Nick Belhomme

“At Essent, I had the opportunity to work with Nick both in his role as php-developer and php qa-lead as well as in his role as a release manager. In both roles his communication skills and drive to bring everything to a good end shined. I loved working together with Nick, and hope we meet again in the future!”

“I have had the pleasure to work with Nick at Essent.be. He has progressed there from a technical lead to Release manager. I worked directly with him in the Role of Release Manager and we lived the Go Live together. (long days , long hours ... but those were the days) In the role as release manager, his strong suit was that he knew the background. So decisions he took were always backed by common sense and deep technical knowledge. Also from that knowledge he was able to block where needed. Nick is a natural strong communicator with a proactive attitude. Besides that, he is of course also a nice guy to work with, always fun. I'm always happy to come across him and will so in the future.”

“I have had the pleasure to work with Nick at essent.be, he has progressed there from a technical lead to release manager. In both roles I was satisfied of his way of working and deliverables. He has shown that he can manage different roles. In the role as release manager, it was very important for me as a business owner to have a very timely and transparent communication with understanding for our difficulties. Searching for solutions was therefore a must. Nick has shown that he has the necessary communication skills to manage these difficulties, with mutual understanding he provided the correct solutions. He has a proactive attitude, which is ultimate for collaboration with business. Customer is king is his motto. Thanks for this this fine collaboration! That’s why it was nice to hear that we will work for the same employer in order of our new challenge. I can definitely recommend Nick! He is an asset to the team where he ends up. ”

“Nick is very good senior developer, he writes clear code covered by tests, from all our consultants he took by far the least time to get setup and start working independently on our codebase. He gives valuable feedback when and where needed, also doesn’t mind new challenges outside of his comfort zone, he does some front-end development in Vue and Angular, spotted some security issues on the cloud-formation, ... ”

“Nick is eager to learn, and eager to teach. I've had the pleasure to work with him at Uitgeverij VAN IN. He has a great amount of experience in his field, and it shows. He is always open to give his opinion based on that experience and he helps out wherever he can. He is always open to other opinions and he loves to learn new things. He is a very intelligent developer and no challenge seems too small. He acts straight to the point and is very constructive with his feedback. He writes code for the team, not for himself. It is always very clean and well organised. I can only recommend him as a great addition to your team. Nick is a kind, genuine and honest person. He is cheerful and brings an uplifting spirit to the table. It's always nice to hang out with him. Oh, and he likes trees.”

“Nick is someone that truely leaves a mark on any project he gets involved with. He brings an amazing amount of experience and technical expertise to the table and loves to share knowledge with others. Life long learning comes naturally for Nick, he combines that seamlessly with a very respectful attitude towards colleagues and teammates. Nick is someone that does not need to "shine" or show off his own expertise, his value is best epxressed by achieving goals together with the team.”

“Let me start out saying this: I would absolutely recommend working with Nick. He’s a great guy, nice to be around and to have conversations with. Nick is straightforward, will recommend things based on previous experience (of which he has a lot), but will also agree to follow the team and won’t push his opinions. What struck me immediately was his way of creating pull requests. He’s always very thorough in describing his intentions, why he implemented something the way he did. This thoroughness is also visible when he reviews code. He checks the code, but also pulls it in locally to make sure he didn’t miss anything. That’s something that inspired me personally and improved our team as a whole. He taught our team that working remotely (a few days in the week) doesn’t need to be something that holds you back. On the contrary, partly because of Nick, our team was fully prepared to work completely remote during the COVID-19 pandemic. I hope Nick will stay part of our team for a while longer, it’s been a pleasure so far!”

“Nick is someone who makes it easy to just say positive things about. I had the pleasure of working with Nick for about a year on a big project where he was one of the software developers involved. Even though Nick was working remotely for most of the project (which took place in Amsterdam, where he's living in Belgium) that never was an issue. In fact it feels so irrelevant that I could easily leave it out, which is exactly what makes it relevant to mention. I've come to know him as a very experienced developer that's always constructive in his feedback, thinking ahead, skillful and cheerful. Overal just a very nice guy I would recommend for any project with complex domains and would love to have the pleasure to work with in the future!”

“Nick is the kind of software developer you wish for your dreamteam. Having a lot of experience in the world of software development he brings in technical excellence, the ability to quickly learn the working of unknown domains and the ability to explain technical matters very clearly to a wide range of audiences. During the time we worked together I got to know Nick as a very reliable team member, driven to create great results and most importantly a very kind, positive, humble and fun person to work with. I hope to enjoy his presence again in the future!”

“I know Nick as very intelligent, professional and nice to work with. From the first moment we started to work together I noticed that he's really committed to reach the perfect result. He is capable to detect problems, stand up and take action. During critical moments he uses his capabilities to solve the issue. I would describe him as a good team player. He shares knowledge, insights and helps when you are interested to improve your skills. He is also working perfectly independent, I would even recommend him as a project lead. I would be happy to work again with him on future projects, because I know that he is responsible, driven to reach the target.”

“Nick Belhomme born November 12th 1978 worked as PHP developer and later on as technical lead in the Skynet team from March 2008 until April 2013. Skynet is a brand of Belgacom, the leading Telecom provider of Belgium. The Skynet team maintains the leading multimedia Website of Belgium. Nick had the lead on some major Business projects, like TV Everywhere and he was also responsible for the workflow tools of my team. Nick was also responsible in recruiting new local and offshore team members. With his spirit and technical know how he was the driving force behind implementing stable solutions to optimize the workflow of everybody in my team. He assured quality by creating a solid release architecture which gives my team the tools to do one-click releases, backed up with today release management tools such as PHPUnit, Selenium and Jenkins. Nick is very result oriented. He is someone you can trust to deliver projects on time. His own quality standards are high, pushing the team to the same. He always carried out his duties to our fullest satisfaction It is with great regret that we see him leave. We wish him great success with his future endeavors. Jürgen Raschke IT Team Manager Belgacom”

“It is a pleasure to work together with Nick. He knows his stuff and he can teach others to understand complex material. He has a very positive "I can do that" mentality and drags other people into the same positive vibe. He isn't afraid to tackle problems that are outside his comfort zone. In no time, he masters new technology to get the project to the next level. Excellent knowledge, great personality, ... In short, a guy you want to have in your team!”

“Nick Belhomme born November 12th 1978 worked as PHP developer and later on as technical lead in the Skynet team from March 2008 until April 2013. Skynet is a brand of Belgacom, the leading Telecom provider of Belgium. The Skynet team maintains the leading multimedia Website of Belgium. Nick had the lead on some major Business projects, like TV Everywhere and he was also responsible for the workflow tools of my team. With his spirit and technical know how he was the driving force behind implementing stable solutions to optimize the workflow of everybody in my team. He assured quality by creating a solid release architecture which gives my team the tools to do one-click releases, backed up with today release management tools such as PHPUnit, Selenium and Jenkins. Nick is very result oriented. He is someone you can trust to deliver projects on time. His own quality standards are high, pushing the team to the same. He always carried out his duties to our fullest satisfaction It is with great regret that we see him leave. We wish him great success with his future endeavors. Jürgen Raschke IT Team Manager Belgacom”

“I am pleased to recommend BELHOMME Nick who has been an expert web developer colleague for the past five years. During that time, I have come to know him as a strong person and a role model for his peers. Nick is a rare type of web developer who combines exceptional natural ability with a willingness and eagerness to learn. Nick is able to help his peers with difficult development concepts, but does so in a way that is both practical and non-condescending. Although he is aware of his natural ability in the area of development, Nick is constantly challenging himself. Nick is a hard-working person who understands exactly what a project is all about from the outset, and how to get it done quickly and effectively. During his five years in the expert web developer position, I cannot remember an instance in which he missed a major deadline. He’s often brought projects in below budget and ahead of schedule. Nick is a resourceful, creative, and solution-oriented person who was frequently able to come up with new and innovative approaches to his assigned projects. He functioned well as a team leader when required, and he worked effectively as a team member under the direction of other team leaders. Based on my experience working with him, I can unreservedly recommend BELHOMME Nick to you for any senior expert web developer position.”

“I worked with Nick at Belgacom. In short a guy with loads of tips and tricks in his sleeve. I found his advice was always invaluable, giving sharp insight into the ramifications of architecture decisions, and he always made himself available to assist with such decisions. You would find him come down hard when it comes to code quality clearly demonstrating his passion for his work. He motivates and stands by example to push forward best practices. I get inspiration on his technical knowledge.”

“Nick is a very driven person with a lot of fresh ideas and a good understanding of the current IT market, ranging from the financial part of a running website down to the core implementation of it. As a colleague, he is fun to work with and is, when you ask him for it, always willing to share his knowledge with you.”

“I've known Nick as a highly motivated and enjoyable person to work with. He has an everlasting optimistic view on things and strives for success with great passion.”

“Nick is an easy person to work with. Always ready to help, he adds technical knowledge, a critical mind but with a very positive attitude and patience to any project. He is also one of the most consistent and driven developers I know, urging his fellow developers to best practices and out-of-the-box thinking. And, not unimportant, he is very fun colleague to have in the team.”

“Nick is consultant in the company I work for. Nick is reliable and always ready to help his colleagues when they need it. He is a good consultant, able to join a team and to become a real member of this. He has good contacts with colleagues, he really wants to integrate himself into his client's teams. He is results oriented and easily assimilate projects of his client. I really appreciated to work with Nick.”

“Nick is one of the most experienced PHP developpers that I know. It was a pleasure to work with him.”

“Very good PHP consultant, proactive, very competent, he does a very hard work. He feels rapidly concerned by the project he have to work on and by the objectives your company has to reach. Nick is really somebody you can trust and rely on.”

“Nick is certainly one of the best (if not the best) PHP developer I had the pleasure to work with. His main abilities according to me are his very professional diagnostic about problem solving and his speed at getting the work done. By the way, Nick proved to be a very accessible person and he really is passionated by his work, a quality that makes it all, for me.”

“Nick is one of the best PHP consultant I ever collaborate with. He is proactive, very competent and hard work is not an issue for him This is someone you can really trust and rely on. He is committed to assume end-to-end accountability and to ensure mutual trust and respect By the way, he is also a pleasant co-worker”

“Nick has joined my client's team 3 months ago to perform major PHP developments. The client has until now given very positive feedback. On the other hand, the partnership between Nick and us runs very smoothly, it's a pleasure working with him.”