- Infected by XP during a talk of Martin Fowler at UML2000/New York, called "Keeping Software Soft".
- Studied Chemistry & Informatics @ Antwerp University
- Start working with Real Software in 1988
- Since 1990 active @ Alcatel Bell
- Embedded Software Development C/C++ (PABX System)
- IT Support & Software Tools Development (GSM/UMTS)
- Software Process & Tools (Research Telecom Services)
- Software and Integration Testing (Fixed Services)
- Main interest areas:
- Agile methodologies & how to deploy them.
- Software Configuration Management
- http://www.Twiki.org/
- Ideal for knowledge management
- Active user of the http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/XpTrackerPlugin
- http://www.jabber.org/
- Nice platform for creating bots
- Contact: Jan.Mertens
Related pages: PeopleDoingXp
