Hey, I'm
Robert van Haarlem
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During my career, I had the chance to contribute to a multitude of different IT projects and act in a variety of roles. From a junior software engineer learning the basics of C++ to an experienced solution architect today.
A special attention always relied in the software engineering process itself. Especially the agile methods convinced me from the start. I certified as Scrum-Professional in 2012 at the Scrum-Alliance. Next to the expertise within Software-Engineering and within the building of scaling, performant and robust IT solutions, I bring with me a long experience as an IT-consultant.
My current main topics of focus are Domain-Driven-Design as well as Cloud- and Microservices-based solutions.
latest posts
Microservices, Self-Contained-Systems and Domain Driven Design
Published October 3rd, 2018
Microservices and Self-Contained-Systems are omnipresent buzzwords nowadays. What are they really standing for? What are the key differences and similarities between both? Also - together with them, the domain-driven-design (DDD) is living a new hype. What are the key elements of DDD? ...

what I've done so far

Zühlke Engineering AG
Principal Consultant (Since January 1st, 2018)
Schlieren, Switzerland
Main topics of interest: cloud- and microservices architecture, enterprise architecture, enterprise application integration as well as agile software development.

Swisscom
Solution Architect (From October 2016 to November 2017)
Zürich, Switzerland
Main topics of interest: cloud- and microservices architecture, enterprise architecture, enterprise application integration as well as agile software development.

Pactera / Innoveo Skye
Solution Architect (From June 2008 to August 2017)
Zürich, Switzerland
Main topics of interest: cloud- and microservices architecture, enterprise architecture, enterprise application integration as well as agile software development.

Hewlett-Packard
Solution Architect (From December 2000 to April 2008)
Zürich, Switzerland
Main topics of interest: cloud- and microservices architecture, enterprise architecture, enterprise application integration as well as agile software development.

Siemens
Software Developer (From May 1996 to November 2000)
Zürich, Switzerland
Main topics of interest: cloud- and microservices architecture, enterprise architecture, enterprise application integration as well as agile software development.

ETH - Zürich
Master in Electrical Science and Information Technology (1990 - 1996)
Zürich, Switzerland
I keep very good memories on the 5 years spent at university. I felt the motivation that an athlete probably feels while standing in the starting blocks. Surrounded by a wealth of inspiring peers and professors, my passion for learning and for engineering grew day by day. Challenging complex maths, fascinating discoveries within physics and electronics, awesome learnings in IT and computer technologies. Sometimes hard work but also a lot of fun and enough time for sports. This phase of study provided me with the best ingredients to start my professional career.