Stijn Michiels
Creative Technologist
36 / m / Mechelen

* technology-focused professional who understands the creative process and is good at prototyping early, facilitating prototype testing and implementing changes

Experience

Roger Roll NV

04/2019 - today

Co-founder

  • focus on Spatial Computing
  • tech stack: Microsoft HoloLens, ARKit, ARCore, Azure MR stack
  • building partnerships in healthcare, sports and public sector verticals

InspireX

12/2016 - 03/2019

Innovation Catalyst

  • driving innovation both internally and at customers
  • focus on novel Microsoft technology
  • help grow new initiatives
  • speaker on innovation in technology

Telenet

11/2006 - 08/2012

Webmaster

  • part of the Online Media team within Residential Marketing
  • allround webmaster zita.be and vandaag.be
  • front-end development 9lives.be, tv.be (yelotv)
  • conceptual and strategic thinking (zita 3.0)
  • responsible for user experience on portal websites
  • focus on cross-browser compatibility and high-volume website performance

websensor bv

11/2006 - today

Owner

  • privately owned incubator for startup projects
  • in-house (web)app development
  • ad hoc front-end projects for customers

Microsoft

09/2013 - 09/2016

Technical Evangelist

  • drive communication between departments and in owned communities
  • set up go-to-market partnerships
  • promote early adoption of new technologies
  • technical and inspirational speaker
  • support partners by looking ahead when defining app/web/cloud strategies
  • manage short feedback loops with product teams

Microsoft

08/2012 - 08/2013

Technical Producer

  • technical responsability for the MSN.be portal and Bing apps
  • provide training and support for local editoral team

LogSys NV

08/2005 - 11/2006

Junior Software Developer

  • consulting assignments at customers
  • web app development
  • product analysis and project management with offshore dev teams

Education

09/2007 ▼ 06/2008

postgraduate Usability Design

Koninklijke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven)
  • training organized by the OTC / Mediacentrum K.U.Leuven
09/2002 ▼ 06/2005

Multimedia and Communication Technology

Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen (Kortrijk)
  • final year specialisation: Allround
  • thesis: communication webapp for IT helpdesks made easy by UX
  • internship: Monsanto Europe NV
  • passed with great distinction
09/2000 ▼ 05/2002

Computer Management

OLV van de Ham (Mechelen)
  • internship: Reynaers Aluminium
  • passed with great distinction

Expertise

YeloTV app for Windows

By popular demand on social media, I had the opportunity to support Telenet from within Microsoft to build the Windows Phone 8 version of the Yelo app. Around the introduction of Windows 10, I got to work with the Yelo dev team to work on the early bit of the Universal Windows Platform as a candidate showcase partner during the Build (2015) conference in San Francisco.

Badg.in and Speedtile

Fascinated by the early startup ecosystem (2011) I brought together a small team around two projects/products to explore lean product development. Together with a backend developer, I built user experiences to accommodate specific user scenarios. Badg.in enabled a simple registration and attendee follow up process, mobile and cloud first. Speedtile set out to be a visual bookmarking tool to optimize connected browsing experiences.

Early MR demonstrators

Supported by De Cronos Groep, I had the opportunity to build a competence center on Mixed Reality applications based on spatial computing technology. As part of the InspireX cluster, I often got to work with some of Belgium's top professionals in renowned healthcare institutions such as UZ Brussels, AZ Maria Middelares, AZ Monica and UZ Leuven.

Languages


Quote

"everything is figureoutable"


Skillset

Interests