Project Manager & Senior Software Engineer

Freelance @ In The Pocket X Tomorrowland  |  May 2024 - Now
Leading discovery, analysis, budgeting, and strategic planning for the Tomorrowland Account System. This high-profile project represents a unique opportunity to architect solutions for the world's largest music festival brand, requiring innovative thinking and scalable design.
Skills: AWS, Terraform, Node.js, TypeScript, Nx, GitHub Actions, AWS Lambda, AWS S3, AWS API Gateway, AWS DynamoDB, AWS CloudFront, AWS MemoryDB

Senior Software Engineer

Freelance @ In The Pocket  |  Aug 2023 - May 2024
Delivered scalable backend solutions for a massive IoT platform managing over 1 million devices. Orchestrated comprehensive backend service architecture and AWS cloud infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), ensuring reliability and performance at scale.
Skills: AWS, Terraform, Node.js, TypeScript, Bash, Docker, CI/CD, Redis, MongoDB, New Relic, AWS Lambda, AWS S3, AWS EC2

IT Consultant

Freelance @ Onsar  |  May 2023 - Now
Founder and freelance IT consultant delivering strategic technology solutions. Partner with organizations to elevate their products and services through expert guidance, technical leadership, and hands-on implementation. Collaborate with teams to plan and execute complex technical initiatives.

Planned Career Break

Nov 2022 - Apr 2023
Strategic sabbatical focused on personal development and technical exploration. Continued advancing skills through hands-on projects in cloud infrastructure, networking, and emerging technologies.
Skills: GCP Load Balancing, Google Cloud Platform, GCP Kubernetes Engine, CloudFlare DNS, CloudFlare R2, UFW, Dnsmasq, IPsec, Docker, MQTT

Engineering Manager

@ Tinder / Match Group (ACQ)  |  Jun 2022 - Nov 2022
Led the Tools team in analyzing and architecting technical solutions to scale Tinder's file upload infrastructure. Successfully navigated the complexities of an extremely high-traffic platform, delivering strategic recommendations for infrastructure expansion.
Skills: Java, Node.js, AWS, AWS DynamoDB, AWS S3, Kubernetes

Director of Engineering

@ Massive Media / Match Group  |  Jan 2021 - May 2022
Evolved from technical leadership to comprehensive engineering management, overseeing people development, strategic planning, and technical direction. Drove organizational impact by mentoring teams and establishing engineering best practices that accelerated product delivery.
Skills: PHP, Bash, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Redis, Memcached, SQL, Logstash, Elasticsearch, New Relic, AWS, AWS Lambda, AWS S3

Technical Lead

@ Massive Media / Match Group  |  Jan 2020 - Jan 2021
Architected engineering decisions for the new Tools team, leading development of critical in-house services including payments, fraud detection, internationalization, and observability. Spearheaded the strategic migration to Kubernetes, implementing containerization strategies that improved deployment efficiency and system reliability.
Skills: PHP, Bash, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Redis, Memcached, SQL, Logstash, Elasticsearch, New Relic, AWS, AWS Lambda, AWS S3

Mobile App Engineer

@ Massive Media / Match Group  |  Jan 2017 - Jan 2020
Pioneered mobile-first development during the industry's global shift to mobile platforms. Successfully migrated the Twoo app to React Native and co-developed Ablo, which earned Google's "App of the Year" recognition in 2019. Established robust CI/CD pipelines and development processes that accelerated team productivity.
Skills: React Native, Node.js, TypeScript, Java, GraphQL, Docker, CI/CD, Bash

Web Engineer

@ Massive Media / Match Group  |  Mar 2015 - Dec 2016
Engineered high-performance features for Twoo, a global platform serving 200 million users worldwide. Implemented data-driven development practices through user analytics, A/B testing, and performance optimization, ensuring product stability and user satisfaction at massive scale.
Skills: PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, Redis, Memcached, Couchbase, Websockets, New Relic, Jenkins

Student Work as Programmer

@ Corilus  |  Aug 2013 - Aug 2013
Contributed to Corilus' market-leading eHealth solutions by refactoring critical patient management and administrative software. Gained valuable experience in enterprise healthcare systems and code quality improvement.
Skills: .NET, Visual Studio

Internship as Programmer

@ Microsoft Innovation Center Vlaanderen  |  Feb 2013 - Jun 2013
Developed Ocoda, an innovative Windows Store application that democratized app development through intuitive drag-and-drop functionality. Enabled non-technical users to create Windows Store applications, showcasing the power of accessible development tools.
Skills: .NET, WPF, Visual Studio