About me

• Name: Xavier Decoster
• Year of Birth: 1984
• Location: West-Flanders, Belgium
• Experience:
  • Experienced Tech Leader, Cloud Architect & Entrepreneur
  • Microsoft Veteran: over a decade of experience as Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, working on NuGet and the Visual Studio Marketplace
  • Co-founder of MyGet, a hosted package management service.
  • Author of Pro NuGet (Apress)
  • Former Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Visual Studio Application Lifecycle Management.
  • Published technical articles and talks on developer tooling and package management

My childhood dream was to become a pilot for the Belgian Air Force, but after two years at the Royal Military Academy I changed paths for medical reasons. Aviation remains a passion alongside technology and science.

I thrive at the intersection of technology and strategy: empowering teams, fostering innovation cultures, and aligning architecture with business outcomes.

I am energized by opportunities to lead transformative platforms that inspire innovation, accelerate delivery, and scale with excellence.