Brent Van Geertruy

Director Of Engineering at Bonsai

Brent Van Geertruy has a diverse work experience spanning several industries and roles. Their most recent position was as the Director of Engineering at Bonsai, a role they have held since November 2021. Prior to this, they served as an Engineering Manager at the same company from January 2021 to November 2021. Before joining Bonsai, Brent worked as a Senior Back End Developer, starting from August 2019 until January 2021, at Bonsai.

Previously, they worked at icapps from March 2017 to August 2019, where they held the position of Backend NodeJS Developer and was responsible for providing Node.js-based solutions to clients. Brent also worked as a Web Developer at icapps from July 2016 to March 2017, where they provided full stack solutions using Node.js and React. Before joining icapps, Brent had an internship at the same company from March 2016 to July 2016.

Brent's early work experience includes a role as the Managing Partner at Think Terra, a startup they co-founded with two friends. Brent worked at Think Terra from July 2014 to November 2018, delivering web development expertise and network- and server management services. Additionally, they worked as a Brand Ambassador at Microsoft from September 2012 to June 2016.

Overall, Brent has a strong background in engineering management, back end development, and web development, with experience in multiple industries and various technologies.

Brent Van Geertruy obtained a Bachelor's degree in Computer Programming, Specific Applications from Karel de Grote-Hogeschool. Brent attended the school from 2011 to 2016. In addition to their degree, they also obtained a certification in Applied Computer Sciences (BSc) from Karel de Grote-Hogeschool in June 2016. Furthermore, they earned a certification in How To Manage A Remote Team from Udemy in November 2020.

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Timeline

  • Director Of Engineering

    November, 2021 - present

  • Engineering Manager

    January, 2021

  • Senior Back End Developer

    August, 2019