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About Me

Information technology has always been my passion. When I wrote my first lines of code (VB.NET) and executed them, the idea “computed”! After earning my degree in application development, I entered the workforce and began self-teaching. This decision has proven highly successful. Over the past 13 years, I’ve worked for several top-tier companies, started my own consultancy, and gained significant expertise in JavaScript.

I’m also interested in micro and cloud architecture, mobile app development, and UI/UX design. In my work, I use frameworks like React, Node.js, and other JavaScript-oriented tools. I enjoy hosting my projects on Amazon Web Services (AWS), designing in Figma, and using GitHub for version control.

I am detail-oriented, inquisitive, and a team player. I love coaching others to help them reach their full potential. I’m always looking for new challenges and opportunities to grow. I’m excited to see where my career will take me next!

My Experience

Brenntag - Full Stack Consultant (Freelance)

March 2023 - December 2024
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Hybrid)

I was hired by Brenntag to drive the development and optimization of their internal sales platform, focusing on enhancing functionality, reliability, and analytics across the board. This role required a full-stack approach to build and refine features, set up robust infrastructure, and implement effective quality and release management practices to support a seamless user experience.

🎨 Front-end

  • Architected the mobile version of the tool, focusing on responsive design and intuitive user interactions, built with React in the same repository as the desktop version, sharing components and state management.
  • Developed new features and resolved bugs for both desktop and mobile platforms, enhancing user experience and functionality.
  • Reduced technical debt through refactoring, improving maintainability and performance.
  • Authored documentation, release notes, and guidelines to ensure seamless handoffs and process consistency.
  • Setup MSW for mocking and testing API responses, improving development speed and testing coverage.

🔄 Back-end

  • Created numerous Node.js utility scripts for automation, including scripts for documentation generation, duplicate identification, and translation key creation, streamlining repetitive tasks.

🧪 Testing / QA

  • Established QA practices, setting up automation with Cypress for consistent end-to-end testing.
  • Compared Cypress and Playwright for future testing strategies, migrating to Playwright for improved performance and reliability, reducing flakiness.
  • Led QA efforts, including unit testing with Vitest, to maintain high-quality standards across releases.
  • Coached QA engineers in best practices, supporting a culture of quality within the team.

🧫 Experimentation & Analytics

  • Implemented Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to track user behavior, creating insights and reports to guide marketing and product decisions.
  • Managed GTM tags for comprehensive tracking, ensuring data-driven strategy alignment.
  • Created reports and dashboards in Google Data Studio to visualize and communicate key metrics to stakeholders.
  • Setup foundation for A/B testing and feature flags to enable data-driven decisions and iterative improvements using LaunchDarkly.
  • Configured Grafana dashboards for real-time monitoring and observability, enhancing system performance and reliability.

👨🏻‍💻 Developer Experience

  • Implemented ESLint standards and project-wide Prettier formatting to enhance code consistency.
  • Integrated Vite as the project bundler, optimizing build times and improving developer workflows, migrating from a CRACO setup.
  • Championed DRY principles and Separation of Concerns (SoC), boosting maintainability and readability.

🚀 Developer Operations

  • Designed and maintained GitLab CI/CD pipelines for efficient, automated deployment workflows.
  • Set up GitLab standards, including MR templates, tags, and versioning, supporting team alignment and collaboration.
  • Assisted the migration team with in-depth, application-specific knowledge to facilitate a smooth transition.

🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 Collaboration

  • Managed agile project administration, overseeing epics, tasks, board management, and leading agile ceremonies.
  • Authored onboarding manuals for new hires to expedite transition within the team.
  • Contributed to an agile coordination document covering planning, sprint management, review slides, and retrospective coordination.
  • Facilitated communication through presentations, demos, and planning sessions with stakeholders.
  • Participated in and won the Brenntag hackathon with my team, contributing innovative solutions to enhance product features.

🧬 Governance & Strategy

  • Launched and led a front-end guild, setting standards for alignment and workflow improvements.
  • Wrote ADRs (Architecture Decision Records) to document technical decisions, enhancing transparency and long-term strategy.
  • Conducted POCs (Proof of Concepts) for new technologies to assess and validate potential tools for team adoption.

⚙️ Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

  • Oversaw SRE efforts for production issue response, coordinating escalation tickets and post-mortem processes.
  • Developed and maintained incident response documentation, incorporating Google SRE practices.

📚 Documentation & Guidelines

  • Authored release guidelines and defined the Definition of Ready for OKRs, epics, and user stories.
  • Created detailed comparisons, such as Cypress vs. Playwright and React Query + Zustand vs. Redux, to guide technology selection.
  • Developed a Data Management Strategy to ensure secure, efficient data handling within the front-end application.
  • Authored the @Next document, outlining future platform steps to promote an open-source mindset and modernized technology stacks.

📦 Tools & Technologies

  • React, Node.js, Cypress, Playwright, Vitest, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, GitLab CI/CD, Vite, ESLint, Prettier, React Testing Library, Zustand, AWS, Google Data Studio, Figma, MobX, MSW, Grafana, LaunchDarkly

KITE interactive - Founder

June 2020 - Present
Zwolle, Netherlands

I founded KITE - interactive, a digital agency in the Netherlands, with a mission to deliver beautiful, high-performance, and scalable applications. We are dedicated to maintaining clean codebases, providing exceptional UI/UX, and creating impactful digital experiences. Through KITE, I offer a range of consultancy and development services tailored to meet diverse client needs.

🛠️ Full-stack Consultancy

  • Delivered end-to-end full-stack consultancy, supporting both remote and on-location projects for clients across various industries.
  • Provided technical guidance on platform architecture, ensuring high scalability and performance.

🎨 Front-end & UI/UX Design

  • Developed static websites, e-commerce solutions, and dynamic CMS-driven platforms with a focus on responsive and engaging user experiences.
  • Offered UI/UX design guidance, helping clients create intuitive and aesthetically pleasing digital products.

📱 Mobile Development

  • Built cross-platform iOS and Android applications using Capacitor, delivering native-like experiences across devices.

🏛️ Platform Architecture & Optimization

  • Optimized platform architecture for performance and scalability, with an emphasis on clean code practices and sustainable development.
  • Provided architectural recommendations to streamline platform growth and improve technical agility.

📦 Tools & Technologies

  • React, Node.js, Capacitor, HTML, JavaScript, CMS platforms, e-commerce solutions.

Eneco - Front-end & App Consultant (Freelance)

January 2022 - December 2022
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Remote)

I was hired by Eneco to work on their customer-facing iOS and Android applications, including the Toon smart thermostat app and the Eneco Insights app. Both projects required leveraging Capacitor to transform React-based projects into installable binaries, ensuring seamless user experiences across mobile platforms. Besides mobile development, I also contributed to the overall architecture, testing, and quality assurance processes to deliver robust, high-performance applications.

🎨 Front-end

  • Developed customer-facing iOS and Android applications, including the Toon smart thermostat app and Eneco Insights app, transforming React projects into installable binaries using Capacitor.
  • Enhanced app interactivity with Radix UI and Xstate, delivering responsive, state-driven user experiences.

🔄 Back-end

  • Integrated Node.js with custom back-end endpoints to deliver dynamic, real-time updates to mobile clients.
  • Collaborated on NX monorepo architecture to streamline code management across multiple applications.

🧪 Testing / QA

  • Led quality improvements by creating unit and integration tests using React Testing Library and Cypress for comprehensive regression testing.
  • Conducted code reviews, including cross-team reviews within Eneco, to maintain code quality and architectural consistency.
  • Partnered closely with Quality Assurance engineers to refine testing processes and ensure robust app functionality.

🧫 Experimentation & Analytics

  • Performed performance audits and optimizations, reducing load times and enhancing the overall app experience for end users.
  • Monitored app analytics to gather data-driven insights, guiding iterations on key features.

👨🏻‍💻 Developer Experience

  • Attended daily and weekly syncs with stakeholders to align on feature requirements and development timelines.
  • Conducted demos for stakeholders, gathering valuable feedback from field test groups and adjusting based on user insights.

🚀 Developer Operations

  • Released software to field test groups for acceptance testing, gathering feedback to refine the product before public release.
  • Oversaw public domain deployments, managing production releases to ensure smooth rollouts.
  • Managed the distribution process for mobile applications on both the Google Play Store and App Store, ensuring a smooth release experience for users.
  • Leveraged Azure and AWS for DevOps processes, including CI/CD pipeline management for continuous integration.

🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 Collaboration

  • Worked cross-functionally within Eneco, conducting code reviews for other teams and fostering alignment across development teams.

📈 Maturity

  • Improved architectural maturity by documenting workflows and resolving project setup issues.
  • Created and maintained documentation to streamline onboarding and ensure continuity within the development cycle.

🔐 Security

  • Adhered to best practices in secure coding for both field test and production releases, prioritizing data security and app stability.

📦 Tools & Technologies

  • React, Capacitor, Ionic, Prettier, TypeScript, Next.js, Styled Components, NPM, Node.js, NX, Storybook, SWC, React Testing Library, Visx, Xstate, Cypress, D3, Azure & AWS (DevOps CI/CD).

BNNVARA - Front-end Consultant (Freelance)

October 2021 - December 2021
Hilversum, Netherlands (Hybrid)

BNNVARA hired me to enhance their internal Content Management System, focusing on moderation features to empower editors with tools for content oversight. This system included functionalities for flagging content, pre-moderation, content editing, and author management, such as banning when necessary. My role required a strong front-end approach with architectural improvements and data integration to streamline editorial workflows.

🎨 Front-end

  • Developed and refined front-end features for the content management system, enabling streamlined content moderation and user management.
  • Enhanced front-end architecture by implementing component patterns and best practices for scalable code structure.
  • Conducted performance audits to optimize load times and ensure responsive interactions.
  • Used Storybook to develop, test, and document isolated components, enhancing development efficiency and collaboration.

🔄 Back-end

  • Worked on Node.js middleware connecting the front-end with data from various sources, enabling seamless data aggregation and consumption.
  • Built a proof of concept for data science dashboards, exploring potential for advanced analytics capabilities.

🧪 Testing / QA

  • Wrote and maintained unit tests to solidify project architecture and ensure consistent performance.

👨🏻‍💻 Developer Experience

  • Contributed to the project’s maintainability by implementing code quality standards and optimizing component patterns.

🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 Collaboration

  • Followed the Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) methodology to align with agile processes.
  • Conducted code reviews and collaborated with the back-end team to ensure architectural consistency and data integrity.

📦 Tools & Technologies

  • React, Storybook, Prettier, JavaScript, Next.js, Babel, Styled Components, Yarn, GraphQL, Node.js.

Proud Nerds - Front-end Consultant (Freelance)

June 2021 - August 2021
Enschede, Netherlands (Hybrid)

Proud Nerds hired me to maintain and enhance their headless e-commerce core solution, supporting two vendor PWA storefronts, including crownstudent.com, which featured a dynamic 3D product customization modeler. My role centered on developing the new Configurator 2.0 with React and TypeScript, optimizing the user experience for interactive product customization.

🎨 Front-end

  • Developed and implemented Configurator 2.0, an interactive 3D modeler for product customization, using React and TypeScript.
  • Enhanced the checkout and product detail pages, focusing on responsive design and intuitive user experience.
  • Reduced technical debt through refactoring, improving code maintainability and performance.

🔄 Back-end

  • Developed middleware for seamless data integration, fetching and processing data from Magento, Laravel, and WordPress via GraphQL endpoints.

🧪 Testing / QA

  • Utilized Storybook for component testing and documentation, supporting a modular approach to front-end development.

👨🏻‍💻 Developer Experience

  • Applied Prettier and Webpack configurations to enforce code quality standards and enhance development efficiency.
  • Maintained a structured codebase, optimizing components for scalability and readability.

📈 Maturity

  • Documented architecture and development processes to support ongoing project scalability and maintainability.

📦 Tools & Technologies

  • React, Storybook, Prettier, TypeScript, Webpack, Babel, Emotion, Yarn, Material UI, GraphQL, Magento, Laravel, WordPress.

Property Pass - Front-end Consultant (Freelance)

February 2021 - May 2021
Utrecht, Netherlands (Hybrid)

Property Pass hired me to establish a new UI component library and rebuild their legacy client using this modernized component architecture, elevating the visual and functional consistency of propertypass.com. My role involved close collaboration with UI/UX designers to define and create reusable components and lead the front-end overhaul.

🎨 Front-end

  • Built a comprehensive UI component library in Storybook to standardize and streamline UI elements across the platform.
  • Led the front-end redevelopment of client-facing workflows using the newly designed components for a cohesive user experience.
  • Implemented a semantic versioning release system with NPM, ensuring structured and reliable version control for component updates.

🔄 Back-end

  • Set up and optimized Rollup.js as the build system, enhancing build efficiency and output consistency.

🧪 Testing / QA

  • Established end-to-end testing with Cypress.io to validate user flows and component interactions.
  • Implemented unit and integration tests with Jest and React Testing Library to ensure component reliability and functionality.

👨🏻‍💻 Developer Experience

  • Configured Prettier to enforce code quality standards and streamline development workflows.
  • Coordinated with UI/UX designers to ensure alignment on component functionality and design specifications.

📈 Maturity

  • Authored architectural and process documentation, supporting the scalability and maintainability of the new component library.

📦 Tools & Technologies

  • React, Storybook, Prettier, TypeScript, Babel, Styled Components, Jest, React Testing Library, Yarn, Rollup.js, Cypress.io.

code d’azur - Full Stack Consultant (Freelance)

October 2020 - December 2020
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Remote)

Code d’azur hired me to assist in building a music collaboration platform from the ground up, designed to connect the music industry, artists, and influencers. My role focused on front-end development and middleware integration, ensuring the platform’s functionality and usability.

🎨 Front-end

  • Collaborated with UI/UX designers to translate requirements into functional and visually appealing components.
  • Developed advanced UI components and pages using React and TypeScript.
  • Estimated and delivered features in an agile workflow during sprints.

🔄 Back-end

  • Implemented middleware to consume GraphQL endpoints, ensuring seamless data integration.
  • Developed serverless functions to support platform features and scalability.

🧪 Testing / QA

  • Added unit and integration testing using Jest to maintain component reliability.
  • Set up end-to-end testing with Cypress.io to validate user workflows and ensure platform stability.

👨🏻‍💻 Developer Experience

  • Attended daily and weekly syncs to refine processes and align on sprint goals.
  • Authored documentation to streamline team onboarding and ensure feature clarity.

📦 Tools & Technologies

  • AWS (DevOps CI/CD), Gatsby, Node.js, React, Serverless, TypeScript, Jest, Cypress.io.

Crizit - Full-stack Consultant (Freelance)

July 2020 - September 2020
New York, NY, USA (Remote)

Crizit hired me to support their partner in building and customizing Shopify themes and store functionalities, enhancing the e-commerce experience for their clients. My role involved close collaboration with the US-based team to define and implement tailored solutions for Shopify storefronts.

🎨 Front-end

  • Developed and customized Shopify themes, creating a visually appealing and user-friendly shopping experience.
  • Implemented features with HTML, SCSS, and JavaScript, focusing on responsive and accessible design principles.

🔄 Back-end

  • Wrote Liquid template files to support dynamic content and custom store functionalities, enabling greater flexibility in storefront customization.

🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 Collaboration

  • Collaborated closely with the US team, participating in daily and weekly syncs to ensure alignment on feature requirements and implementation.

📦 Tools & Technologies

  • Shopify, Liquid, HTML, SCSS, JavaScript.

Sytac - Full-stack Consultant (Full-time)

July 2019 - June 2020
Haarlem, Netherlands (On-site)

Sytac hired me to work with tier-A client Ahold Delhaize, supporting the development of internal tooling and advancing community initiatives within the organization. My role combined technical responsibilities with community engagement, enhancing both internal processes and team knowledge sharing.

🛠️ Full-stack Development

  • Developed and maintained internal tools for resume generation, improving the efficiency of HR processes using React, Node.js, Express, and MongoDB, supporting various internal workflows.
  • Went on secondment to Ahold Delhaize to support the development of new features and enhance system flexibility through micro front-ends and microservices.

🎨 Front-end

  • Designed and implemented user interfaces for internal tools, ensuring a user-friendly and intuitive experience.

🌍 Community Engagement

  • Co-organized events and meetups to foster a collaborative culture and support knowledge sharing within the Sytac developer community.
  • Contributed to the DevJam Medium publication, maintaining and growing its reach to share industry insights and technical expertise.

📈 Maturity

  • Reviewed and provided feedback on interview assignments, supporting the hiring process by ensuring alignment with company standards and technical requirements.

📦 Tools & Technologies

  • React, Node.js, Express, MongoDB, GraphQL.

Ahold Delhaize - Full-stack Consultant (Full-time)

August 2019 - November 2019
Zaandam, Netherlands (On-site)

Ahold Delhaize hired me to support their digital transformation as they transitioned from a monolithic architecture to a microservices-based infrastructure for www.ah.nl. My role focused on enabling the development of new features and enhancing system flexibility through micro front-ends and microservices.

🛠️ Full-stack Development

  • Designed and implemented new microsites and services from scratch, contributing to the company’s shift toward a microservices architecture.
  • Developed middleware in Node.js to consume REST endpoints, exposing the necessary data for front-end consumption via GraphQL.

🎨 Front-end

  • Built user-facing features with React, employing GraphQL and Apollo for efficient data fetching.
  • Established component structures using Redux for state management, enabling dynamic and interactive user experiences.
  • Conducted static code testing with TypeScript to ensure code stability and maintainability.

🧪 Testing / QA

  • Wrote comprehensive unit and integration tests with Jest and React Testing Library.
  • Conducted end-to-end testing with Cypress.io to validate user workflows and maintain quality standards.
  • Set up split user testing through A/B frameworks, enabling data-driven enhancements and informed decision-making.

🚀 Developer Operations

  • Configured pipelines and managed releases with Jenkins and Bitbucket, supporting efficient CI/CD practices.
  • Deployed services and monitored performance with Docker, NGINX, and Kubernetes.

🧫 Experimentation & Analytics

  • Implemented metrics tracking with Google Suite for enhanced insight into user behavior and feature impact.
  • Created and monitored dashboards in Grafana and Prometheus to support real-time system observability.

📚 Documentation

  • Documented architectural changes and service implementations, ensuring clear communication and alignment with development teams.

📦 Tools & Technologies

  • HTML5, SCSS, Node.js, Express, React, GraphQL, Apollo, Redux, Webpack, Babel, React Testing Library, Storybook, Cypress.io, StyleLint, ESLint, TSLint, TypeScript, NPM, Yarn, Docker, Jenkins, Prometheus, Grafana, Bitbucket, NGINX, Kubernetes.

Wehkamp - Full-stack Consultant (Full-time)

August 2017 - May 2019
Zwolle, Netherlands (On-site)

Wehkamp hired me to drive feature development and performance improvements across their digital products. Throughout my tenure, I collaborated with multiple teams, contributing to key features across products like account creation, basket, wish list, checkout flow, and credit flow. Working within an agile environment, I embraced short iterations, pair programming, and team-centered problem-solving.

🎨 Front-end

  • Built and optimized front-end features across multiple Wehkamp products, enhancing user experience and functionality.
  • Established and launched new microsites and services from scratch, supporting the company’s shift towards a microservices architecture.
  • Attended and contributed to front-end chapter meetings, ensuring alignment with the latest company and industry practices.

🔄 Back-end

  • Developed middleware in Node.js to consume REST endpoints, exposing the necessary data for front-end consumption via GraphQL.
  • Contributed to architectural discussions, brainstorming improvements in microservices and microsite infrastructure.

🧪 Testing / QA

  • Created and executed end-to-end tests using Cypress.io to maintain quality and reliability across workflows.
  • Conducted unit and integration tests with Jest and React Testing Library to ensure component robustness.
  • Strategized testing approaches focused on cost-efficient coverage and scalability.

🧫 Experimentation & Analytics

  • Integrated user metrics using Google Suite, implementing A/B testing frameworks to optimize feature performance based on user behavior insights.
  • Built and monitored dashboards in Grafana and Prometheus to track application health and user interaction.

🚀 Developer Operations

  • Configured DevOps processes, editing and optimizing the custom DevOps platform (Python/Ansible) to support seamless deployments.
  • Managed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Travis CI, supporting consistent and efficient release cycles.
  • Maintained Git workflows in GitHub and Bitbucket to support team collaboration and code quality.

🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 Collaboration

  • Co-organized front-end and back-end developer meetups and launched UI/UX design meetups to foster knowledge sharing within Wehkamp.
  • Maintained and expanded Wehkamp’s Medium publication, amplifying the team’s technical insights.
  • Authored the “Front-end Developer Onboarding Guide” to streamline new developer orientation and enhance team alignment.

🏆 Highlights & Achievements

  • Participated in and won the Wehkamp hackathon with my team, contributing innovative solutions to enhance product features.
  • Featured on the cover of Wehkamp’s career page following a photoshoot, representing the company’s tech culture.

📦 Tools & Technologies

  • HTML5, SCSS, Node.js, Express.js, React, GraphQL, Redux, Webpack, Babel, Jest, Enzyme, Storybook, Karma, Chai, Cypress.io, StyleLint, ESLint, Lodash, NPM, Yarn, Docker, Jenkins, Travis CI, Greenkeeper, Kibana, Prometheus, Grafana, Amazon Web Services, GitHub, Bitbucket.

Rabobank - Full-stack Consultant (Full-time)

September 2016 - June 2017
Utrecht, Netherlands (On-site)

Rabobank hired me to support the Mobile Payments, E-commerce, and Cards team, focusing on enhancing the Wallet App and developing back-end functionalities for POS terminals. My work enabled store owners to manage inventory and track value streams efficiently. This role required full-stack development expertise to build cohesive front- and back-end solutions.

🎨 Front-end

  • Developed and optimized new features for the Wallet App using Capacitor, creating a user-friendly and efficient interface for mobile payments and e-commerce functionalities.
  • Developed and optimized a Angular dashboard for store owners to manage inventory and track financial data, enhancing operational efficiency.

🔄 Back-end

  • Built back-end services with Java to support POS terminal functionalities, enabling seamless management of inventory and financial data.
  • Developed and maintained a proxy to convert SOAP requests to REST APIs, enhancing compatibility and data accessibility between systems.

📦 Tools & Technologies

  • Java, Angular, SOAP, REST, Capacitor.

Move - Full-stack Developer (Full-time)

September 2016 - June 2017
Zwolle, Netherlands (On-site)

Move hired me to provide full-stack development support for their diverse customer base, working both on secondment and directly at one of their offices. My role encompassed feature development across multiple programming languages, distribution management for mobile applications, and community engagement through event organization.

🛠️ Full-stack Development

  • Developed features across various languages, including Java, JavaScript, and PHP, delivering solutions that met a wide range of client requirements.
  • Built and maintained technical documentation to support project continuity and knowledge sharing.

🎨 Front-end

  • Created responsive front-end components using HTML5, SCSS, Angular, and TypeScript.
  • Leveraged NGRX for state management within Angular applications, enhancing app stability and user experience.

📱 Mobile Development & Deployment

  • Architected and developed mobile applications using Ionic, extending the reach of web applications to mobile platforms.
  • Managed the distribution process for mobile applications on both the Google Play Store and App Store, ensuring a smooth release experience for users.

🌍 Community Engagement

  • Organized and hosted the Ionic NL Meetup, fostering a collaborative environment for knowledge exchange and industry insights.

🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 Collaboration & Client Engagement

  • Supported the Rabobank Mobile Payments team on secondment, contributing to feature development for the Wallet App.

📦 Tools & Technologies

  • HTML5, SCSS, Angular, J2EE, Spring, Cucumber, TypeScript, Gulp, Bower, NPM, Yarn, MVN, Webpack, NGRX, Karma/Jasmine, Protractor, Docker, Jenkins, Travis CI, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket.

HoogDesign - Lead Developer (Full-time)

July 2014 - June 2016
Deventer, Netherlands (On-site)

HoogDesign hired me to lead the development team, overseeing the technical strategy and execution of client projects. My role involved managing the technical direction of all applications, building custom CMS solutions, and developing client-facing websites and portals. I also played a key role in the migration of the version control system to a cloud-based solution, enhancing collaboration and version management across the team.

🛠️ Technical Leadership & Development

  • Directed the technical strategy, maintaining and enhancing all applications to ensure high performance and reliability.
  • Built a custom Content Management System (CMS) using Laravel, tailored to the unique needs of clients.
  • Developed custom portals, APIs, and client-facing websites, complete with technical documentation for long-term maintainability.

🔄 Back-end

  • Led the migration of the version control system from an on-site Mercurial server to a Git-based cloud solution, improving collaboration and version management across the team.

🎨 Front-end

  • Developed and refined front-end interfaces using HTML5, SCSS, Angular, and JavaScript, ensuring a seamless and responsive user experience.
  • Utilized Ionic for mobile-friendly development, extending the reach of web applications to mobile platforms.

💸 Business & Client Engagement

  • Attended business and client meetings to provide technical insights, supporting the CEO in discussions around revenue strategies and project feasibility.
  • Conducted interviews for new developers, helping to build a strong, aligned team and reshape company workflows.

📦 Tools & Technologies

  • HTML5, SCSS, Angular, Gulp, Ionic, Laravel, JavaScript.

Suneco - Software Engineer (Full-time)

September 2011 - July 2014
Heerde, Netherlands (On-site)

After my study at Deltion College, I started my career at Suneco, a software development company specializing in web applications and custom portals. My role involved maintaining and optimizing web applications, developing custom CMS solutions, and building responsive front-end interfaces. I also worked on back-end solutions in PHP using CodeIgniter, supporting the functional requirements of client applications.

🛠️ Development & Maintenance

  • Maintained and optimized web applications and custom portals, ensuring reliable performance and adaptability to client needs.
  • Developed and enhanced Content Management Systems (CMS) and APIs, enabling efficient content updates and data integration.

🎨 Front-end

  • Built responsive front-end interfaces using HTML, CSS, and jQuery, creating visually engaging and accessible user experiences.
  • Utilized Bower for front-end dependency management, streamlining the development workflow.

🔄 Back-end

  • Developed back-end solutions in PHP using CodeIgniter, supporting the functional requirements of client applications.

📦 Tools & Technologies

  • HTML, CSS, jQuery, PHP, Bower, CodeIgniter.

🎓 Education

Deltion College - Application Developer (MBO)

2009 - 2012
Zwolle, Netherlands

Completed a secondary vocational education program in Application Development in three years instead of the usual four, with a curriculum focused on technical skills and practical learning. My studies covered a range of fields in computer science, providing foundational knowledge in:

  • Networking (CCNA)
  • Telecommunications
  • Server Maintenance (UNIX/Windows)
  • Application Development (C#/ASP.NET)
  • Web Development (PHP)

Deltion College, with over 17,000 students and 1,100 faculty members, provided a robust educational experience, emphasizing hands-on learning and technical expertise.

📜 Certifications

  • The Psychology of Code Testability - Misko Hevery, Google
  • TypeScript 3 Fundamentals, v2 - Mike North, LinkedIn
  • European Computer Driving Licence