Founder at AGILEMinds.be
Antwerp Area, Belgium
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- Organizer at Agile Tester Days
- Founder at AGILEMinds
- Scrum Master + Agile / XP coach at VDAB
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- Trax Professional Services Project Engineer at Sungard Avantgard
- Speaker at Jazoon '08 (GWT - Designing for user experiences)
- Software Architect at Credoc Services
- Software Architect at 3M Belgium
- [Employee] Java Software Engineer at Dolmen Computer Applications
- [Employee] Java Software Engineer at Egova (Cronos)
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Maarten Volders’s Summary
As an independent software architect and Agile coach I help developers to think out-of-the-box. Think beyond their traditional developer role as defined within classical / non-Agile project management methodologies and help them achieve the status of a real Agile team member, a member that knows the true value of commitment within a self-organized Agile team. On its lowest level I stimulate and guide them into the best practices that eXtreme Programming has to offer.
As for project managers with a non-Agile background like RUP, Prince2, PMI... I guide them from that classical point-of-view towards one that stands for open communication, commitment, self-improvement ... but most of all towards one that centralizes the team, continuously stimulating their creativity and unblocking any constraints they might encounter.
Because the uniqueness of a company and its people there is no out-of-the-box solution, instead by leveraging the best practices from Agile, Scrum, Lean and eXtreme Programming I do try to find the best fit.
As for myself, I have a strong background in Agile (Scrum, Lean ...) / Non-Agile (RUP, Prince2 ...) project methodologies combined with a strong believe in technical methodologies like eXtreme Programming.
As for my technical skills as a developer I adhere fully to a thing Kent Beck, the creator of XP once said: "I’m not a great programmer; I’m just a good programmer with great habits".
Finally, because of my passion for what I do and the things I truly believe in I enjoy sharing these ideas, these visions and knowledge with others and therefore enjoy the art of giving presentations and teaching.
Maarten Volders’s Specialties:
Certfied Scrum Master, Agile, Lean, Agile Release Process, Continuous Integration, XP, Certified Prince2 Foundation
Java, Ruby, RIA, GWT, Google Gears, Architecture and Design, Sun Certified Java Programmer, Wiki Champion, Spring Framework, ActiveMQ, IntelliJ, AtomPub, REST, JavaScript, AOP, Domain Driven Design, Service Oriented Architectures, TDD...
Trainer, Course Designer, Coach, Public Speaker, Presentation Designer (Presentation Zen), Creative out-of-the-box thinker
Maarten Volders’s Experience
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Organizer
Agile Tester Days
(Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2009 — Present (1 month)
Agile Tester Days is a two-day community event focussed on Agile testing techniques for testers within Agile teams.
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Founder
AGILEMinds
(Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2009 — Present (2 months)
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Scrum Master + Agile / XP coach
VDAB
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
September 2008 — Present (11 months)
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Trax Professional Services Project Engineer
Sungard Avantgard
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; SDS; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2008 — September 2008 (9 months)
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Speaker
Jazoon '08 (GWT - Designing for user experiences)
(Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2008 — June 2008 (1 month)
GWT - Designing for user experiences
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Software Architect
Credoc Services
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2007 — December 2007 (10 months)
Project Scope
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A CRM application which stores information about the notaries and their studies. The project involved the creation of a new database which is actually a complete redesign of an existing legacy one. On top of this a framework is built which main goal is to be the backend for a newly built CRM web application. Second, the framework provides web services to third party and internal applications and is based upon a queueing mechanism. The CRM web application is a full blown Ajax application to maximize the user experience.
Profile
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- Scrum Master
- Java Software Architect
- Technical Team Lead
Technologies
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Java, Google Web Toolkit, Ajax, IntelliJ, MSSQL, Tomcat, SpringFramework, ActiveMQ, WebServices, Hibernate, Agile, Scrum -
Software Architect
3M Belgium
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MMM; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2006 — February 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Project scope
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building an intercompany integration server which connects all 3M companies and is responsible for handling the order flow between those companies. The project included a backend and an online client.
Profile
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Software Architect (Techical Lead Web Development)
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- Technical project lead
- Component architecture
- Junior guidance
- introducing best practices and guidelines
- code reviews
- translating use cases into technical design
Technologies
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Tomcat, WebSphere Application Server, DB2, MySQL, MQSeries, Eclipse, IntelliJ, ant, Spring MVC, Hibernate, xml handling, JMS, AJAX, DWR, DOJO, JUnit,... -
[Employee] Java Software Engineer
Dolmen Computer Applications
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; DOL; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2003 — January 2006 (2 years 6 months)
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[Employee] Java Software Engineer
Egova (Cronos)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2002 — July 2003 (1 year 1 month)
Additional Information
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Maarten Volders’s Interests:
Books I have read - Starfish and the Spider - The 4-Hour Workweek - Theory of Constraints - Agile Software Development with Scrum - Pragmatic Programmer - Domain Driven Design - Model Driven Architecture Explained - Mythical Man-Month - Art of War - ... On the bookshelf ... so coming up soon: - Toyota Production System (Multiple books) - The Goal - Fearless Change - Kaizen and The Art of Creative Thinking - eXtreme Programming - The Series
