About me
My name is Michel van den Berg and I'm an independent lead full stack developer - preferably .NET and React/Typescript - specialized in building microservices, modular monoliths and everything that comes with it.
You can also call me a software/solution architect, although coding comes first and I believe architects should always stay hands-on with code. I have followed training by various industry gurus like Udi Dahan and Greg Young.
I work under the company name 'Promontis', which is a contraction of the Latin words 'pro' (for) and 'montis' (of the mountain; my last name). In my spare time, I contribute to open source projects and work on a startup named Stylister.
For fun I watch TV series (anything Marvel) and play the piano.
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Michel van den Berg
Lead Full Stack Developer / Software Architect
Work Experience
Fullstack Developer
Nederlandse Loterij
February 2024 - Present
Building the new Sports Betting platform for Nederlandse Loterij at sport.toto.nl — the market leader in Dutch sports betting with ~25% market share. Developing features for live betting, bet builders, and real-time odds while handling high-traffic events like Euro 2024.
Technologies: Vue, Typescript, NodeJS, SSR, .NET, C#, NATS, Kafka, Mongo, TypeSense, Azure, Kubernetes, Figma
Software Architect/Lead Developer
Deloitte
February 2022 - February 2024
Helping the Enterprise Tax Platform (ETP) - which provides data-driven tax insights (regulatory/compliance) for the tax professional - to implement a Modular Monolith.
Technologies: .NET, C#, Python, Modular Monolith, MassTransit, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle 19c, Azure, AWS, Vue 3, Blazor, TailwindCSS, Typescript
Contributor
Piral
August 2021 - Present
Contributing to Piral, a framework for building microfrontend applications in React. My contributions focus on improving the developer experience and extending the plugin ecosystem for enterprise use cases.
Lead developer
Briskergroup
February 2021 - February 2022
Brisker Group is a full-service HR service provider. Introducing Briskergroup to high-cohesive and low coupling practises. Gradually transforming the codebase to a more (stable) service oriented solution, both in the backend and in the frontend.
Technologies: .NET, C#, Microservices, MassTransit, Azure, AWS, React, TailwindCSS, Typescript
Software Architect
Collenda
February 2020 - February 2021
Collenda is the market leader in software solutions for the entire credit life cycle. Trained non-.NET developers to be proficient in .NET so that Collenda could stop with outsourcing and have less risk. Giving guidance on how to move forward from a legacy codebase to a modern way of working.
Technologies: .NET, C#, WPF, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence
Contributor
HotChocolate
2020 - Present
Contributing to HotChocolate, the most popular GraphQL server for .NET with over 5.5K GitHub stars. Helping improve the schema-first approach and performance optimizations for high-throughput scenarios.
Contributor
StreamsDB
2019 - Present
StreamsDB is the modern stream database for advanced stream processing and event sourcing systems. It provides a rock solid foundation for event-sourced applications that store their state as a series of events, while allowing you write to multiple streams within a single transaction secure and efficient.
Contributor
Eventflow
2019 - Present
Contributing to EventFlow, a popular CQRS and Event Sourcing framework for .NET with over 2.4K GitHub stars. Focused on improving saga implementations and adding support for modern .NET features.
Lead Developer
ENAI/Trigion
January 2019 - February 2020
Designed and implemented a high-performance streaming data pipeline for ENAI/Trigion, one of the leading security system suppliers in the Netherlands. Built real-time event processing using Apache Kafka and .NET, handling millions of security events per day from alarm systems across the country.
Technologies: .NET Core, C#, Docker, Kubernetes (on-premise), Apache Kafka, RocksDB, Apache NiFi, Lenses, Git and GitLab
Lead Developer & Software Architect
Cito
June 2018 - April 2019
Helping Cito to support governments, institutions and awarding bodies so that they can develop world-class testing and monitoring systems to complete their educational programmes. From a legacy Windows-only monolith to stable future-proof microservices on multi-browser and multi-device, while simultaneously transforming the IT department.
Technologies: .NET Core, C#, Docker, Kubernetes, NServiceBus, Microservices, DDD, Javascript, Azure DevOps, Git, OpenID Connect, Angular, CI/CD, DevOps, Azure, Scrum and more
Software Architect
AFAS Software
May 2017 - June 2018
Creating the next generation of AFAS ERP platform based on their vision to generate software based on a model that represents the client's world instead of programming it.
Technologies: .NET Core, C#, Azure Service Fabric, CQRS, Event Sourcing, Microservices, DDD, React, TDD, Selenium, TFS, Git, OpenID Connect, Powershell, Cake, CI/CD, DevOps, Azure, Scrum and more
Founder
Stylister
July 2017 - Present
Founder of a small startup that will be able to style interiors in less than a 10th of the time it currently takes by making use of advanced optimization algorithms and artificial intelligence.
Technologies: .NET Core, C#, NodeJS, HonoJS, Kubernetes (AKS), Docker, Microservices, DDD, TypeScript, TDD, React, GraphQL, Git, OpenID Connect, CI/CD, Azure, AWS, Optimization algorithms, AI, and more
Microsoft Azure Advisor
Microsoft
2014 - Present
Microsoft Azure Advisors help advice Microsoft in the use and vision of the Azure platform. Subjects that are discussed are Service Fabric, Resource Manager, API Management, Azure Active Directory (B2C), Service Bus, App Service and Monitoring.
Senior Software Developer
Eneco
Nov 2016 - Apr 2017
Rewriting the backend of the new Eneco app. Eneco is one of the largest producers and suppliers of natural gas, electricity and heat in the Netherlands, serving more than 2 million business and residential customers.
Technologies: .NET, C#, ASP.NET Web Api, Apigee, Azure, Jira, Confluence, SOLID, TDD, Git, CI/CD, Azure, Oracle 19c and more
Cloud Solution Architect
Coöperatie VGZ
Apr 2016 - Apr 2017
Setting up the cloud landscape for VGZ - the second largest health insurance provider in the Netherlands. The API platform is connected to various legacy services in- and outside the organization, is connected to DigiD and also enables their mobile app.
Technologies: .NET, C#, ASP.NET Web Api, ASP.NET MVC, WCF, Azure, Azure Storage, Azure Service Bus, Azure API Management, Azure Active Directory (B2C), Azure App Service, DigiD, VSTS, SOLID, TDD, Git, CI/CD, DevOps, Scrum and more
Senior Software Developer
Nike
Nov 2015 - Apr 2016
Developing a mobile app - including the backend - that Nike uses to plan the SKUs of around 600 European stores.
Technologies: .NET, C#, Xamarin, MvvmCross, ASP.NET Web Api, ASP.NET MVC, Javascript, AWS, OAuth, Jira, Confluence, SOLID, TDD, Git, CI/CD, DevOps, Scrum and more
Full Stack Developer
Maersk
Jul 2015 - Dec 2015
Built a logistics platform for a Maersk subsidiary entering the onshore logistics market. Developed the backend API and frontend for managing container transport, integrating with existing Maersk systems using NServiceBus for reliable messaging.
Technologies: .NET, C#, ASP.NET Web Api, NodeJS, Javascript, Azure, NServiceBus, OpenId, IdentityServer, Jira, Confluence, SOLID, TDD, Git, CI/CD, XLDeploy, DevOps, Scrum and more
Software Developer
Robeco
Jun 2011 - Jul 2015
Delivering multiple software development projects to aid in various aspects of daily business. For example, a reporting solution for the FTK (Financieel Toetsing Kader). The FTK is mandatory as of by the central bank of the Netherlands (DNB) and is considered complex. The results of the solution are yearly audited by EY.
Technologies: .NET, C#, VB.NET, WinForms, WPF, Mvvm, ReactiveUI, DevExpress, TFS, SOLID, TDD, Scrum and more
Senior Software Developer
Atos
Aug 2010 - Jan 2013
Consulted for multiple enterprise clients on .NET development projects, including custom business applications, system integrations, and migrations to newer .NET frameworks. Worked on-site at various organizations across the Netherlands.
Microsoft Competence Leader
Atos
May 2011 - Jul 2012
Led the Microsoft Competence Centre at Atos, coaching and mentoring around 40 .NET developers. Organized internal training sessions, established coding standards, and helped team members advance their technical skills and certifications.
Software Developer
UMC St Radboud
Oct 2010 - Jun 2011
Developing an electronic health record system for UMC St Radboud - a university medical center.
Technologies: .NET, C#, ASP.NET, Javascript, TFS, SOLID, TDD, CI/CD, Scrum and more
Microsoft Student Partner (MSP)
Microsoft
2008 - 2009
The Microsoft Student Partners is a worldwide recognizable program to sponsor students majoring in disciplines related to technology. Microsoft chooses one skilled student from each institution at a time to serve as representatives. MSPs are assumed to further share the knowledge among the academic community by arranging courses; giving presentations and lectures; and initiating projects among the students.
Education
Udi Dahan's Advanced Distributed Systems Design
Particular Software
2017
Designing large-scale distributed systems is hard. While new technologies make it easier to comply with today's communications and security standards, they don't auto-magically give you a robust and scalable system. See how companies like Amazon and eBay run their systems and learn how to: Avoid common pitfalls in distributed systems, Use loosely coupled messaging communication, Identify and allocate business logic to services, Decompose services into layers, tiers, assemblies, and processes, Design for service management and monitoring in production environments.
Greg Young's Advanced CQRS & DDD Workshop
Skillsmatter
2017
This advanced CQRS training dives deeper into discussion on process managers, sagas, and advanced messaging patterns. Gregory Young (author of EventStore) coined the term "CQRS" (Command Query Responsibility Segregation) and it was instantly picked up by the community who have elaborated upon it ever since.
Akka.NET Design Patterns
Petabridge
2015
Akka.NET actors expose tons of new possibilities for designing reactive systems that are resilient, responsive, elastic, and message-driven - but taking advantage of these capabilities is done best in combination with established design patterns.
Computer Science (not finished)
Delft University of Technology
2006 - 2011
Ranked among the top universities of technology in Europe (#18, QS 2010) TU Delft's excellent research and education standards are backed by outstanding facilities, research institutes and research schools.
NLP Practitioner, Psychology psychotherapy Communication
UNLP
2009 - 2010
NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Neuro refers to your neurology; Linguistic refers to language; programming refers to how that neural language functions. In other words, learning NLP is like learning the language of your own mind!















