Is trained as a food technologist, and worked in the food industry for about 20 years. Fulfills functions as a process technologist and as quality and assurance manager. In that time, built a number of software applications to support the job.
After some time the food industry did not offer anough challenges any more. the software world was much more challenging than the food industry. There was already a lot of experience as a software developer and therefore the switch to software development was logical.
Today works for more than 20 years in the software industry. Sometimes as a functional consultant and sometimes as (senior) software developer.
Studied at the Higher Agricultural School in den Bosch. Graduated as HBO - Food technologist. After graduation worked at a number of food producers and machine factories.
Has fulfilled functions as process technologist. As process technologist optimized production processes and improved them. Assisted international customers with the installation and commissioning of new installations. After installation, the employees have been trained in the use of the new installations.
As quality manager, ultimately responsible for the quality of the foodstuffs produced and the control thereof. Also responsible for setting up and maintain the ISO documentation and the ISO audits. Member of the management team. As management team responsible for the ins and outs of the organization.
In addition to the work as a Food Technologist, a number of solutions have been realized that have been used by various organizations for years. The first solutions are built in Basic or Basic dialects.
As a professional developer, the languages Basic, VB6, VB.NET, C#, VBA, HTML, JavaScript and CSS are mainly used.
The motivation is always: make the work easier and better by building the right solutions for the users.
Ger is a Microsoft Certified Professional programmer (MCPD ASP.NET).