Alex Van Manen
Freelance Tech Lead Gemeente Utrecht En 24 Andere Gemeenten at Van Manen IT Consulting
Gelderland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolAlex Van Manen is a seasoned freelance Tech Lead and software engineer with over a decade of experience designing cloud-native architectures, leading teams, and delivering open-source solutions for Dutch municipalities. He currently leads the technical direction and hands-on development of the open-source "Virtuele Assistent Gem" used by 25 municipalities, combining strategic roadmap ownership with DevOps expertise (Kubernetes, Vault, CI/CD) to build scalable, secure platforms. As a trainer and former lecturer, he pairs practical engineering with pedagogy, regularly teaching Kubernetes, Java and DevOps topics to uplift teams and junior engineers. His background ranges from enterprise Java systems to greenfield product launches, and he has a Master’s in Computer Software Engineering from the University of Amsterdam. Notably, he blends deep implementation skills with stakeholder translation, turning policy-driven requirements into production-ready, auditable software.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Mavo, Mavo at Johannes Fontanus CollegePost-hbo (Continuing Professional Development) Basiskwalificatie Didactische Bekwaamheid (Didactic Teaching), Post-hbo (Continuing Professional Development) Basiskwalificatie Didactische Bekwaamheid (Didactic Teaching) at Hogeschool LeidenMaster of Science - MS Computer Software Engineering, Master of Science - MS Computer Software Engineering at University of AmsterdamMbo Applicatie ontwikkelaar Netwerkbeheerder ICT Applicatiebeheerder, Mbo Applicatie ontwikkelaar Netwerkbeheerder ICT Applicatiebeheerder at Technisch College EdeBachelor ICT - Information Technology, Bachelor ICT - Information Technology at HAN University of Applied Sciences
English, Dutch
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Github Skills (11)
typescript4
testing2
spring-data1
webclient1
spring1
spring-security1
spring-mvc1
java1
springframework1
spring-boot-starter1
spring-boot1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
alexvanmanen/uds
Aug 2019 - Aug 2024
Uren declaratie systeem
Contributions:1 release, 26 PRs, 175 pushes in 5 years 1 month
typescriptdeclaratie
alexvanmanen/IAD1
Apr 2016 - Apr 2018
Contributions:13 pushes in 1 year 11 months
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