I love helping other people out, it’s something that has been important for me as long as I can remember. I used to tutor people while I was still in school, helping out fellow students whenever I had the chance. It wasn’t that weird that after a few years of professional experience, I ended up teaching class. I’ve worked as a teacher for the CVO in Antwerp as well as for the Karel de Grote Hogeschool in Antwerp. During that time I gave classes on software development in VB.Net, Java and C. After a period of combining my job as a teacher with that of a freelance developer, I decided to focus on my company to really build up more momentum as a developer. But I’ve always kept an eye open for teaching opportunities. And in 2010 I decided to return to teaching class again, combining it with a job as coach. During my work as a software developer, my main focus is quality of software. I concentrate on writing the right product as well as writing this product the right way.

During my work as a coach, I rely heavily on one of my main characteristics: emotion. My decisions and way of life are heavily guided by my emotions. They provide me the inspiration and motivation to take on every challenge and overcome every obstacle in the way. My current professional interests are concentrated on Application Lifecycle Management, software craftsmanship, systems thinking, training and coaching.