Sander

van der Smit

Consultant / Developer SD Automations

  • +40 755 214 760
  • sd.automations.ro@gmail.com
  • Târgu Ocna, Romania

Languages

10 / 10
Dutch
10 / 10
English
6 / 10
German
2 / 10
Romanian

Education

Applied sciences

Built Environment (Hogeschool Arnhem en Nijmegen)

2008

Diploma

HAVO (Physics & Technology Profile)

2003

Microsoft certified professional

Online course

2012

Strengths

Curious, natural analyst, to the point, eye for details and the ability to simplify complex problems. Customizations as the exception and not the rule.

Work experience

Developer/Technical consultant

SD Automations SRL / June 2024 - present

I created this company because I moved to Romania. Most of my work involves creating various customizations for Dynamics 365 and building workflows in Azure.

  • Making and optimizing cloud flows for D365 CE
  • Creating Azure workflows for integrating a container tracking system with Dynamics 365 Business Central
  • Writing plugins in C# to automate business processes

Developer/Technical consultant

CuriousIT / April 2016 – June 2024

I started my own freelance business in order to meet my clients demands in a more efficient way. The philosophy was (still is) to directly communicate with the clients and make sure their demands are properly translated into customizations. I worked mostly with Dynamics 365 F&O, CE Marketing and Field Service.

  • Assisting end-users with the functionality of Dynamics 365
  • Writing plugins and Console applications in C# for batch jobs or optimizing business processes
  • UI design in Dataverse solutions
  • Create Azure functions, workflows and logic apps
  • Writing JavaScript code to optimize forms
  • Creating Business rules, workflows and cloud flows
  • Enrich data with Azure Data Factory
  • Write single page applications within D365
  • Extending D365 F&O with customizations and custom extension classes
  • Integrating D365 F&O with an automated sorting machine for fruits and vegetables for warehousing.
  • Various optimizations for Dynamics AX 2009 and 2012

Developer

Pylades BV / September 2013 - March 2016

I got the opportunity to gain more knowledge about various Microsoft products. Besides developing Microsoft Dynamics AX customizations, SharePoint and CRM (on premise), most of my work consisted of building connections between different systems in order to exchange data.

  • Creating a membership portal for a labor union and web parts for a labor union
  • Creating a data connections between SharePoint and Dynamics AX via AIF
  • Creating a data access layer for an organization that is accessed by multiple systems
  • Developing a helpdesk dashboard for Pylades with ASP .NET and AIF
  • Connecting Drupal with Dynamics CRM
  • Assisting end users and making functional designs for various modifications

AX Developer

HG International BV / May 2012 - August 2013

I have worked a little over one year for this company. Mostly my tasks consisted of making customizations within Microsoft Dynamics AX as well as helping users with issues or questions.

  • Developed a customization for the export and import of data to and from Excel
  • Made customizations in the user interface for order picking
  • Created several reports for the financial and logistical departments

Developer

Culex consulting BV / September 2009 - April 2012

I have worked for 3 years at Culex consulting. I was responsible for designing, developing and implementing various customizations for ERP systems. We created customizations for Exact Synergy and Exact Globe.

  • Writing technical or functional design documents for customers
  • Designing or customizing ASP.NET websites
  • Optimizing administrative processes within an organization
  • Maintaining and modifying SQL-server databases
  • Creating and maintaining developer documentation

Non-relevant work experience

Architectural draughtsman, Website administrator, Member of PR committee, AutoCAD teacher.

Hobby's

Traveling/hiking

47 countries and counting

Amateur astronomy

And amateur astrophotography

Amateur rocketry

Yes, that really is a hobby