Summary
Kris Van Der Mast is a seasoned solutions architect with over 20 years of hands-on experience designing and modernizing data, web, and cloud systems, currently driving AI-enabled reporting at SD Worx. He blends deep .NET and Azure expertise with practical data tooling—Power BI, SQL Server, Python/Pandas—and a track record of migrating and refactoring legacy landscapes to modern .NET platforms. As founder of VaHa and a long-standing Microsoft community leader (MVP, ASP Insider, AZUG board member), he pairs consultancy grit with public speaking and conference organization to evangelize cloud best practices. Kris has repeatedly accelerated delivery through automation—creating code generators and tooling that scaled team output—and thrives in cross-cultural, hybrid teams spanning Belgium and Mauritius. His postgraduate study in Big Data & Analytics complements a pragmatic approach to turning messy payroll and reporting data into actionable business insights. Colleagues know him for thinking outside the box, mentoring peers, and translating complex integration challenges into usable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Arabic, Arabic at Linguapolis
PITO Stabroek
Postgraduate Degree Postgraduate Degree Big Data & Analytics in Business and Management, Postgraduate Degree Postgraduate Degree Big Data & Analytics in Business and Management at KU Leuven
Master's degree Industrial Sciences Electronics/ICT, Master's degree Industrial Sciences Electronics/ICT at Hogeschool Antwerpen
De broeders Essen
Dutch, English, French