{"id":1452,"date":"2024-09-18T19:48:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T17:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.contribute.be\/colleagues-speak-filip-huysmans\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T17:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T15:05:18","slug":"colleagues-speak-filip-huysmans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/contribute.be\/en\/colleagues-speak-filip-huysmans\/","title":{"rendered":"Colleagues speak: Filip Huysmans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Contribute provides custom solutions based on Oracle technologies. Filip, an Oracle specialist with years of expertise, has been at the helm since Contribute’s founding. ‘In 2015, Pascal Van Meerbergen and I began shaping Contribute into what it is today,’ I had already started a few years earlier as a consultant at Contribute\u2019s predecessor, but at some point, I took over the company to further develop it,\u201d Filip explains. \u201cSince then, together with my colleague Sandra No\u00e9, I have been leading Contribute.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“I know it sounds like a clich\u00e9, but the people really make Contribute. Many companies do what we do, but they don\u2019t have the team and atmosphere that we have.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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More than 25 years of Oracle expertise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Filip\u2019s roots are with Oracle itself. For over 25 years, he has proudly been an Oracle expert. \u201cI started my career in 1998 as a consultant at Oracle in Vilvoorde. After 8 years, I transitioned to a presales’ role within Oracle and eventually moved to Cronos,\u201d Filip continues. \u201cI initially jumped into ongoing projects, but soon I was also starting new projects with technologies like ADF. We wanted to promote the Oracle story further in the market, and that\u2019s how Contribute eventually came about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over the years, Filip, alongside his colleagues, has built Contribute into what it is today. The company has grown exponentially, spawning subsidiaries like RKITEK, CraftCode, and Droppar. \u201cWe have in-house architects, provide cloud-managed services, build custom applications. As a final milestone, we established the APEX software factory,\u201d explains Filip. \u201cContribute has undergone a great evolution. Now we can launch new projects more quickly and focus on reducing administrative hassle. I\u2019m really proud of where we are now with Contribute.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From consultant to managing partner<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

But not only has Contribute evolved; Filip himself has had a remarkable journey. \u201cI started as a consultant, but I\u2019ve worked on a wide range of projects, from pure development to architecture and security design.  Because of this diversity, I was often asked to conduct workshops on various technologies. I\u2019ve worn many hats\u2014consultant, architect, leader of an ADF group, and eventually managing partner. This has allowed me to see a lot of variety, face many challenges, and of course, learn many lessons,\u201d Filip shares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cBesides my current role as managing partner, I’m continue working for clients,\u201d Filip adds. \u201cRight now, I\u2019m working for about six active clients, using technologies such as Forms, Java, APEX, and so on. For large projects, I usually take on the architect role. I work out the strategies and receive support from our developers, who then do the implementation work.\u201d Alongside his client work, Filip also takes on administrative tasks. \u201cI\u2019m also involved in ISO-related matters. I like the balance between managing responsibilities and technical projects. It lets me continue focusing on what I enjoy. However, in the future, I\u2019d like to invest even more time in our company operations, such as defining the strategic direction of the company and organizing workshops.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The strength of Contribute<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Filip is fortunate not to be doing it alone. \u201cI\u2019m mostly focused on the technical side, while Sandra handles the operations and my colleague Saskia supports us with everything HR-related. We complement each other and form a well-oiled team. This ensures Contribute can continue growing. Right now, we\u2019re fully focused on the APEX software factory. Given the market, it won\u2019t be long before new developments and technologies emerge, and we\u2019ll be following those too,\u201d Filip emphasizes. \u201cThis has always been our strength. We follow the evolution of Oracle and always respond to the needs of the Belgian market.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although Filip focuses heavily on the company, he still considers the people to be the most important. \u201cI want our people to feel good here. Our software factory is a fantastic initiative, and we want to continue developing it, but that can only happen if our consultants feel comfortable here. I know it sounds like a clich\u00e9, but the people really make Contribute. There are many companies that do what we do, but they don\u2019t have the team and atmosphere that we do. The great connection, both within our team and among the teams of our sister companies, is unique,\u201d explains Filip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Filip is proud of what Contribute has achieved and is delighted to see it recognized by external parties. \u201cWe\u2019ve won many awards in recent years. These were real team efforts, where we worked together so well with a diverse team and complemented each other. That\u2019s how we\u2019ve been able to deliver great projects. We are now also Oracle\u2019s preferred partner for Platform-as-a-Service and middleware,\u201d concludes Filip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Would you like to join the Contribute team? Check out our job openings<\/a> or contact us<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our colleagues are the driving force behind our success. Thanks to their passion and deep knowledge, we can offer the best possible services to our valued clients every day. We\u2019re proud of our team and love putting them in the spotlight! Today, we\u2019re featuring Filip Huysmans, Business Solution Architect and Managing Partner at Contribute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1458,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-testimonials-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/contribute.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/contribute.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/contribute.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contribute.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contribute.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1452"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/contribute.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1587,"href":"https:\/\/contribute.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1452\/revisions\/1587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contribute.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/contribute.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contribute.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contribute.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}