Giel Smets

I worked as a backend developer at Synguard, where I contributed to the development of their mobile application. My responsibilities included building and maintaining the back-end systems, ensuring smooth data integration, and optimizing performance to provide a seamless user experience.

Extra Horizon provides a medically certified Backend-as-a-Service. It features a microservices architecture with MongoDB as the NoSQL database, built on AWS.

As Lead Developer, I led a development team, primarily focusing on backend development and integrating third-party APIs for a cloud-based Parking and Permit Management Solution.

Core Spring, SpringSource Tool Suite, JUnit, AOP, JdbcTemplate, Transaction Management, Hibernate, Spring MVC, Security, JMS, JPA.

Graduated summa cum laude, Major in application development.

Final paper focused on the chemical reactions in beer brewing.