Steit Slings studied technical architecture at MTS Antonie Keldermans in Bergen op Zoom/Netherlands and graduated with a diploma in architecture as a Technical/Mechanical Associate. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a specialisation in monumental sculpture from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences/Netherlands.
At the age of 11, he discovered his passion for programming and began writing computer code on a Sinclair ZX81. After completing his studies, he decided to follow his passion and began his professional career as a Software Developer at Macaw, one of the first Internet providers in the Netherlands, which grew from 25 to 250,000 users during the ‘early days of the Internet’. He was responsible for website development and technical implementation for business customers.
After that, Steit Slings decided to work as a freelance IT Specialist and Troubleshooter, which led to him being successful in lots of IT projects and industries. He has worked, e. g., as an IT Consultant and IT Architect at United Broadcast Facilities, as an IT Architect/Consultant at Ubix, as a Senior/Lead Developer for open source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as a Senior PHP Consultant and Developer at Tele2 Netherlands, Philips and for DPI Holding.
Since 2016, Steit Slings has been working as CTO, IT Consultant and Scrum Master. Since then, he has built up several remote and local teams in various industries and improved internet processes and workflows. For example, he was Agile Master at CARIAD in Berlin/Germany, the automotive software company of the Volkswagen Group, where he played a key role in optimising the workflow of the High-Capacity Architecture (HCA) platform and supported three teams as Agile Master at Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). He was also CTO at Sapaso in Cologne, a fintech start-up in the field of payment services for subscription products, where he successfully built a remote team of seven developers and AWS/Amazon Web Services environments.
In recent years, he has also successfully developed several apps, such as the DroidPoster app, an automation platform that allows videos to be automatically posted on all major social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Tumblr, etc.).
Steit Slings has a solution-oriented mindset and focuses on achieving end results. His experience in a wide range of industries and environments gives him extensive potential for goal- and results-oriented solutions.
- Bachelor of Arts, specialising in Monumental Sculptures (Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences/Netherlands)
- Diploma in Architecture as a technical/mechanical Associate (MTS Antonie Keldermans in Bergen op Zoom/Netherlands)
- Certification in Big Data Foundations (Techniques and Concepts)
- Certification as Chief Technology Officer Career Guide
- Scrum Master / Coach
- Autodidact in several Programming Languages and technical Software Management
- Certification as Advanced Open Water Diver – PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors)
- Software Team creation and coaching
- Process Optimisation for Software and Procedures
- Agile Workflow Transitions
- Interim CTO, IT consultant and Scrum Master
- CTO/CEO of DroidPoster in Cologne/Germany, DroidPoster.com (app), automation platform that allows videos to be automatically published on all major social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Tumblr, etc.).
- CTO/CEO of Savour Tasting in Cologne, SavourTasting.com (app), a whisky tasting app that creates a personal profile based on aromas, which can be used to find similarly tasting whiskies.
- CTO/CEO of ensown in Cologne, ensown.com (app), a user-friendly blockchain-based ledger for registering and tracking property rights.
- Agile Master at CARIAD in Berlin/Germany, automotive software company of the Volkswagen Group, optimisation of the workflow of the High-Capacity Architecture (HCA) platform, support of three teams as Agile Master in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
- Scrum/Jira Consultant at Crowdfox in Cologne, purchasing and comparison platform for B2C and B2B, implementation of Scrum and project-based developments with Jira & Atlassian.
- CTO at Sapaso in Cologne, a FinTech Start-up in the field of payment services for subscription products, building a remote team of seven developers, setting up AWS/Amazon Web Services environments, managing the development team.
- CTO at Blinqed in 's-Hertogenbosch/Netherlands, a wholesale platform for the hospitality industry, building and managing a team of 10 developers.
- Senior PHP Consultant at Tele2 Netherlands in Diemen/Netherlands, development of tools for the new website for reselling products.
- Senior PHP Developer at Philips in Eindhoven/Netherlands, code optimisation and performance improvement of a procurement application.
- Senior PHP Consultant for DPI Holding, redesign of the website for Sparta Bikes in CAKE-PHP.
- Senior/Lead Developer Open Source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, development of a PHP framework and management of the development team.
- IT Architect/Consultant at Ubix, development of a communication platform for taxis, CarPC and dispatching.
- IT Consultant and IT Troubleshooter at Ciber in the Netherlands, e.g. integration of three CMS systems (Censura, PHPbb and Xoops).
- IT Consultant and IT Architect at United Broadcast Facilities in the Netherlands, consulting and implementation on streaming video and the Internet.
- Webmaster at the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands.
- Software Developer at Macaw, e.g. development of the website for ECT and 3DStudio animations for Philips Lighting.
Discover beautiful landscapes while hiking, create conceptual art and exhibit it.
