Michael Bar

Software Engineering Manager

Lummen, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

I have more than 25 years of experience in software engineering. The last two years I worked as a team lead, leading a team of 3 to 5 software engineers. I believe in self-organizing teams that apply lean software development and continuous delivery practices. I love to learn new things and continuously improve my team(mates) and my self. Topics I have improved on recently are soft-skills and software development processes (Agile, Kanban/lean software development and Continuous Delivery). In my pastime I love mountainbiking and walking with my dog.

Experience

  • Software Engineering Manager at H.Essers
    Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

  • SCIA (5 yrs 5 mos)
    • Software Development Team Leader
      Jan 2021 - Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      1st line management, leading 3 to 5 software engineers Making team more performant by coaching and applying lean software development Distributed team: mostly Belgium and Czech Republic Participating in the team as a regular software engineer

    • Software Developer
      Dec 2017 - Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Development of different applications and components: * AutoConverter: application to convert to 3D structural model into analytical model (so that the stability and dynamics of a large construction like for instance a building can be calculated) * Enabling the possiblity of communication between Scia Engineer and applications of sister companies * SAF : implementation of a standard exchange format of analysis models Different development stacks have been used. Mostly C#/.NET, but also Angular/Typescript and C++. Introducing Kanban, Test Driven Development, Unit Testing and other best practices to the team.

  • Software Developer at Entelec Control Systems
    May 2015 - Dec 2017 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • .NET Developer at IT-Solutions BVBA
    Mar 2013 - Apr 2015 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Senior Software Engineer at anaXis
    Aug 2009 - Mar 2013 · 3 yrs 8 mos