Flyersoft.net Professional .NET Contractor 
"We are approaching a new age of synthesis. Knowledge cannot be merely a degree or a skill.. it demands a broader vision, capabilities in critical thinking and logical deduction without which we cannot have constructive progress."
Li Ka Shing
home about me services contact me
Skip Navigation LinksHome > About Me
I am located in Langdon (about 25 min east of Calgary), Alberta, Canada and have been living and working here for about 6 years now.

I have been enjoying myself with developing al sorts of systems and applications based on the .NET framework, as you can read in the following paragraphs.


PenKnife Studio Ltd / Smart-Quotes Linited
My last contract was with a company call PenKnife Studio, a local software solution company who were looking for a senior .NET developer for a client in the U.K.

As the lead .net developer for Smart-Quotes Limited, the client, I developed various tools in addition to and in replacement of their mission critical system. Most of the tools and components involved data gathering and manipulation in XML using XSLT.

I was responsible for the full development life cycle from requirements definition through design, development, testing and implementation.

Greg Burman, the President of PenKnife Studio Ltd made the following statement: "The systems Wouter developed greatly improved the efficiency and scalability of key media delivery systems and reduced administrative requirements in several areas while maintaining the high level of stability and availability necessary for the client's mission-critical systems."


North West Group
I also worked for North West Group. North West Group is a leading aerial data acquisition company dedicated to providing high quality aerial mapping and related spatial data services to engineering and mapping firms, environmental consulting firms, government agencies and other organizations that use aerial imagery.

As their lead .net developer I designed, developed and implemented their data tracking system from the ground up. This data tracking system matches the acquired flight data to the proposed project to accurately display the current status of the project in a near real-time situation. This system is used internally and by the clients of North West Group.

The complex calculations are independently processed by windows services which receive the information through the use of Microsoft Message Queue’s. SQL Server 2000 is the database server of choice as the backend database. The database design, creation and maintenance also fell under my responsibility.


Flyersoft Inc
Flyersoft Inc is my own company, as you can see I am fully incorporated and have been since September 1999.

I started out developing web applications in classic ASP with a MS Access or MS SQL Server backend. When the first public beta of the .NET framework came along I fully emerged myself in this new technology and became rapidly known for my .NET knowledge with other web design studios.

Patty Burgess Brecht, President of Safe Cosmetic Surgery, one of my clients made the following statement:
"I was immediately impressed Wouter's ability grasp my needs, synthesize many details and information new to him about my industry, offer innovative ways to create what I had been told was "not possible" and to systematically bring to life the business that I had visualized."


Before Flyersoft Inc

I have been working on other type of projects which included development in AutoCAD and document management systems, specifically for the engineering industry. However that is all in the past now although old knowledge always comes in handy sooner or later.


Following is a brief overview of my current knowledge, if you think something is missing from the summary, please do not hesitate to contact me and ask what else I have done or know.


Certifications
I currently hold the following Microsoft certifications: 
q Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP),
q Microsoft Certified Application Developer for .NET (MCAD.NET)


Software
Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 / 2005, Microsoft Visual Source Safe, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio, Enterprise manager, SQL Query Analyser and SQL Profiler for SQL Server 2000 and 2005, Adobe Photoshop, Dynamic PDF for .NET, Stylus Studio 2006 XML Professional Edition, Microsoft Access and more.

Systems and Networking
Windows 2000 Advanced Server (DC, AD), Windows 2003 Server (DC, AD), Windows XP Professional, Internet Information Services 5.1 / 60 setup and administration, DNS setup and administration and general domain administration.

Languages
Visual Basic for .NET, C#, ASP.NET, HTML, XHTML, XML, XSLT, JavaScript, T-SQL, C and Auto-Lisp.

Databases
SQL Server 7.0 / 2000 and 2005, MS Access and XML.

Other
Microsoft Message Queue, Remoting, Windows Services, Web Services, SOAP, XML and XSLT transformations

Well, that is a brief summary of my experience gained in the last little while and the technologies I am currently familiar with, and trust me, that's not all.

If you need more background information, please use my contact form and let me know what you are looking for.


Flyersoft.net © 2006