Hi, my name is

Yentl.

I build things for the web

A passionate Developer/DevOps, Cloud engineer. I specialize in development and integrating development/deployment processes to ensure seamless application delivery. Welcome to my personal website!

About Me

I am a developer with passion for DevOps and an interest in Cloud engineering. I have a background in web development, which I learned in university when I studied at KU Leuven. Here are a few technologies I've been working with:
  • Kubernetes
  • Java
  • AEM
  • Spring Boot
  • AWS
  • Jenkins
  • Golang
  • Docker
  • ArgoCD
  • FluxCD
  • Terraform
  • Ansible

Experience

DXM Technical Consultant - Amexio Belgium
Jan 2024 - present

I am currently working as AEM Developer / DevOps engineer for Amexio

Projects:

  • Mediafin: AEM/DevOps consultant to maintain the site
  • KBC: Technical lead of the websites platform team
DevOps/Cloud engineer - ACA Group
Jul 2022 - Dec 2023
I am currently working as a DevOps and cloud engineer for ACA.
AEM Developer - Acolad Digital
Sep 2019 - Jun 2022
In my first paid position I started as an AEM developer in the Acolad team at KBC. We were responsible for the development of all components needed for the different KBC websites. Next to ‘regular’ AEM development I also started working with Kubernetes and microservices as well as some DevOps work.
Head of electronics - Formula Electric Belgium
Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

Formula Electric Belgium is a student team which designs and builds an electric racecar in one year.

As head of electronics I was responsible for the workings of the entire electronics team. We designed our own high-voltage battery, control unit, telemetry and data system.

Projects

SpringBoot AEM IBM MQ Java
Event based indexi g - Amexio (KBC)
Goal of the project was to adjust the indexing flow to be event-based and move the logic outside AEM. Technical Lead during the project, responsible for implementation.
Jenkins AEM Terraform AWS ECS
Setup CI/CD - Amexio (Mediafin)
Goal of the project was to setup CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment of AEM, microservices code and AWS infrastructure. Responsible for the architecture and implementation.
EKS RDS SES Terraform Datadog
Setup EKS cluster - ACA
Goal of the project was to setup an EKS cluster and necessary tooling (eg. RDS) for a new client. Responsible for setup of the environment
Kubernetes FluxCD Datadog
GitOps migration - ACA
Goal of the project was to migrate all deploys within Kubernetes to GitOps using FluxCD Responsible for developing and implementing the GitOps strategy
Kubernetes ArgoCD Jenkins Github OpenShift NewRelic
Wage Calculator - ACA (Acerta)
Goal of the project was to do all wage calculations of Acerta using microservices. Part of the DevOps team responsible for the Kubernetes setup, GitOps setup and all build pipelines.
Java Kubernetes S3 AEM Elasticsearch
CashPoint branch locator - Acolad (KBC)
Goal of the project was to include the new CashPoint locations in the branch locator on the KBC website using a microservice running in Kubernetes. Responsible for the architecture and implementation.
Htl AEM CSS Java
Rework main menu kbc.be - Acolad (KBC)
Goal of the project was to rework the main menu of kbc.be to include dropdowns. Responsible for the front and backend implementation.
Jenkins Bash Ansible OSGi Java
Release Automation - Acolad (KBC)
Goal of the project was implementing a CI/CD pipeline for deployments of AEM code at KBC. Responsible for the technical implementation.
NGINX Kubernetes Docker
NGINX Caching layer - Acolad (KBC)
Goal of the project was implementing a caching layer for the KBC mobile app. The setup was done using NGINX which was deployed within an Openshift kubernetes cluster. Responsible for the technical implementation.
AEM Js Htl Java
TouchUI Migration - Amplexor (KBC)
Goal of the project was migrate the classic-ui of AEM to the more modern touch-ui. Responsible for the technical implementation.

Education

2017 - 2019
Master of Industrial Engineering - Electronics/ICT
KU Leuven, campus Group T

Within the master electronics-ICT I chose to specialize in web development.

A master at Group T is normally 1 year, but I combined my master with my postgraduate.

2017 - 2019
Postgraduate programme in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for engineers
KU Leuven, campus Group T
This postgraduate was combined with my masters degree. As a part of the programme I joined the Formula Electric Belgium student team in which we designed and build an electric racecar.
2014 - 2017
Bachelor of Industrial Engineering
KU Leuven, campus Group T

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