Ben Tels

Background

About Ben Tels

I am an experienced software architect, focusing on software development on the Enterprise Java Platform. As a Master of Science in Computing Science and a software engineer, my primary focus is on software design and architecture. During my career so far I have designed, developed, delivered, maintained and re-engineered software in all areas of the modern Enterprise software environment - from basic web applications through SOA architectures to cloud solutions.In addition I have a lot of experience in the design and development of secure software application, privacy concerns in cloud applications and distributed and federated storage solutions.My career so far has spanned several industries, including utilities, air line and privacy-oriented service provisioning.Aside from development my interests run into software development methodologies (especially Agile methodologies such as XP and Scrum) and configuration management.In addition to my main duties as a software engineer I am interested in coaching and teaching my colleagues.Specialties- Software design and architecture- Algorithm design and derivation- Data modeling and database design (including interaction with application, such as ORM frameworks)- Focus on Java/JEE application development- Architectural support frameworks (including Spring Framework and AspectJ)- SOA design and OXM- Configuration and build management (including Maven)