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This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of speaking with OutSystems Solutions Architect, Andrew Borthwick. Born in Scotland, Andy has lived in several countries, including the USA, France, and England, before deciding to settle in Northern Ireland. After working in various IT roles, he first learned about OutSystems five years ago while working for Neueda (now Version 1). Initially expecting limita...

This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of speaking with Mendix Expert and MVP, Jérémie Degrave. Jérémie's journey into the IT world began early, influenced by his father's career at IBM. After travelling across three continents, he joined Ordina, where he first encountered Mendix. Impressed by the platform, he signed up and embarked on the learning path within a week. Now, five years lat...

This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of speaking with Helena Lameiro, an OutSystems MVP and Expert Engineer at NTT Data Portugal. After spending over 15 years in pharmacy, Helena encountered health issues that led her to consider a career change. She enrolled in a challenging OutSystems training program, designed for only the top performers to secure a job at the end. Helena excelled in the prog...

This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of speaking with Simone Mink, the Digital Execution Practice Lead at Mendix. After spending five years in traditional development, Simone wanted to stay in tech but explore a new path. This desire led her to join Mendix over eight years ago. In her current role, she creates thought leadership content such as playbooks, articles, and innovative programs to bol...

This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of speaking with Kyle Dumont, Senior Director of Digital Transformation and User Experience at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. Founded in 1873, Morgan Lewis is a global law firm with 31 offices across the United States, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. With more than 2,200 lawyers and specialists, the firm offers comprehensive corporate, transactional, lit...

This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of speaking with Donald Monpas, Principal OutSystems Architect at Wodify. After several years as a traditional programmer, Don was introduced to OutSystems by his boss at the time. Initially, he was unimpressed, feeling that the platform lacked the control he was used to. However, when he was assigned to an OutSystems project in 2017, he discovered the platfo...

This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of speaking with Hamzah Asmall, General Manager: Digitalisation at Al Baraka Bank South Africa. Al Baraka Bank is a subsidiary of Bahrain-based Al Baraka Group, a global leader in Islamic banking. Islamic banking offers alternatives to traditional banking, emphasizing risk-sharing, transparency, integrity, and social responsibility. Unlike conventional banks,...

This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of speaking with Andreia Tulcidás, Community Engagement Lead at OutSystems. Over the past five and a half years, Andreia has been an integral part of the OutSystems Community Team. In her role, she oversees a team dedicated to fostering strong connections with the developer community, ensuring their ongoing excitement and motivation in their journey with OutS...

This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of speaking with Richard Tilbury, Director of Development at Personal Group. Personal Group specializes in offering benefits and services geared towards enhancing employee health, wellbeing, and engagement through their award-winning platform, Hapi.  Richard is also a key member of the London OutSystems User Group which has led to him becoming an OutSystems C...

This week, Feroz Khan had the opportunity to chat with Senior Mendix Developer, Liam Hanninen. Liam's journey began with a profound interest in psychology and criminology, driven by his fascination with prisoner rehabilitation. However, after interning at several prisons, he struggled to find career paths that resonated with his passion. It was during this search that he stumbled upon program...

This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of engaging in a conversation with Sezen de Bruijn, a Lead Solution Architect at OutSystems in the Netherlands. Sezen actively promotes the benefits of OutSystems to businesses considering Low Code solutions, while also providing valuable guidance to experienced users to maximize their platform experience. In this episode, they delve into: 👉🏽 Key drivers fo...

This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of chatting with OutSystems MVP, Remco Dekkinga. Remco started his career as a Visual FoxPro Developer before becoming one of the early adopters of OutSystems in the Netherlands way back in 2006. Since then, he has been an integral member of the Dutch OutSystems community by sharing his knowledge and insights through writing articles, co-organizing OutSystems...

This week, Feroz Khan had the privilege of chatting with Miguel Baltazar, the VP of Developers at OutSystems. Miguel's journey with OutSystems began over 20 years ago, when Paulo Rosado, shared his vision of revolutionizing application development. Upon witnessing the initial framework of the IDE and its integration capabilities, Miguel was deeply convinced of the potential to create a platfo...

This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of chatting with Mendix Developer, Max Manoehoetoe. Max's introduction to Mendix occurred during a sabbatical from his Computer Science studies, when he ventured to the Netherlands and secured a position at Casix. Following a year-long tenure there, he opted to return to the UK, where he currently serves as a valuable member of PWC's Mendix Centre o...

This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of chatting with OutSystems Champion, Nivaldo Pereira. Nivaldo's journey with OutSystems began when he landed his first job in Portugal. Despite facing initial hurdles, he persevered, carving out a successful career path. Nivaldo's passion extends beyond personal achievement; he is deeply committed to promoting OutSystems in his homeland of Cape Ver...

This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of chatting with Rene van Hofwegen, Mendix MVP and founder of the Low-code Academy. Rene's low-code journey kicked off 14 years back when he joined Mendix as a consultant/trainer, way back when the company was just a tight-knit crew of 30. Fueled by his love for teaching and helping others, he later founded his own business, the Low-code Academy. In this...

This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of chatting with Ricardo Rocha, who serves as the Managing Director for North America at Noesis. Noesis is a leading international technology consulting firm, boasting over 25 years of experience in providing innovative solutions to bolster companies' operations and digital evolution, boasting a robust low code offering in partnership with OutSystems. In...

This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of chatting with Christopher Robin-Kennedy, the IT Systems Manager at Altrad Sparrows, a global leader in providing specialized equipment and integrated engineering services to the energy and industrial sectors.  In this episode, they delve into: 👉🏽 First impressions of Low Code & OutSystems 👉🏽 His journey as the sole developer for his company over 4...

In the final episode of 2023, our conversation delves into Clark Swain's journey as the former CEO/President of Cloud Development Resources (CDR), a low-code consultancy that harnessed the potential of the OutSystems platform. Their focus was on delivering tailor-made web and mobile applications to clients spanning diverse industries and geographical regions. Clark spearheaded the company&apo...

In this episode, we chat with Kasja Maksymiak, a Mendix MVP, about her journey with Low Code. Back in 2015, a classmate introduced her to Mendix, sparking her interest. While studying in the Netherlands, Kasja took on a part-time role as a Mendix Developer. After graduating, she explored opportunities in IoT and Cyber Security but realized her passion lay in developing with Mendix. So, she decided...

In this episode, we have a conversation with Greg Whitten, who is a Co-Founder of Accelerated Focus and the first OutSystems MVP in Canada. Greg shares his journey from being a high code developer using .Net for 20 years to discovering OutSystems. After experimenting with the platform, he became convinced it was the way forward. This led him to Co-Found Accelerated Focus with his 2 business partne...

In this episode, we have a conversation with US-based Mendix MVP Micah McMullen, who works as Director of Software Engineering at eXp Realty. Micah's journey with Mendix began a decade ago whilst working on a very old web portal which was causing several issues before his CTO at the time discovered Mendix and before he knew it, he was going through Mendix training and hasn’t looked back since...

In this episode, we have the pleasure of talking with Ricardo Araújo, who once held the role of Global Community Director at OutSystems. Ricardo's tech journey began 25 years ago when he first stepped into the world of software development. What's even more fascinating is that he started learning to code at the tender age of 10.  In 2008, Ricardo's story took a significant turn when...

In this episode, we have a chat with Jan Schneider, a Mendix Expert and Trainer from the Netherlands. Initially, Jan had some doubts about the usefulness of low-code development, but his journey into the world of low-code began seven years ago when he became curious about how it could speed up the development process. After brief experiences with ServiceNow and OutSystems, Jan eventually found a h...

In this episode, we have a chat with Mark DeArmon, who works as a Customer Success Manager at OutSystems. Mark's career has been quite diverse, with experience in various roles within software product companies. However, he always had a passion for working with innovative and disruptive product companies, which eventually led him to join OutSystems almost eight years ago.  During our conversa...