Who am I?

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Hi!

I am Bert Huys, a developer based in Pittem, Belgium.

I have 7 years of experience, working on websites and other applications using different frameworks and tools. My expertise is not limited to the coding itself, I also like to reflect on the UI and UX of my designs to get the most user-friendly results.

My working mentality has been described as professional, precise and versatile, I'm also very capable at presenting my work to the user or client.

Technical stack

Over the years I learned that web-technology can do much more than provide you with a simple website. There has been a lot of variation in my projects, going from an interactive museum-game using multiple screens to a corporate business ERP platform.

My preferred and most-used tools are:

Javascript
Html
Css
Vue.js
Nuxt.js (Full-stack Vue framework)
React
React Native (Mobile Applicatons)
Next.js (Full-stack React framework)
Laravel (mainly API development)
Tailwind css
AI (The greatest assistant ever, it empowers me to quickly prototype unknown technologies etc.)

But I also have (some) experience with:

Ember.js
Crossbar.io (IoT connectivity)
Electron (building .exe installers for web-applications)
Python (basic algoritms and calculations)
C++ (some thinkering)
.NET (basic server applications)
Wordpress
Joomla

Professional experience

Vercom BV (2024 - ???)
Manager | Developer
After the failing of my previous employer, my father and I decided to restart Vercom BV. ERP-Software, websites, hosting, IT-infrastructure; with our combined knowledge we can tackle any challenge.
Huur een Stuur | V-Tax | BioDP (2020 - 2024)
Software designer & developer
Huur een Stuur and V-Tax are part of a corporate group specialised in personal transportation, active in Belgium, France, Monaco and beyond. BioDP is another branch of the group, specialised in bio-degradable packaging.
My main tasks were to develop and maintain ERP-software, create web-platforms for internal and external use and to design and develop accompanying mobile applications.
Besides programming I was also responsible for all manuals, documentation and communication for the users.
The IT team consisted of just 2 people so we were used to working under pressure.
Ocular (2017 - 2020)
Multimedia developer
Ocular is a company specialised in digital experiences.
During my time at Ocular, my first real job, I learned a lot about teamwork and about pushing internet browsers to their limits.
There was a lot of variation in projects, I created multiple interactive games for museums, configurators for interior contractors, informative set-ups for fairstands etc.
The interactive setups often consisted of multiple monitors communicating with eachother, audioguides, joysticks, physical buttons and other hardware.
2Design (2017)
Intern Front-end webdeveloper
2Design was a branding company specialised in brand-design and webdevelopment.
During my internship I picked up a lot about the importance of a strong brand. It was my first real step into the professional world as a developer.
My work consisted of multiple Wordpress websites for which I developed the custom frontend-templates with the accompanying CMS-backend configuration.
Vercom BV
Student job IT support
Vercom is my father's company and was my first experience with IT in general.
During my student job I repaired and cleaned hardware, removed malware (including ransomware) and did clean installs of new devices.

Education

In 2017 I graduated as a NMCT student at Howest Kortrijk.
NMCT, or New Media & Communications Technology, is a broad IT education that re-invents itself everyear. During my time in Kortrijk I always opted for the web-oriented elective courses.

Graduating was just the start of a lifetime of learning the latest frameworks technologies, etc. I keep challenging myself to learn new things.

My main sources of new knowledge are:

Udemy.com (online video courses)
Open source libraries
Stackoverflow and other forums
Prototyping
Actually READING THE DOCUMENTATION :)