Experience
Project experience
Januari 2024 - current
Freelance AX 365 Development consultant
For this client I give support in the technical implementation of an entire solution in the power platform. Integration with CE, Field services and F&O are key for this project.
Lessons learned
The focus on this project lies heavily on integration between between different Microsoft components.
Technology
Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement
Microsoft Field services
Dual Write
Januari 2021- December 2023
Freelance AX 365 Development consultant
I implemented customer specific extensions on top of the standard AX365 HR module for different customers of my client.
Lessons learned
During this project I went back to x++ development, be it in Microsoft Dynamics AX 365 F&O.
This was also a project in the HR sector which was a totally new experience for me, and a chance to learn the basics of this complex business.
Technology
Microsoft Dynamics AX 365 F&O
MSSQL
September 2016 - december 2020
Freelance PHP Developer
I work in a development team implementing a new solution for servicing in the energy and utilities market. I this role I am part of the development team where we build an extension on top op SuiteCRM, which is written in PHP. This is also my first agile development project.
Lessons learned
During this project I got to learn something completely new to me: PHP
Also the AGILE way of working is comepletely new for me. Also test driven development was a welcome change for me.
Technology
PHP
Git
Vagrant
mySQL
Symfony
Doctrine
Januari 2014 - September 2016
Freelance AX Consultant (2009)
I work together with the internal development team. I help in the analysing, development, testing and deployment of new features and change requests. I don't stick to just development in X++, but also create interfaces using C# webservices and SQL stored procedures on top of the AX database.
Lessons learned
During this project I got to refresh my knowledge on C# and MS SQL development
Technology
#C webservices
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
MS SQL Management studio
March 2012 - Januari 2014
Freelance AX Consultant (AX 2009)
I work together with the IT team to support and adjust the running Dynamics based ERP system. I provide first line support towards the end users and together with them make designs for business specific requirements. Afterwards I help in the development, testing and implementation of these changes.
Lessons learned
During this project I got to expand my knowledge on Biztalk and it's integration with AX.
Technology
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
MS SQL Management studio
Microsoft Biztalk
AIF
Februari 2012 - March 2012
Freelance AX Consultant (AX 2009)
Here I worked together with a team on the development and support of an HR and Payroll expansion for AX 2009.
Lessons learned
During this project I got to know the AX unit testing framework.
Technology
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
MS SQL Management studio
December 2011 - Januari 2012
Business Analyst (AX 2012)
The scope of this project was to create a messaging engine for the danish market. This Engine should receive input from SAP, process the entire flows, and store the result again in SAP. My role was to help create the functional design with the customer and to both functionally and technically design the SAP interface.
Local Project team
1 Business Analyst
1 Implementation consultant
Partner project team
2 functional consultants
1 project manager
Lessons learned
This was my first project using AX 2012, which learned me a lot about the changes in the standard AX datamodel, aswel as the functional changes in AX. I also took this chance to see how X++ development had changed and experience the VS code editor for AX.
Technology
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
MS SQL Management studio
Juli 2011 - November 2011
Business Analyst (AX 4.0)
The project scope was creating a modification on top of a previously implemented software solution, so that the customer could also invoice gas connections. My role was to create the functional design together with the customer, and provide them with estimates. After their approval I assisted in the technical design and supported the development where needed. Afterwards I assisted the customer in testing and finally implemented the solution on the production environment.
Project team
1 Business Analyst
2 Developers
1 Project manager
Technology
Microsoft Dynamics 4.0
October 2010 - June 2011
Implementation consultant (AX 2009)
The project scope was implementing a total solution to bill energy (meter to cash) in the Danish market. I was included in early stages of the project to go to the customer’s site and analyze the GAPS between their needs and the standard software. With this GAP analysis, I made a functional and later on a technical design for those that needed to be implemented. I supported the development team in their task, and focused on the creation (design and development) of a complete data migration framework to extract data from the customer’s previous system and insert it into the new AX system.
Local Project team
1 Business Analyst
2 Developers
1 Project manager
Partner project team
3 functional consultants
1 project manager
Lessons learned
During the creation of the migration framework, I learned a lot of MySQL, and more specific the Dynamics AX 2009 data structure. This project also gave me the opportunity to get hands on experience with setting up the infrastructure to run a Dynamics AX environment.
Technology
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
MS SQL Management studio
August 2010 - September 2010
Implementation consultant (AX 2009)
For this project the scope was implementing a total solution to bill energy (meter to cash) in the English energy market. My role was to give support to a team of new AX developers with the eye on quality assurance. I fulfilled my role by doing code review and improving where needed.
Project team
1 Business Analyst
1 Implementation consultant
6 Developers
1 Project manager
Lessons learned
During this short project, I mostly refreshed my knowledge on X++ development and had some encounters with interfacing between web services and AX 2009. Also I got hands on experience with installing and configuring Microsoft dynamics AX 2009 environments.
Technology
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
MS SQL Management studio
December 2009 - Juli 2010
Implementation consultant (AX 4.0)
In this project, the scope existed of a modification on top of an already delivered solution to bill energy (meter to cash) in the Belgian energy market. This project I implemented from functional design until after go-live support. I was responsible to analyze the differences between the Belgian and the Dutch energy market and translate this is a technical design document. Based on this document I developed the solution and implemented it at the customer’s site. This solution was fully integrated for both energy markets.
Project team
1 Implementation consultant
1 Project manager
Lessons learned
This project was very educational for me, as I worked on this project alone (excluding budget management). This gave me a very good insight in all phases of a project implementation. During this project, I also got experience in installation and configuration of Dynamics AX 4.0 environments.
Technology
Microsoft dynamics AX 4.0
MS SQL Management studio
Oktober 2009 - November 2009
Implementation consultant (AX 2009)
The project scope was implementing a total solution to bill heat (meter to cash) in the Dutch energy market. During this project I created a technical design based on the functional specifications. After this I took the role as lead developer. After the development phase, I gave support during the customer acceptance test, and did the after go-live support.
Project team
2 Implementation consultants
6 Developers
1 Analyst
1 Project manager
Lessons learned
During this project, I learned a lot about complex X++ coding. This customer had very specific and complex needs, and had also made specific UI requirements. I also have learned to optimize database interaction in AX, to achieve maximum performance of the system.
Technology
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
MS SQL Management studio
Microsoft Visual Studio 3.5 (C#)
Februari 2009 - September 2009
Implementation consultant (AX 2009)
For this project the scope was implementing a total solution to bill electricity and gas (meter to cash) in the Belgian energy market. At first I was a technical lead of the implementation of a new contract management system build on top of the Microsoft AX 2009 software. I made the full technical design based on the functional specification and managed a small group of developers to implement this solution, while performing part of the development tasks myself. After this was successfully implemented, I performed the same role for another new module, this for market interaction. This contained file exchanges between AX and the market.
Project team
4 Implementation consultants
10 Developers
2 Analysts
1 Project manager
Lessons learned
During this project I learned to steer a development team in to creating the best possible solution. For the market interaction, the customer required process flows to be made in BizTalk, which gave me a chance to learn about this technology, and its seamless integration with dynamics AX.
Technology
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
Microsoft Biztalk
Altova XML editor
MS SQL Management studio
August 2008 - Januari 2009
Software developer (AX 2009)
During this project, a total solution to bill heat (meter to cash) in the Dutch energy market was implemented. I was part of the development team, where we each had the responsibility to work out a part of the technical design. This development was partly done on site at the customer, with direct developer/end-user interaction. This project was a complex implementation as it had interfaces with multiple existing third party systems.
Project team
1 Implementation consultant
4 Developers
1 Analyst
1 Project manager
Lessons learned
This project was my first Dynamics AX 2009 implementation. Technically this project taught me the new functionalities of AX 2009. Other new experiences were the development of several web services (.Net 3.5 / C#) to meet the interfacing demands, enterprise portal integration with AX, and crystal reports.
Technology
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
Microsoft Visual Studio 3.5 (C#)
SQL Reports
Februari 2008 - Juli 2008
Software developer (AX 4.0)
The project scope was implementing a solution that would allow the airport of Brussels to automatically bill flight care services. This solution was built on top of the standard AX 4.0 software. My role in the project existed out of the technical analysis and development of a contracting module.
Project team
1 Implementation consultant
2 Developers
1 Analyst
1 Project manager
Lessons learned
During this project I expanded my knowledge of X++ development, and the AX internal reporting technology
Technology
Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0
Reporting in Dynamics AX 4.0
December 2007 - Januari 2008
Software developer (AX 4.0)
For this project, the scope was a small software solution to allow the billing of grid fees in the Belgian energy market. I was part of the development team to build the solution based on the given technical design.
Project team
1 Implementation consultant
2 Developers
1 Project manager
Lessons learned
During this project I expanded my knowledge of X++ development. Also an integration of a third party software that allows the scanning and data extraction from paper documents was implemented here.
Technology
Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0
November 2007 - december 2007
Software developer (AX 4.0)
This project was an internal development of a standard software solution for the energy market. My role in this project was the development of a Billing and contract management system that would allow automatic generation of invoices.
Project team
6 Developers
1 Project manager
Lessons learned
As this was my first AX 4.0 project, I learned a lot about the technology, X++ and data structure of the standard AX 4.0 software.
Technology
Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0
September 2007 - November 2007
Software developer (.Net 3.5)
In this first project, the scope was the development of an ASP.Net administration page that would interact with an already existing database. On this project I was responsible for the back-end of the application, and the database interaction.
Project team
3 Developers
1 Project manager
Lessons learned
During this project I learned to work in a layered architecture, had hands on experience with SQL queries, functions and stored procedures. I also learned a lot about the .Net 3.5 framework
Technology
Microsoft Visual studio 2005 (C#)
TOAD
MS SQL Management studio