Rik Puts

Full stack developer and lead AI developer at Ittes.

I started coding in 2016 because I'm hooked on automating things. Back then I automated everything by hand; now I let AI do the heavy lifting, while I keep the reins (and the responsibility) firmly in my own hands.

About

At Ittes I'm a full stack developer and I lead the AI branch. I've been working there 2 years now on a multi-tenant SaaS platform: from database to interface, with a focus on AI agents, security and infrastructure.

It doesn't stop at the office: a home-built NAS, self-hosted media, and always some side-project humming away somewhere.

Role: Lead AI Developer
Employer: Ittes (since Jan 2024)
Education: Applied Computer Science, KdG University College
Region: Lichtaart, Antwerp
Focus: AI integrations, security, full stack

Stack

If there are docs for it, I'll get it working. But I do have my favourites.

Frontend: TypeScript
React
Next.js
Tailwind
Backend: Node.js
Bun
Prisma
MariaDB / MySQL
Infrastructure: Docker
Linux / Hetzner
CI/CD (Azure DevOps)
AI: LLM integrations
MCP

Projects

Custom CMS

RAAK Lichtaart

Co-built a fully custom CMS for my father's neighbourhood association, RAAK Lichtaart: from events, photo albums and a calendar to a cookbook, puzzles and a bespoke admin panel.

Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL (Prisma), react-quill, TinyMCE

The home-built arcade cabinet with its LED screen lit up and a joystick

2019-2020

Secondary-school final project (GIP)

Not exactly relevant anymore, but I'll put it here anyway: my secondary-school final project (Electronics-ICT), built back before the AI era. An arcade machine on a Raspberry Pi with RFID login, a WS2812B LED screen and a companion website for the scores. Click through for a remake of the original project site.

Raspberry Pi, Python, RFID, WS2812B, PHP, MySQL