Summary
Bart Vries is a seasoned software architect with over 12 years of focused experience and a long tenure at AFAS Software, currently serving as Lead Software Architect where he shapes and reviews implementation plans and framework code. He has deep institutional knowledge of enterprise framework design and multitenancy, built across roles from application programmer to CTO at BakkerElkhuizen, where he also led IT and software development for ergonomic workplace brands. Bart blends hands-on coding, architectural vision, and public teaching—having given courses and presentations on the AFAS framework—while driving maintainability, performance and practical product integrations. Based in Kerkdriel, Netherlands, he pairs pragmatic engineering with business-minded leadership, and his background running a small computer services company reveals an enduring commitment to customer-focused technical solutions.
12 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
HAVO, HAVO at Jeroen Bosch College
Hogere Informatica, Hogere Informatica at Avans Hogeschool Tilburg
English, German, Dutch