Tom Debacker
About Tom Debacker
Tom Debacker is an Expert Product Engineer at TomTom with a background in youth football management and sports studies.
Title: Expert Product Engineer
Tom Debacker holds the position of Expert Product Engineer. In this role, he focuses on operational excellence within a software development environment. His expertise includes process improvements in product creation, validation, and releases.
Past Positions at KVE Drongen
Tom Debacker served as the Head of Youth Academy Football at KVE Drongen from 2020 to 2022. Prior to this role, he was the Youth Football Coordinator/Youth Manager from 2014 to 2019. Both positions were held in the Ghent Metropolitan Area.
Current Role at TomTom
Tom Debacker is currently employed at TomTom as an Expert Product Engineer. He has been part of the company for several years, contributing to various projects in the Gent Area, Belgium.
Education and Certifications in Sports Studies
Tom Debacker pursued multiple certifications and courses in Sports Studies. He attended Centrum Voor Afstandsonderwijs and Voetbal Vlaanderen from 2019 to 2021, earning qualifications such as Sports Studies, Jeugdcoördinator, and Initiator C.
Engineering and Architecture Education
Tom Debacker has a diverse educational background. He studied Ingenieur Bouwkunde at BME during 1992-1993 and earned qualifications in Science from Lyceum Gent and Architect from Sint-Lucas in 1970.
Scrum Master Certification and Leadership
Tom Debacker has been a Certified Scrum Master since October 2017. He led two engineering teams, focusing on process improvements, incident management, quality assurance, and KPI tracking.
Process Improvement and Quality Management
During his tenure in quality management, Tom Debacker led initiatives for product creation, validation, and releases. He managed incident reports and quality assurance from January 2020 to July 2021, producing monthly quality reports.