About

Education

Hasselt University

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  • Master of Science in Computer Science
    Major: Networking and Security
    Master thesis: A survey of browser fingerprinting
    2019 → 2021
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
    2016 → 2019

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  • Wico Campus Salvator
    Economics-Mathematics
    2010 → 2016

Natural Languages

  • Dutch Native
  • English Fluent
  • French Good
  • German Basic
  • Swedish Basic

Programming Languages

I feel confident writing in these languages:

  • Rust
  • C++
  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • HCL

I have average proficiency in the following languages:

  • Java
  • JavaScript

Programming Tools

I’m experienced with the following deployment and development tools:

  • SCM: Git
  • Containers: OCI (using Podman and Docker) / (Compose) / Kubernetes
  • CI: GitLab, Travis, Jenkins
  • IaC: Terraform
  • Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki
  • Configuration Management: Ansible
  • Secrets Management: SOPS / AWS KMS
  • Public Cloud Providers: AWS, GCP
  • Private Cloud: Coolify
  • Webservers: nginx, Traefik and Caddy
  • OpenSSH
  • PGP/GPG

I’m familiar with:

  • Kanban
  • Firewall configuration
  • Scrum
  • Test-driven development
  • CI/CD
  • Clean Code

Frameworks

I’ve created applications with the following frameworks:

  • Qt (both QtWidgets and QtQuick)
  • Vue (both JS and TS)
  • Django
  • Flask

Work Experience

  • DNS Belgium 2022-04 → Now

    As the registry of .be, .vlaanderen and .brussels, DNS Belgium is an important player in the Belgian Internet landscape.

    • Experienced DevOps Engineer 2024-11 → Now

    • Cybersecurity and Data Analysis Team Member 2023-01 → 2024-10

      Worked on security, trust, and resilience projects for the .be zone, including research, data analysis, and collaboration with EU-TLDs and international agencies.

    • DevOps Engineer 2022-04 → 2022-12

      Developed infrastructure for Mercator and closed-source projects in a scrum team. As a DevOps Engineer in one of the two scrum teams, I developed mainly around the infrastructure of Mercator and its closed-source components.

  • Software Engineer at Luminex Network Intelligence 2021-09 → 2022-03

    Under the motto "AV Networking Made Easy", Luminex tries to make the life of the audiovisual technicians easier by developing devices that are preconfigured for the needs of these customers and providing accompanying software.

    My job mainly involved working on Araneo, a QtQuick application to manage and monitor a network of Luminex devices. These devices include their GigaCore network switches and LumiNode Ethernet/DMX converters. I've mainly worked on the integration with Arista and MAnet devices, as well as special development for Roland Garros.

    Besides that, I gained a lot of experience in shipping cross-platform software, utilizing an end-to-end pipeline and making sure the codebase can withstand changes from external sources.

  • Wico Campus Salvator 2016-08

    Student job

References

Email addresses of everyone here is firstname.lastname@company.be`

  • Hans Vandermaesen, CTO of Luminex Network Intelligence.
  • Johan Heylen, CTO of DNS Belgium until 2023.
  • Guy Houben, CTO of DNS Belgium since 2023.
  • Pieter Vandepitte, direct collleague in the Cybersecurity Team.

Awards and Prizes

  • My team came first in the Flemish Programming Competition (Vlaamse Programmeerwedstrijd) of 2018. I also participated in the edition of 2022.
  • I finished in eighth place of the Cyber Security Challenge Belgium, a hacking competition. Challenges in this competition include pentesting, decompiling, WebSec, DNS and OSINT. My personal strengths were WebSec, DNS and password cracking.
  • I finished 1st in the Capture The Flag of Hasselt University in 2019 and 3rd in 2021, which I later helped organise.

Volunteering

I’ve volunteered for numerous organizations in the past years.

  • SPW ’t Stadspark: worked as a volunteer to take care of children (often in socially difficult situations) and offer them a nice summer vacation. Also maintained their website while I was there.
  • UHCTF: helped organize the Capture The Flag event of Hasselt University. I participated myself in 2018, 2019 and 2021. Event organised in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
  • Leuven Language Buddies: Helping to organise meetings for people in Leuven to practise and improve their languages. Since 2023.

Projects

To see some projects I’ve worked on in the past, you can visit Projects