I am a dedicated technology leader with a strategic mindset, strong communication skills, and a proactive attitude who excels in managing high-stress situations, embracing change, and fostering collaboration.
About Me
Technology leader | Specializing in Dynamics 365 & Azure Cloud solutions | Experienced in building distributed (24/7) off- and nearshore teams | Information Security Advocate | Leading D365 FastTrack CoE
Working on the crossroad of technology, people and economics is what gives me energy
I am a dedicated and skilled technology leader with a strong focus on collaboration and goal achievement. I consistently seek active collaboration both internally and externally to deliver exceptional results and foster an environment of trust and mutual respect.
One of my key strengths is my ability to see the bigger picture and position myself and my teams in collaborative roles to bring value to the organizations I work for. This strategic mindset allows me to align activities across the organization, share knowledge, and elevate the quality of work.
Additionally, I have significant experience in building and managing distributed teams, including offshore and nearshore teams. This expertise is crucial in today’s globalized work environment and ensures seamless integration and productivity across different time zones and cultures.
My ability to manage high levels of stress and focus on solving issues is another notable strength. Even under pressure, I remain composed and effective in my role, ensuring that the team continues to perform at its best.
As a leader, I am not afraid of change and am always open to new ideas and approaches. This proactive attitude and willingness to embrace change are shared by the teams I work with.
Overall, my strengths lie in having a strategic mindset, good communication skills, openness to feedback, ability to manage stress, proactive attitude, and solid project management skills, along with my expertise in building and managing distributed and offshore/nearshore teams.
Work Experience
Expending scope of CoE with Azure Architecture, security, Microsoft partnerships, offshoring partner management and turn it into a 24/7 Ops team. Internal IT team joins the family.
The Center of Excellence is providing Application Lifecycle Management services, Microsoft Platform (Dynamics 365, Power Platform) support, Release and deploy management, Quality validation services and Azure engineering & operations on corporate level to support all teams working on our UMAX product (CIS for utilities) and customer projects.
Designing and maintaining websites for small to mid sized local companies.
Created and leaded a distributed (Belgium/Romania/Netherland) cross-functional software development team (+60 FTE) building StoreWorld / Omnichannel Retail Suite for European retailers.
Worked for multiple European retail customers to introduce and extend their POS solutions. Mainly experienced in Delphi and Java.
Multiple projects as a software consultant, mainly experienced in Visual Basic and Delphi.
Certifications
Microsoft
Management
Other:
- Situational Leadership
- LeSS: Large Scale Scrum
- Finance for non-financial managers
- Leading from a distance
What co-workers say
I enjoyed working with Jozua for 6 years on the Storeworld project. His infectious energy and desire for change were inspiring, but what truly stood out was his constant support, valuable advice, and encouragement to go beyond expectations.
Jozua always gives more than 100% to his projects, carefully analyzing challenges from every angle. He is a great brainstorming partner, a strong problem-solver, and works exceptionally well under pressure, staying focused and composed even in high-stakes situations.
With strong communication skills and vast experience in leading, motivating, and scaling cross-functional teams across multiple countries, he is a highly effective leader. He consistently pushed us to raise the bar while guiding us to learn and grow. At the same time, he fostered a fun and engaging work environment, making collaboration both productive and enjoyable.
I would gladly work with him again.
I have had the pleasure of working with Jozua for a long time, and I can tell you, he is a phenomenal technology leader. His great technical knowledge of Dynamics 365 and Azure cloud solutions stands him in good stead, and his managerial experience makes him the best for any project.
What really distinguishes Jozua is his response to complex technical challenges, always approaching issues with a problem-solving mindset and sourcing the most efficient and scalable solutions. His approach to leading and managing teams which are globally distributed and work around-the-clock is very impressive – in terms of how it achieves an effective communication across time zones.
Besides his technical and managerial merits, Jozua is a wonderful person to work with, you have a colleague who is very supportive, proactive, and open to new ideas. Such commitment to information security and process optimization, along with knowledge sharing, position him as a trusted advisor and a wonderful partner for any undertaking.
I had the pleasure to work 4 years with Jozua on a daily basis. He’s doing the extra mile(s) to cover both todays operational challenges as to work on long term improvements. Great teamplayer, experienced in distributed team management with a great agile mindset and lot’s of knowledge in that area. Thanks to Jozua I realy gained insights in LeSS is more. For sure a “work hard, play hard” attitude which made it 4 fantastic years with lots of nice memories.
I worked with Jozua for a bit more than five years as he was starting to manage distributed teams in StoreWorld project. Jozua helped very much improving the communication between teams by travelling often to meet with us and understand the problems we were facing.
He always emphasised teams over individuals and embraced a truly agile bottom-up approach leading to one of the most productive teams in the whole organization.
As a manager, he was always focused on reducing feedback loop, improve maintainability and increase overall code quality.
Jozua is always focused on the project’s objectives prioritizing every task necessary to accomplish the desired end result. He found the right person for each task and provided detailed information so that each team member had clear instructions and took part in the overall success of the project. Jozua is highly organized and knows how to motivate and encourage people. He is an effective leader and I am proud of working on this successful project.
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