Jan Vandevelde - Salesforce Platform Developer I Certification Guide: Expert tips, techniques, and mock tests for the Platform Developer I (DEV501) certification exam

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Jan Vandevelde is a Salesforce MVP, speaker, trainer, and blogger, and a Senior Salesforce Consultant at Salesforce Platinum Partner 4C. He is based in Belgium. He has been working on the Force.com platform since 2009. Currently, he is working as a Salesforce Consultant and is a regular contributor to the Trailblazer Community.

He has 15 certifications in Salesforce. He works on all aspects of Salesforce and is an expert in data migration, configuration, customization, and development, with his main expertise being in Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Community Cloud, and Salesforce Quote-to-Cash. He is the leader of the Belgium User Group of Salesforce. He is one of the board members of Europe's community-led event, YeurDreamin.

Gunther Roskams is a 7x certified Salesforce Application Architect, integration specialist, and Senior Salesforce Developer at Salesforce Platinum Partner 4C. He designs many (integration) solutions and gives advice about how to integrate Salesforce with other platforms or ERPs. Besides that, he still likes to develop nice Salesforce applications with the newest standards and technologies, together with the Salesforce best practices.

You can follow Gunther on Twitter via @guntherRoskams, or on LinkedIn as Gunther Roskams.

Maarten Devos is a Salesforce Developer at 4C, with over 5 years' experience in Salesforce. He is Salesforce Certified Developer I, Admin & Integration Architecture Designer. You can find him on LinkedIn as Maarten Devos.

Marie-Anne Wouters is a Business Analyst at 4C. She is a Certified Administrator, Salesforce CPQ Specialist and App Builder. Marie-Anne has reviewed this book as a test subject, being a consultant with no prior programming knowledge, making sure all concepts were explained clearly.

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