+ As a Brain Baker, my broad areas of interest facilitate baking diffuse thoughts into concrete new ideas. I love inspiring others to bake their brain (and bread) as well.
+ As a software development generalist, I am very skilled at static, dynamic, and functional languages. I approach problems test-first and value knowledge sharing. I took on various roles from agile coaching to technical lead.
+ As an academic researcher, I study how software engineers creatively discover and solve problems. I value science communication and summarize findings for broader audiences. I regularly teach both in industry and in academia.
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+ 2023—now
+ Postdoctoral Researcher, KU Leuven
+ I participate in European projects focused on increasing the quality of engineering education.
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+ 2018—2023
+ PhD Researcher, KU Leuven
+ I divide my time between 50% research, studying creativity in computing education, and 50% teaching, building many courses from scratch, including software engineering, databases, software design in C/C++, and operating systems.
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+ 2016—2018
+ Guest Lecturer, PXL Hasselt
+ I teach clean code and test-driven development courses to both college students and their teachers to further support the informatics curriculum.
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+ 2014—2018
+ Senior Software Developer, Prato
+ I coach and support colleagues within and across multiple software development teams. I help lay the foundations for a self-improvement culture and give multiple internal and external talks on motivation, inspiration, and productivity.
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+ 2012—2014
+ Teamcoach, Cegeka
+ I develop software together with the rest of the team while also helping overcome technical and collaborative challenges. I coach junior developers and monitor and safeguard our internal agile values.
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+ 2011—2014
+ Guest Lecturer, Thomas More, Geel
+ I taught multiple workshops and courses, such as: JavaScript as a dynamic and functional language, agile software engineering, and an introduction to self-improvement and getting things done.
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+ 2007—2012
+ Agile Software Developer, Cegeka
+ I am part of the Cegeka Agile Software Factory that delivers enterprise software with co-located teams. I help facilitate lean software development principles such as pair programming and test-driven development.
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Education & Training
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+ 2018—2023
+ Doctor of Engineering Technology, KU Leuven
+ Thesis: Identifying & Amplifying Non-Technical Skills In Software Engineering Education.
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+ 2003—2007
+ Master of Computer Science, Hasselt University
+ Specialization: Human Computer Interaction.
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+ Certificates
+ Sun Certified Java Developer, Zend Certified PHP Engineer, SpringSource Certified Spring Professional, Certified Scrum Master.
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