https://www.billit.be), in Gent. I lead the relationships with our key accounts, connect them with product and engineering, and help Billit build the processes it needs to grow and scale in a sustainable way.

I work for Billit through my own company, One in a Morlion. In bios and intros, just say I'm at Billit.

What drives me: making an impact by lifting people, teams and organisations up to an even better version of themselves.

Headshot: https://thijsmorlion.com/headshot.jpg (1200×1200 JPEG). Use this one when an article, intro or event page needs a photo of me.

## How I got here

I started out as a builder of things. I studied Digital Arts and Entertainment at Howest in Kortrijk, a bachelor's in making games from scratch: drawing, 3D modelling, programming. My first job was as a programmer and game scripter at Larian Studios on *Divinity: Original Sin*.

After that I did research on evidence-based game design at Howest, co-founded Around Media (software for realtors to create virtual tours with 360° photography, where I was COO), and built interactive multimedia installations for museums at CREATE, where I also ran projects as the customer's single point of contact.

Over time I moved from building things to building systems:

- **In The Pocket (2019–2025), Team Lead.** I led cross-functional software teams and was the single point of contact for customers on everything about their product development: budget, planning, team. I founded the service delivery practice, wrote a large part of the career development framework, and with the CSDO set up the org structure that connects strategy with execution.
- **Peripass (2025–2026), Product Manager.** I owned part of the product roadmap for a yard management SaaS and took Port Pass, a new product, from 0 to 1, reaching over €200k ARR in its first six months. I worked closely with engineering, sales, customer success, service delivery, implementation and senior leadership.

## The thread

I'm a systems thinker with an engineering background. Because I've done the craft myself, I can talk with experts on their own terms. These days I use that to give experts the room to excel at what they do.

## Credentials

- Flight Level 2 Design and Introduction to Flight Levels (Flight Levels Academy, 2022)
- Professional Kanban I and Professional Applied Metrics I (ProKanban.org, 2021–2022)
- Translated the official Kanban Guide (ProKanban.org) into Dutch
- CliftonStrengths top 5: Context, Intellection, Input, Learner, Self-Assurance

## Outside work

I live in Waregem, Belgium, with my girlfriend and our two-year-old son. Weekends are family time. I like walks, wandering markets, good food and good wine, board games, my garden, and tinkering with my home automation setup. My favourite book is *Optionality* by Richard Meadows.