Tom Claessens, Scrum master & certified SAFe agilist
| +32 497-02 29 94 | Kontich, Antwerp, BE
SUMMARY
I serve as a Scrum Master and Agile Coach for a leading outdoor retail group in Europe. In this role, I collaborate closely with business and domain stakeholders, overseeing multiple development teams to ensure the timely and cost-effective delivery of high-quality, functional web projects. My focus is on fostering a cohesive, high-performing team that consistently exceeds the sum of its individual talents.
EDUCATION
Thomas More 2002-01-01 — 2003-01-01
Bachelor - Information management & support
St-Lucas Univeristy College of Art and Design Antwerp 2003-01-01 — 2004-01-01
Bachelor - Graphic design
SKILLS
JIRA & Confluence (Master): JIRA, Confluence, Workflows
Agile coaching (Very good): Scrum, Kanban, SAFe principles
Web Development (Excellent): HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP
EXPERIENCE
A.S. Adventure (Yonderland group) | Scrum master & SAFe Agilist 2018-09-01 — 2024-11-26

Scrum master and SAFe Agilist

  • Aiding four different development teams in their agility
  • Coaching junior profiles and helping them with their transition to becoming part of the agile team
  • Certified SAFe 4.0 Agilist in 2020
  • Help implement SAFe way of working - including organizing PI planning events
A.S. Adventure (Yonderland group) | Senior front-end developer 2016-08-01 — 2018-09-01

Senior front-end developer within AEM, using AngularJS and React

  • Senior front-end developer AngularJS and React - within the AEM platform
  • Provide the necessary tools for content and marketing teams to generate online revenue
  • Keeping a watchful eye on the SDLC
  • Technologies: AngularJS, React, Adobe Experience Manager, Amazon AWS
Truvo (goudengids.be) | Front-end developer, scrum master 2012-06-01 — 2016-06-01

Front-end frameworks developer working for goudengids.be, scrum master

  • Sole front-end developer for the MySite project - a site builder offered to clients of Goudengids to create their own website
  • Scrum master of the digital delivery front-end development team
  • Assisting the delivery manager with the analysis and preparation of the technology stack upgrade roadmap
  • DTP'er of the internal monthly IT magazine called 'Technobytes'
  • Technologies: YUI, AngularJS, NodeJS
BoulevArt (Cronos group) | Front-end developer 2010-05-01 — 2012-06-01

Front-end frameworks developer working for goudengids.be

  • Releasing the new goudengids.be platform, with over 10 million unique visitors per month
  • Development of the MySite project - a site builder offered to clients to create their own website
  • Technologies: YUI, AngularJS, NodeJS
BoulevArt (Cronos group) | Senior PHP developer 2009-06-01 — 2012-06-01

PHP development as consultant, transitioned to front-end only development during the last two years.

  • Senior PHP developer creating enterprise critical applications
  • Goudengids, VMMa, Antwerp Diamond Bank
  • Technologies: Zend Framework, CakePHP, Drupal and Wordpress
Duval Guillaume | PHP developer 2007-01-01 — 2009-06-01

PHP development for the majority of clients of Duval Guillaume Brussels.

  • PHP development in Drupal, Wordpress and CakePHP
  • Creation and reporting on Optizen Messagent e-mail marketing campaigns
  • Administration of three windows and two linux hosting servers for Duval Guillaume clients
  • Technologies: CakePHP, Drupal, Wordpress
MTFR.COM | PHP developer 2005-01-01 — 2007-01-01

short-term campaign websites written in PHP for a variety of clients.

  • PHP development
  • Marketing projects for Duval Guillaume, TMC, TCC, Salto Industries, GR8, Martini and General Electric
  • Administration of two linux hosting servers for all MTFR.COM clients
  • Technologies: CakePHP, Drupal, Wordpress
AWARDS
Certified SAFe Agilist 2020-01-01
Scaled Agile
LANGUAGES
Dutch (Native) , English (Proficient speaker & writer) , French (Qu'est-ce que tu dis?)
INTERESTS
Photography [ Landscape , Nature ] , Music [ Jazz , Scores ]
REFERENCES
Yonderland RTE
— Lenny de la Fontayne
Yonderland Scrum Master
— Sara Van Haverbeke
Yonderland backend services team lead
— Brent Van Hoof