Maarten Merken is a seasoned software engineer and team leader with extensive experience in the technology sector. Currently serving as Team Lead at Macadam Europe since May 2022, Maarten also operates as a Freelance Software Engineer at MRKN BV, a company founded in December 2018 that provides software consultancy and tailored technical training. Additional roles include Guest Blogger for Agilix, contributing technical articles on various subjects including ASP.NET Core and DevOps. Previous positions held include Senior Full Stack Software Engineer at Wolters Kluwer, Lead Application Engineer at ALD Automotive Belgium, and Software Engineer at Compilate and Remmicom, among others. Maarten's educational background includes a degree in AI Technical Architect from Hogeschool PXL, as well as various degrees in Applied Computer Science and Informatica-Beheer.