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Summary
Passionate IT professional relying on over 10 years of experience with Azure Cloud Technology, Infrastructure, Networking, Security and Compliance. Well over 20 years of experience in Software Development, Testing, Automation and Deployment Strategies.
DevOps Practitioner, Community Enabler, Coach and Mentor. Azure MVP (2018 - 2019).
Skills
| PHP & Related Tech. | Microsoft Azure | DevOps | Technology Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZCE PHP 4, 5, 5.3 & ZF-ZCE | App Services | CI/CD | PHP, JavaScript, Python |
| Back-end & API development | Azure AD (B2B/B2C) | Pipelines | Terraform, Puppet, Ansible |
| Native PHP | ACR, AKS | Monitoring | Jira, Confluence, Bamboo |
| Zend Framework / Laminas | Application Insights | Telemetry/Logging | Archimate, Visio, UML |
| PHPUnit, Behat, Infection | Azure Key Vault | RCA & Post-Mortem | Docker Containers & Kubernetes |
| Composer | API Management | Security Integration | Vagrant |
| WordPress, Drupal, CodeIgniter | Application Gateway / Front Door | Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean, SAFE | Linux |
| Policies & Blueprints | TDD, BDD & DDD | Jenkins, CirlceCI, Azure DevOps | |
| VNET & NSG | SonarQube, SonarCloud |
Work Experiences
Freelance Consultant
In2it - Mechelen (Belgium)
- Working for Government, Enterprise, SMB & Start-ups
- Architecting Web Applications & Azure Cloud Solutions
- Modernizing legacy applications and infrastructure
- Coaching and mentoring development teams
- Automating development, testing, privacy, security and infrastructure
- Providing training & workshops
- Serving customers in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Poland, USA and Canada
DevOps Engineer
De Lijn - Mechelen (Belgium)
- Bridge gap between business, development, operations, security and QA
- Designing cloud solutions for business requirements
- Integrating security and compliance requirements in SDLC
- Setting a basis with infrastructure as code
- Providing insights in application, infrastructure, deployment and security implementations
Web Application Architect & Development Lead
BAS Trucks - Veghel (The Netherlands)
- Architecture of ERP/CRM application
- Architecture of Infrastructure
- Automating development & deployment processes
- Turning business requirements into technical solutions
- Coaching and training of remote teams in India and Latvia
- Improving quality and reducing technical debt
PHP / Zend Framework Consultant
Macq NV - Brussels (Belgium)
- Implementation of Quality Assurance (QA) and testing platform
- Development of an application monitoring pump stations for tunnels
- Development of an application controlling road signs above highways
- Development of an application to control and manage speed enforcement equipment
- Implementation of version control, bug tracking, reporting and logging
- Interfacing with back-end systems and hardware drivers
- Integration of LDAP Single Sign On module
Education
Zend Technologies, Inc.
Zend Certified Engineer (PHP 5.3 : ZCE)
https://www.zend-zce.com/en/yellow-pages/ZEND004628
Zend Technologies, Inc.
Zend Certified Engineer (Zend Framework : ZCE-ZF)
https://www.zend-zce.com/en/yellow-pages/ZEND004628
Zend Technologies, Inc.
Zend Certified Engineer (PHP 5 : ZCE)
https://www.zend-zce.com/en/yellow-pages/ZEND004628
International Business School Brussels
TOEFL iBT exam
- TOEFL iBT Scores:
- Reading: 29/30
- Speaking: 29/30
- Listening: 29/30
- Writing: 24/30
- Total: 111/120
Zend Technologies, Inc.
Zend Certified Engineer (PHP 4 : ZCE)
https://www.zend-zce.com/en/yellow-pages/ZEND004628
Languages
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Fluent |
| English | Fluent |
| German | Conversational |
Affiliations
| Dates | Organization | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 02/2018 - Present | Techpath | Trainer |
| 08/2017 - Present | Ministry of Testing | Active member |
| 08/2017 - Present | Hour Pendulum | Co-founder |
| 02/2015 - Present | CoderDojo Belgium | Coach / Mentor |
| 02/2013 - Present | Dutch Web Alliance | Active member |
| 10/2009 - Present | PHPBenelux PHP Conference | President/Co-organizer |
| 04/2009 - Present | FeWeb | Member |
| 04/2009 - Present | Unizo | Member |
| 05/2008 - Present | PHP Community | Active member |
| 04/2007 - Present | Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) | Contributor |
Additional fields of interest
- Contributing to Laminas Project
- Co-founder of Tech Path & Hour Pendulum
- Boardmember of PHP user group PHPBenelux & Dutch Web Alliance
- Member of AZUG Belgium, FeWeb, Ministry of Testing & Ministry of Privacy
- Co-organizer of
- PHPBenelux PHP Conference 2010 - Present
- PHP TestFest 2008 - 2010
- Zend Framework Bughunt Day 2008 - 2014
- Open source projects:
