My Roots

I started in Cordys as a Software Engineer and grew to be a product architect working on several technology layers and designing model driven systems for cloud computing, business process management and service oriented architecture.

At Cordys, the work culture was very very good.  All employees were treated equally and with respect.  Top performers were always appreciated, discussions were encouraged at workplace and there were many team building activities to bind the employees together. I enjoyed my work every bit and I got a number of opportunities to learn and contribute.

Jan Baan is a role model who has touched a lot of people. For the fortunate ones like me who got to work in his company, he stands so tall as an innovator, visionary and an icon who pushed people by example and purpose. I loved the way Mr Baan would push the bar forward every single time professionally and personally. I like his passion, his vision and dreams for a great product which can make a difference to the business community.

To me, Mr. Baan meant as much as my father meant to me. Soft at times, hard at time, always pushing and always helping. It was team work really, with a great driving force on the top. I cherish his every single visit to our campus guiding us through the journey, inspiring us with his little dreamy visions and sparkling eyes. My family loves him for all his support throughout my career. Most of the important events of my life wouldn’t have been possible without Mr. Baan. I am greatly indebted to Mr. Baan for whatever I could grasp and adapt from him.  

Even though we are not directly interacting with Mr. Jan Baan right now in OpenText, I still feel connected to him every single day, as I work on the Business Operations Platform. We still feel we carry his vision forward and feel gratitude for everything Mr. Baan gave us. Sometimes, we just sit and reflect why we are not associated with him anymore, which is very very unfortunate. Well, maybe everything happens for a reason. And whatever the reasons be, longing just brings us more close together. We cherish the memories, the learnings, the mistakes and the happy moments we always had with Cordys. Hope to meet and greet Mr Baan one day, and say all that needs to be said.