I'm Vega Collard, a medior to senior .NET architect and SQL specialist with over a decade of experience delivering scalable back-end solutions and agile coaching. I enjoy turning complex business requirements into robust architectures, mentoring teams, and building data-driven applications with a focus on quality, performance, and maintainability. Outside work I actively explore AI and machine learning through Coursera, aiming to apply these insights to improve processes and decision making. I value collaboration, continuous learning, and a hands-on approach to leadership and technical challenges.

Vega Collard

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I'm Vega Collard, a medior to senior .NET architect and SQL specialist with over a decade of experience delivering scalable back-end solutions and agile coaching. I enjoy turning complex business requirements into robust architectures, mentoring teams, and building data-driven applications with a focus on quality, performance, and maintainability. Outside work I actively explore AI and machine learning through Coursera, aiming to apply these insights to improve processes and decision making. I value collaboration, continuous learning, and a hands-on approach to leadership and technical challenges.

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I’m Vega Collard, a medior to senior .NET architect and SQL specialist with over a decade of experience delivering scalable back-end solutions and agile coaching. I enjoy turning complex business requirements into robust architectures, mentoring teams, and building data-driven applications with a focus on quality, performance, and maintainability.

Outside work I actively explore AI and machine learning through Coursera, aiming to apply these insights to improve processes and decision making. I value collaboration, continuous learning, and a hands-on approach to leadership and technical challenges.

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Language

French
Fluent
English
Fluent
Dutch
Intermediate
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Work Experience

Medior .NET Architect, Senior SQL Server Specialist & .Net Developer at STELLANTIS
November 1, 2024 - February 1, 2026
Analyze application architecture (ASP.NET MVC & Microservices); create console apps for daily data imports (Vehicles, Insurance PDFs, retailers); design & develop a brand-new backend/frontend app; migrate database from MySQL to SQL Server; manage Azure SQL Server 2022; backend RESTful API and frontend MVC development.
Medior .Net Architect, Senior SQL Server Specialist & Coach at IBZ (Service Public Federal de l’Intérieur)
January 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024
On-site consultancy for eMigration project; training & coaching for junior .NET developers; SQL governance training; functional analysis translating business needs to technical language; .NET architecture design using DDD; Azure migration planning; Azure DevOps task management.
Medior .Net Architect, Senior SQL Server Specialist & Coach at EGOV SELECT
December 1, 2021 - January 1, 2023
On-site consultancy for the Federal Police; project ISLP; Scrum Master & coaching for junior .NET developers; SAFe Agile training for junior users; Functional analysis; DDD; DB problems investigation and solutions; Azure migration preparation.
Medior .Net Architect, Functional Analyst & SQL Coach at AG INSURANCES
January 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023
On-site consultancy; project Medifi; analyze medical & financial insurance risk; translate business needs to technical; DBA analysis; design of ASP.NET MVC (.NET 5.0) architecture; WCF, API; Linux support; Agile project management.
Junior .Net Architect, Senior .Net Consultant & Agile Coach at POSITIVE THINKING COMPANY
May 1, 2019 - December 1, 2021
On-site consultancy; training & coaching for junior .NET developers; Agile/SAFe coaching for future Product Owners; Angular front-end development; DDD architecture; MVC/.NET framework.
Junior .Net Architect, Senior .Net Consultant, Agile & SCRUM Master at ADNEOM
August 1, 2017 - April 1, 2019
On-site consultancy; multi-tier architecture with microservices; team coaching; Scrum Master duties; Angular 5 front-end; .NET 4.7.1 stack; Linux (Debian).
Senior Microsoft SQL .Net Developer at STONESTONE S.A.
January 1, 2016 - July 1, 2017
Develop with .NET 4.5, C#, ADO.NET, WCF; work with Selligent Campaigner and Adobe Analytics API; SQL Server 2014; Jira, Perforce & Git for versioning.
Microsoft .Net 4.5 Azure Developer, SQL Server 2012 DBA & Developer at LOGICAL CONCEPT EUROPE S.P.R.L.
July 1, 2013 - March 1, 2015
Multi-tier architecture; .NET 4.5, C#; Windows Azure development; JQuery, AJAX; ADO.NET, WCF, ASP.NET; Visual Studio; SQL Server 2012; DBA tasks.
Back End .NET & SQL Analyst-Developer at VOX TENEO S.C.R.L.
March 1, 2012 - June 1, 2013
Multi-tier architecture; .NET 4.0; C# & VB.NET; ASP.NET; WCF; SQL databases; jQuery; AJAX; Git versioning.
.NET Developer at WAVENET S.P .R.L.
November 1, 2010 - March 1, 2011
Multi-tier architecture; .NET 2.0-3.5; C#; ASP.NET; ADO.NET; jQuery; Web services; SQL Server; Crystal Reports.
Junior Website & .NET Developer at RECRE ACTION .BE
June 1, 2010 - October 1, 2010
Multi-tier; .NET 4.0; C#; ASP.NET; HTML; CSS; AJAX; Visual Studio.
Junior .NET Developer at BUSINESS TRAINING
September 1, 2009 - March 1, 2010
Multi-tier & MVC architectures; .NET 3.5; C#; ASP.NET; ADO.NET; AJAX; Visual Studio.
Network Administrator at MERCK SHARP & DOHME INC.
April 1, 2009 - August 1, 2009
IT infrastructure; network administration; end-user support.
Support Engineer 1st and 2nd Line at TELEPERFORMANCE
April 1, 2008 - October 1, 2008
1st/2nd line IT support; incident resolution.
Junior 1st Line Support Engineer at TECHNOCITE
October 1, 2007 - April 1, 2008
1st line IT support; issue resolution.
Helpdesk Dispatcher at DALKIA N .V. S.A.
February 1, 2006 - October 1, 2006
Helpdesk dispatch; ticketing management.
Medior .Net Architect, Senior SQL Server Specialist & Coach at Service Public Fédéral de l'Intérieur (IBZ)
January 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024
On-site consultancy for eMigration; training & coaching for junior .NET developers; governance trainings; Entity Framework-generated databases; design .NET architecture using DDD; Azure migration planning; Azure DevOps coordination.
Senior C / C++ and .Net Fullstack Consultant & Agile Coach at EGOV SELECT
December 1, 2021 - January 1, 2023
On-site consultancy for ISLP (Federal Police); Scrum Master & coaching for junior .NET developers; SAFe Agile training; functional analysis and DDD; project maintenance and new features; multi-language stack (C/C++, SQL, PHP).
Senior Microsoft SQL .Net developer (with Adobe Analytics & Selligent) at STONESTONE S.A.
January 1, 2016 - July 1, 2017
Developed MS SQL/.NET solutions; integrated Adobe Analytics and Selligent; data flow analysis and reporting optimization.
Back End .NET & SQL Analyst -Developer at VOX TENEO S.C.R.L.
March 1, 2012 - June 1, 2013
Backend development in .NET and SQL; multi-tier architecture; WCF, ASP.NET, AJAX; database troubleshooting and development.
.NET Developer at WAVENET S.P.R.L.
November 1, 2010 - March 1, 2011
Full-stack .NET development; multi-tier architecture; SQL Server; ASP.NET; Web Services; front-end integration.
1st and 2nd line Support Engineer at TELEPERFORMANCE
April 1, 2008 - October 1, 2008
Helpdesk support and issue resolution; user assistance and ticketing.
Helpdesk Dispatcher at DALKIA N.V. S.A.
February 1, 2006 - October 1, 2006
Helpdesk dispatching and first-line support; service coordination.
Medior .NET Architect, Senior SQL Server Specialist & Coach at COURSERA.COM
March 1, 2026 - Present
Personal E-learning: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, leading to a Stanford AI/ML Certification - Using Python as programming language - Using Jupyter Notebook platform - Automation Learning - Supervised Learning (Regression and Classification) - Unsupervised Learning (Clustering, Anomaly Detection, Dimensionality Reduction)
Medior .Net Architect, Senior SQL Server Specialist & Coach at SERVICE PUBLIC FEDERAL DE L’ INTER IEUR (IBZ)
January 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024
On-Site Consultancy Project 'eMigration': Analyze foreigners & undocumented people data to be implemented on the new application Analyze application’s Architecture (choice was MVC architecture & Microservice) Training & coaching for juniors .Net developers – As Entity Framework was used to generate database, SQL good governance trainings to .Net developers. Functional Analysis to translate the business needs to a more technical language for the developers DBA analysis & DB problems investigation + suggesting solutions preparing Microsoft Azure SQL Server migration Using Microsoft Azure Devops for taking care of task/user stories and Azure Bus
Medior .Net Architect, Functional Analyst & SQL Coach at POSITIVE THINKING COMPANY
May 1, 2019 - December 1, 2021
On-Site Consultancy: Training & coaching for juniors; Angular Front-End development; Functional Analysis; DBA tasks; Agile project delivery
Junior .Net Architect, Senior .Net Consultant & Agile Coach at ADNEOM
August 1, 2017 - April 1, 2019
On-Site Consultancy (U.N.M.S. / N.V.S.M.); Training juniors; Agile SAFe practices; Architecture and microservices; Rest API; .NET Core 1-2; Angular 5
Back End .NET & SQL Analyst - Developer at VOX TENEO S.C.R.L.
March 1, 2012 - June 1, 2013
Multi-tier architecture; .NET 4.x; RESTful API; ADO.NET; WCF; XML; jQuery; AJAX; SQL Server 2012

Education

Professional Bachelor in Computer Science at Paul Lambin Institute
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2005
Academic Bachelor in Computer Science at Free University of Brussels
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2004
General Certificate of Secondary Education at Saint Stanislas Institute
January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1999
Professional Bachelor in Computer Science at Paul Lambin Institute
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2005
Bachelor in Computer Science at Free University of Brussels
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2004
Professional Bachelor in Computer Science at Paul Lambin Institute
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2005
Bachelor in Computer Science at Free University of Brussels
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2004
Secondary School Degree at Saint Stanislas Institute
January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1999

Qualifications

70-562 TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application Development
January 11, 2030 - March 6, 2026
70-536: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation
January 11, 2030 - March 6, 2026
70-450 PRO: Designing, Optimizing and Maintaining a Database Administrative Solution Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008
January 11, 2030 - March 6, 2026
70-432 TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Implementation & Maintenance
January 11, 2030 - March 6, 2026
70-562 TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application Development
January 11, 2030 - March 6, 2026
70-536: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation
January 11, 2030 - March 6, 2026
70-450 PRO: Designing, Optimizing and Maintaining a Database Administrative Solution Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008
January 11, 2030 - March 6, 2026
70-432 TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Implementation & Maintenance
January 11, 2030 - March 6, 2026
70-562 TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application Development
January 11, 2030 - March 21, 2026
70-536: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation
January 11, 2030 - March 21, 2026
70-450 PRO: Designing, Optimizing and Maintaining a Database Administrative Solution Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008
January 11, 2030 - March 21, 2026
70-432 TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Implementation & Maintenance
January 11, 2030 - March 21, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Government, Telecommunications, Education, Media & Entertainment