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Description

Senior Java Architect | Fractional CTO | Custom Development

Nearly 15 years designing scalable, high-quality, and evolving Java application designs and architectures for scale-ups and innovative SMEs through ESNs. I help CTOs and technical leaders avoid costly mistakes and accelerate their time to market.

I solve 3 critical problems:

→ Your current Java architecture doesn't scale and is hindering your growth

→ You need a stable, high-performing application, and fast

→ Your team lacks a senior technical leader without the budget for a full-time CTO

My services:

🎯 **Audit & Architectural Redesign**: Critical evaluation, technical roadmap, migration to modern architectures

🎯 **Custom Development**: Stable, high-performing Java application, developed in short iterations to ensure you always know where you're going

🎯 **Fractional CTO**: Strategic technical leadership 1-2 days/week for fintech/SaaS scale-ups

Also available as a Technical Leadto structure your teams: application design, CI/CD, upskilling developers through internal training.

**Technologies**: Java/Spring Boot, Modular Monolith, Microservices, Cloud (AWS), DevOps, Event-Driven Architecture, Deep Refactoring.

📧 Let's discuss your technical challenges - first consultation is free.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Liège (up to 30km)

NRB
Lead Developer
DIGITAL AND IT
March 2024 - March 2025 (1 year)
Liege, Belgium
During my work:
• I modified the Gitlab repository to reduce deployment time at the client's, from 1h30 to 10s, through content splitting and scripting;
• I increased test coverage of use cases to ensure greater adaptability to future business requests;
• I optimized SQL queries to ensure no query exceeded 100ms;
• I performed refactoring to optimize and fully cover key functionalities, while eliminating any risk of side effects during future modifications;
• I proposed and validated business improvements that simplified application usage;
• I mentored other developers in discovering CI (Trunk Based Development, Parallel Development, Automated Test, etc.)
• I implemented numerous complementary documents to allow any member to deploy even without technical knowledge, to continue necessary refactoring, etc.
Tech Lead Architecture SQL Java OSGI
Centre Médical Thier Mère Dieu
Expert Java Developer
MEDICAL
March 2023 - February 2024 (11 months)
Liege, Belgium
During the period I worked on the medical appointment application for medical practices, I had the opportunity:
• to assist the tech lead in architectural and application design decisions;
• to coach developers to implement development practices that improve their productivity;
• to provide the foundational elements for implementing Continuous Delivery and Domain-Driven Design;
• to implement a pragmatic strategy for technological and architectural migration to pay down technical debt.
• to participate in the development of key features.
Java SQL Architecture Coaching CI/CD
Acsone SA/NV
Software Engineer
DIGITAL AND IT
June 2020 - March 2023 (2 years and 9 months)
Liege, Belgium
During my time at Acsone, I was responsible for the architecture and complete development of a glass panel production monitoring application, based on IoT, with a significant DB impact (>1000 writes per second).

I also provided internal training on clean architectures (such as Ports & Adapters, as well as SOLID, KISS, and YAGNI principles).
Architecture Java SQL IoT Kubernetes