Hooked since my first lines of VB.NET

Programming has been my driving force since I wrote my first lines of VB.NET code — and I've been hooked ever since. After completing my degree in Application Development, I built my expertise through hands-on experience and continuous learning. Over more than 15 years, that journey has taken me from developing scalable applications for leading companies to founding KITE Interactive, an agentic engineering company where I serve as Chief Agentic Officer.

At KITE, I combine strong software engineering fundamentals with AI-assisted and agent-driven workflows to build custom, high-quality digital products. My approach is language- and framework-agnostic: I choose technologies based on the problem, rather than fitting every solution into a predefined stack. My work spans web, mobile, backend, cloud, and platform development — from architecture and implementation to testing, deployment, and ongoing evolution.

I'm particularly passionate about integrating AI agents into the software development lifecycle to support planning, implementation, testing, code review, documentation, and delivery. Beyond accelerating development, my focus is on improving quality, reducing repetitive work, and giving teams more space to solve meaningful problems. Developer experience, security, maintainability, and sound architecture remain central to everything I build.

Entrepreneurship, UI/UX design, and helping others grow are equally important to me. I enjoy guiding teams, advising on architecture and platform strategy, and creating reusable tooling, automation, and engineering practices that make a lasting difference. Curiosity continues to drive me — exploring not just what we can build next, but how we can build it better. 🚀

Toolkit

  • Languages & Core: TypeScript, JavaScript, PHP, Java, HTML5, SCSS
  • Frontend: React, Angular, Radix UI, XState, NGRX, Storybook
  • Backend & APIs: Node.js, GraphQL, Apollo Federation, Express, REST
  • Testing & QA: Playwright, Cypress, Vitest, Jest, React Testing Library
  • Cloud & DevOps: Azure, AWS, ArgoCD, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Docker
  • Mobile: Capacitor, Ionic, iOS, Android

Certifications

  • European Computer Driving Licence
  • The Psychology of Code Testability (Misko Hevery, Google)
  • TypeScript 3 Fundamentals, v2 (Mike North, LinkedIn)

Languages

  • Dutch — Native or Bilingual
  • English — Professional Working

Education

  • Deltion College, MBO, Application Developer (2009 — 2012)