Summary
Hans Maes is an experienced Java application developer and owner of Solid Syntax with 11+ years delivering freelance and consultancy projects from the Ghent metropolitan area. He has a strong track record rebuilding and extending Java frameworks, designing desktop GUIs and web-facing components using Java Server Faces, and bridging legacy RPG/ILE systems with modern Swing applications. Hans’s career blends hands-on coding, developer infrastructure maintenance, and mentoring R&D teams to adopt new technologies while preserving existing investments. As a small-business owner he combines client-facing solution engineering with deep technical execution across the full Java stack. Though primarily Java-focused, his background shows an aptitude for pragmatic refactoring and integrating heterogeneous enterprise systems.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor Software Engineering, Bachelor Software Engineering at Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen