Reinier van Maanen is an accomplished consultant at Xpirit Netherlands B.V. since March 2018, specializing in architecting and developing backend services using advanced technologies. Prior experience includes serving as a Software Architect at Everest BV, where Reinier contributed to projects in both the financial and public sectors, and held a similar role at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. from January 2013 to 2018, actively engaging in software development within a scrum team environment. Earlier career highlights include a leadership position as Lead Developer at 4-Dimensions, focusing on extending the CakePHP framework to create diverse online communities. Reinier holds a Bachelor of ICT from Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen and has furthered education with an Azure Architecture Masterclass and a course in Conversational Mastery.