Interview
Edwin Derks
Q: Welcome, Edwin Derks, who is a Java Champion. One of the most impactful things in his career was becoming a Java Champion.
Edwin, tell us a little bit about yourself in terms of where you work and your career journey.
A: I am a consultant at Team Rockstars IT in the Netherlands – it’s a consulting company of about 500 people – and I have a Java developer background.
I started professionally developing in 2007, but over the years, I have grown all the way from Java developer to architect, and now I work more as a consultant because, with every step, I tend to find out that I’m more of a problem solver and a manager than a developer per se, but this technical package that I have is really useful for finding the right solutions to the big problems companies have in IT. I’m making myself useful with consulting, mostly, but also inspiring and coaching colleagues to become experts in their field.
Q: Very exciting...