Bert Van Reusel

IT Software/Application Development Manager – Senior Management @ Katoen Natie

Antwerp, Belgium

Innovative and strategic leader, currently head of IT custom development, with 13+ years of hands-on technical expertise and over 9 years in senior IT leadership roles, managing cross-functional teams of 70+ and driving strategic transformation across logistics, finance, healthcare, and government sectors. Proven in aligning IT strategy with business goals, executing large-scale application development, and introducing AI/automation to optimize delivery.

Top roles

Developer / Programmer> 10 years

Software Administrator< 2 years

Back-end

.NET

AI .NET

Front-end

Angular / AngularJS

React

Cloud

Azure

Microsoft Dynamics 365

M365

Language

Fluent English

English

Fluent

Dutch

Fluent

Work experience

Since 2008

IT Software/Application Development Manager – Senior Management @ Katoen Natie

01 January 2021 - 06 October 2023

Manage a custom software development department of 70+ professionals, delivering central services across business units specializing in .Net, M365, Frontend, Mobile, and Testing.

Team manager @ Katoen Natie

01 January 2020 - 01 January 2021

Managed a team of 25, providing guidance to application teams and introducing a shared services development playbook that standardized development processes.

Team Manager, Custom Development (Consultants) @ Ventigrate (Cronos Group)

01 January 2016 - 01 January 2020

Built and managed a custom development team of 12-15 members specializing in Microsoft technologies, expanding services beyond resourcing to include project-based development.

.Net Consultant @ Ventigrate (Cronos Group)

01 January 2008 - 01 January 2016

Gained consulting experience across diverse sectors, including Johnson & Johnson, PWC, insurance companies, government agencies.

Education experience

Since 2004

Informatics @ Unknown

01 September 2004 - 30 June 2007

Bachelor's Degree in Informatics.