CURRICULUM VITAE

Van Kets Bert
M. +32 (0)478 38.57.41
bert@vankets.com
http://vankets.com

Personal

Born in Ghent on 23/08/1966
Living together
2 daughters (^o2008 and ^o2005)

Active Professional knowledge

Functional analyst

• 2.5 years of full time functional analysis
• Analysing Webservices for Flemish government
• Writing manuals
• Compentence Center lead defining guidelines and templates
• Interface between architects, Devs or Testers
• Agile scrum workflow with Sprints and Kanban

Emerson DeltaV

• 2 years of DeltaV implementation and support
• Use of classes and object templates
• Multi language implementation
• Simulations based purely on DeltaV
• Implementing DeltaV in a virtual environment

PHP

• 6 years of Drupal implementation, 1 year of Drupal programming
• Configuration of themes and modules
• Building custom mudules
• Theme development using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and JQuery
• Applying SEO to Drupal sites

Microsoft

• 8 years of C#.Net enterprise development - up to version 4.0
  • ASP.Net
  • Windows applications
  • MVC
• SQL Server 2008 to 2012 T-SQL development
• Reporting Services 2008 R2
• XML and XSLT use for data manipulation
• MS Office VBA development, mainly in Excel
• Got a personal MSDN subscription

Java

• 1 year of Eclipse Java RCP development
• 5 years of J2EE development using Sun J2EE on Apache Tomcat (mainly JSP using struts)
• XML and XSLT use for data manipulation
• Apache Forest project committer (having bert@apache.org as e-mail address)

PDF

• Elaborate knowledge on Adobe PDF document creation both for screen and print.
• Creating PDF based web and CD-Rom applications
• PDF forms
• On line PDF generation.

Miscellaneous

• Promoting web sites to search engines using organic SEO
• span>Internet marketing using Search Engine Advertising, Search Engine Visitor Optimization and Social Media
• Very good knowledge of DTP software incl. PhotoShop. Acquainted with the printers world.
• Good knowledge of Linux on the desktop.
• Maintaining a Debian based home server
  • Web server
  • Database server
  • Print server
  • File server
  • Multimedia server using MythTV
• Elaborate knowledge of a plethora of applications of which many open source.

Work Experience

Januari 2018 till now : Freelance Functional Analyst at Agentschap Informatie Vlaanderen in Brussels for MAGDA project

• Function
• Functional analysis of web service projects for governmental data exchange
• Defining data models with XSD implementtion
• Analysts Competence Center lead defining guidelines and templates
• Interface between Architects, DEVs and testers
• Writing manuals and defining manual templates
• Second level support

September 2017 till December 2017 : Freelance Functional CMS Analyst at Smals Brussels

• Function
• Functional analysis of CMS projects based on Drupal 7, Drupal 8, ElasticMS and Symfony.
• Planning and follow up of projects based on Agile methodology
• Creating wireframes and project budgets

April 2015 till August 2017 : Freelance Automation Engineer at Eastman Ghent

• Function:
• Implementing and updating DCS systems based on DeltaV.
• Setting up a simulation system based purely on DeltaV
• Migrating DeltaV from version 10 to version 12.
• Maintaining DeltaV 12.3 in a virtual environment.
• Optimizing production processes in DeltaV.
• Investigate and implement energy savings
• Maintaining a Windows based network with multiple domains.
• Second level helpdesk for DeltaV.
• Windows 2003, 2008 and 2012 Server
• WSUS implementatie
• Symantec Enterprise Backup
• Symantec Endpoint Protection
• Profibus
• DeltaV training of in-house electricians and operators.
• Plan and manage projects with internal and external parties
• Technology used:
• DeltaV version 10.3, 11.3 and 12.3
• SQL Server 2005, 2008 and 2012
• VBA
• ESXi Server setup
• Vsphere server setup

January 2007 till April 2015 : Freelance IT consultant, site builder and SEO expert

• Now : Freelance consultant
  • Function: Project management of multiple Drupal based web sites projects: atelierdestadgent.be, Wallfish.cc, Biolive-Biolijf.com, Dream-Models.com, ...
  • Technolgy used:
    • Linux
    • Drupal 7
    • mySQL 5
    • Apache 2
    • Debian GNU/Linux
    • NetBeans
    • HTML5
    • CSS3
    • Javascript
    • JQuery, JQuery UI
• July 30th 2014 – October 10th 2014 : Digipolis Ghent
  • Function: Configurating and development of different sites for the city of Ghent.
  • Technolgy used:
    • Drupal 7
    • mySQL 5
    • Apache 2
    • Debian GNU/Linux
    • NetBeans
    • HTML5
    • CSS3
    • Javascript
    • JQuery, JQuery UI
• December 1st 2013 – May 31st 2014 : HP
  • Function: Theming for multiple web sites at De Vlaamse Overheid and HP. Sites such as Vlaanderen.be, canoncultuurcel.be, kinderrechtencommissariaat.be, HB-Plus.be, Nieuwsberichten backend, Wapentransport backend
  • Technolgy used:
    • Drupal 7
    • mySQL 5
    • Apache 2
    • Debian GNU/Linux
    • NetBeans
    • HTML5
    • CSS3
    • Javascript
    • JQuery, JQuery UI
• Jul 2013 – Now : Claever Associates
  • Function: Webmaster for multiple web sites, moving sites to new ISP, first level support to Claever and their customers
  • Technology used:
    • Native ASP using VBscript
    • SQL Server 2008
    • Wordpress
    • Drupal 6
    • Debian GNU/Linux hosting
    • Windows hosting in Windows Server 2008
    • Excel 2010 based reporting
• Apr 2013 – Aug 2013 : Sym3
  • Function: Web site developer
  • Technology used:
    • ASP.Net 3.5 using C#.Net
    • Web services connecting to SAP Business One as backend
    • SQL Server 2008
    • SQL Server 2012
    • Visual Studio 2012
    • Crystal Reports
• Jul 2012 – Apr 2013: Avalon Automation
  • Function: .Net developer
  • Technology used:
    • .Net 4
    • VMC
    • Entities
    • Agatha
    • MS Unit testing
    • SQL Server 2008 R2
    • SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services
    • Visual Studio 2012

November 2005 till July 2012 : Meucci Solutions NV

• • Function: In house development engineer, project planner
  • Main technologies used:
    • C#.Net 2.0 up to C#.Net 3.5
    • Visual Studio 2005 up to Visual Studio 2012
    • SQL Server 2005 up to SQL Server 2008 R2
    • Reporting Services 2005 up to Reporting Services 2008 R2
    • VBA development in Excel 2003 and Excel 2010
    • Java development in Eclipse

December 2004 till October 2005 : Navisoft NV

• • Function: In house development engineer, project planner
  • Technologies used:
    • C#.Net 1.1 in ASP.Net with Navision DB as backend
    • Visual Studio 2003
    • SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2003
    • Java in Eclipse for JSP site development
    • Sharepoint Server 2003 development
  • Mentionable:
    • 2004 : created website for technical status follow up for Eurostar

September 2001 till December 2003 : The Vision Web Belgium NV

• • Function: Development engineer, SEO expert, project manager
  • Technologies used:
    • Java dev, building JSP based site in Eclipse with SAP Enterprise Portal
    • Native ASP
    • SQL Server 2000
    • Visual Studio 2000
    • FDF and PDF on the web
    • XML and XSLT based site dev using Apache Cocoon
  • Mentionable:
    • 2001 : created ASP website for customized PDF digital printing on demand for INBEV
    • 2003 : part of the team creating the SAP Enterprise Portal for Johnson & Johnson

August 1996 till July 2001 : Visitronics NV

• • Function: web site developer, SEO expert, project manager, sales, administration, system engineer, digital printing support
  • Technologies used:
    • Visual Studio 6
    • Photoshop
    • MS Office
    • SQL Server 95
    • Native ASP using VBScript and Jscript
    • JSP and struts in Eclips

  • Mentionable:

    • 2000 : created CDrom for presentations for hand out on a conference organised by IBM
    • 1999 : created CDrom containing manuals in all major European languages for a digital camera for Panasonic

 

August 1995 till July 1996 : Freelance Consultant

• Mar 1996 – Jul 1996 : Aquashop

  • Function: IT Consutant – System Engineer, web developer
  • Technology used:
    • Windows NT 4
    • Windows 95
    • Native ASP
    • MS Access
    • MS Office

• Aug 1995 – Mar 1996 : DTM

  • Function: IT Consutant – shop keeper
  • Technology used:
    • MS Office
    • Windows 95, Windows Me

August 1994 till August 1995 : Econocom Service NV

• • Function: Technical department dispatching

April 1993 till July 1994 : Freelance Consultant

Aug 1995 – Mar 1996 : Eurocom

• • Function: IT Consutant – shop keeper
  • Technology used:
    • MS Office
    • Windows 3.11

February 1992 till March 1993 : All Soft Computer Systems bvba

• • Function: DTP Operator, IT Support, Sales
  • Technology used:
    • Photoshop
    • MS Office

February 1991 till February 1992 : Military service

• • Function: Development Engineer, Team lead, IT Support
  • Technology used:
    • Lotus 123
    • WordPerfect
    • DBase IV
    • Dos 6, Windows 3

June 1990 till February 1991 : Desktop Publishing Professionals NV

• • Function: Service assistant, IT Support, Product Manager
  • Technology used:
    • Mac OS 6, Mac OS 7
    • Dos 6
    • Windows 3
    • Ventura
    • Adobe Pagemaker

Other experience

1995

Teaching internet use in evening school to adults

1983 till 1988

Sailing instructor with BLOSO – Newport
Degree in competition sailing, teaching sailing during the summer holidays

Education

1990

Sales techniques - Vormingsinstituut Roeselare
12 week course in evening school.

1990

Cu Service for Macintosh - Apple Brussels
Maintenance of Apple Macintosh computers

1986 - 1990

Katholieke Industriële Hoge School East Flanders - Ghent
Bachelors Industrieel Ingenieur Electromechanics.

1986

Don Bosco High School - Zwijnaarde
ASO, Modern Sciences B

Languages

Dutch:

Talking: perfect
Writing: perfect

English:

Talking: perfect
Writing: perfect

French:

Talking: pretty good
Writing: good

German:

Talking: basic
Writing: basic

Driver's license

Driver's license type B since 1987 with zero accidents

Hobbies

• IT in general. Linux at home
• Robotics, micro controllers, electronics
• Electric radio controlled gliders, planes and helicopters
• Photography