Nick Thys
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Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

Nick Thys

Software Developer at Involved and founder of ThysCraft. Nearly four years building enterprise .NET/Azure platforms for the Flemish government and the maritime sector — and laser-engraving things by hand when the terminal's closed.

4
Years at Involved
3
Major client sectors
2025
ThysCraft founded
3
Languages spoken
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Experience

Involved — Software Developer
Feb 2022 — Present

Technical Support Engineer — Wonen in Vlaanderen: CIR

Feb 2025 — Present

Supporting the Central Registration Register, the Flemish government's platform for social housing applications. Analysing incidents, creating and running SQL scripts, and shipping permanent fixes on a live Agile project.

Internship Mentor

Feb 2025 — Jun 2025

Guided an AP Hogeschool Antwerpen student through a full dev cycle — architecture, implementation, delivery — on an event-planning tool now used internally at Involved.

Full Stack Developer — BOSA: SELOR business

Nov 2024 — Jan 2025

Migrated legacy WCF services to REST for the Federal Public Service Policy and Support

Full Stack Developer — Hack The Future

Aug 2024 — Nov 2024

Built 7 puzzle challenges plus a live progress-tracking frontend for Cronos's annual student coding event.

Back End Developer — ZeroNorth & Euronav: FAST

Jan 2023 — Aug 2024

Built environmental reporting, port-call optimization, and carbon-emissions reporting for Euronav's fleet-performance platform; developed integrations between FAST and ZeroNorth systems.

Full Stack Developer — Digidak

Sep 2022 — Jan 2023

Delivered a platform for running digital-skills events — helping people get started with email, Facebook, and other everyday tech.

ThysCraft — Founder
Apr 2025 — Present

Laser engraving & 3D printing studio

Custom commissions, event medals, and small-batch pieces — the hands-on counterpart to a screen-based day job.

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Featured Project

Personal · Feb 2026

Flight Prep

A web app that digitizes hot-air-balloon flight preparation, replacing a static Word document. Handles load/weight calculations, live weather data, PDF export, and KML import to visualize power lines and controlled airspace on an interactive map. Built as an exercise in AI-assisted development with GitHub Copilot.

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Skills

Backend & .NET
C#.NET Core.NET FrameworkASP.NET MVCEntity FrameworkMediatRAutofacWCF
Cloud & Data
Microsoft AzureAWSSQL ServerRabbitMQSignalRPower Automate
Frontend
AngularBlazorJavaScriptTypeScriptHTMLBootstrapLeaflet
Process & Craft
ScrumMentoringTechnical AnalysisLaser Engraving3D PrintingBusiness Ownership
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Education & Languages

AP Hogeschool Antwerpen
Bachelor's degree · 2019 — Sep 2022
HOGENT
Bachelor's degree · 2017 — 2019
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
Microsoft · Mar 2026
Basisveiligheid VCA
Constructiv · Feb 2017 — Feb 2027
DutchNative
EnglishFull professional
GermanElementary
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