Lode Vanhove

Current

• Web Developer at Netlog

Past

• .NET analist/developer (C#) at Strand Associates

Education

• Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen - Vlaamse Autonome Hogeschool

Connections

96 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Website

Lode Vanhove’s Summary

* Various ICT skills ranging from the analysis and design (UML, ORM, ...) of databases and applications to the development and implementation of both web and desktop applications (.NET (C#), Java, PHP, ...).
* Web application design and development: both front-end (structured, semantic markup, using clear content separation, with eye for usability and unobtrusive scripting(XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, ...)) and back-end (database driven server-side programming (MySQL, SQL Server, ...)). Including the deployment on and use of different web servers. Acquired most of these skills through self-education. Passionate practitioner.
* Designing layout, flyers, logo's using Photoshop/Illustrator.
* Good understanding of (and great interest in) object oriented analysis and design (OOA&D) using design patterns, separation of concerns, domain driven development, modularisation, refactoring, continuous integration, agile development, ...
* Eager to constantly acquire new skills and explore new horizons as well as further develop existing knowledge and skills. Great interest in new technologies.

Lode Vanhove’s Experience

• Web Developer

  Netlog

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

• .NET analist/developer (C#)

  Strand Associates

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  November 2007 — June 2008 (8 months)

  Analysing, developing and testing applications and services using the .NET Framework (mainly C#) while applying the concepts of OOD&A (seperation of concerns, dependency inversion, open-closed principle, law of demeter, etc.), domain driven development, agile development, design patterns, unit testing, refactoring, ...
  Using different technologies such as the SQL Server, Rhino Mocks, NUnit, NHibernate, etc...

Lode Vanhove’s Education

• Vrije Universiteit Brussel

  Master , Applied Computer Science , 2004 — 2007

• Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen - Vlaamse Autonome Hogeschool

  Bachelor , Applied Computer Science , 2001 — 2004

Additional Information

Lode Vanhove’s Websites:

• My Website

Lode Vanhove’s Interests:

web (application) design & development, object oriented programming, functional programming, analysis, the semantic web, web 2.0, ajax, SEO, usability, findability, typography, photography, design, XHTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, .NET, C#, Java, SQL, UML, Domain Driven Design, Agile Development, Unit Testing NUnit, Rhino Mocks), continuous integration, design patterns, platforms, frameworks, Photoshop, Illustrator, Web Standards, ... and so much more

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