Experience

Passionate People

• Netherlands
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Engineer

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  As Staff Engineer at Passionate People I thrive at the intersection of development, consulting and people management. Next to consulting, hiring and onboarding, I conduct yearly performance appraisals for many of our 80 or so engineers for which I set up and implemented systems like 360 feedback and SMART goals.

• Software Engineer / Consultant

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  As a Senior consultant I work with, and at, our clients on technical challenges within a wide range of digital landscapes. My work with them focuses on a mix of languages, technologies and disciplines such as Javascript, Typescript, Docker, DevOps, release management, system architecture, micro-frontends, performance, testing, analytics and more.In addition to being a full-time consultant to clients, I worked closely with management to help shape their strategy and improve internal processes. I’ve made a significant impact towards creating an environment that encourages personal and professional growth to our 80+ consultants by providing them with tools and systems to reflect, assess and continuously improve.I have listed the clients I've had through Passionate People in my experience below - labelled "contract".



ANWB

• Netherlands
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consulting Software Engineer

  • Apr 2020 - Dec 2022

  2020: I was brought in to work in a lead developer capacity of a temporary team of a Requirements Analyst, Developer, UX Designer and Test Engineer to set up the foundation required to expand ANWB’s route-planner with the capability to support electric vehicles. This involved a discovery phase of their current technical landscape, setting up a GraphQL API to query a third-party data provider of electric vehicle data and building the initial front-end to process and visualise that data to users. From 2021: During development of the above, we closely aligned with existing teams within ANWB to ensure a smooth hand-over and during this time I became more involved with ANWB’s design system and various other platforms.



Transavia

• Netherlands
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Information Technology Consultant

  • Dec 2019 - Mar 2020

  At the transition into 2020 I started a new contract with Transavia. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, my time with them was cut short as they saw no other option but to let go of all employees with an external contract. Nevertheless, I enjoyed working with them and perhaps will meet again in the future! At the transition into 2020 I started a new contract with Transavia. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, my time with them was cut short as they saw no other option but to let go of all employees with an external contract. Nevertheless, I enjoyed working with them and perhaps will meet again in the future!



G-Star RAW

• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Front End Consultant

  • Jan 2019 - Nov 2019

  Worked on their e-commerce platform to increase performance of their online shopping experience and checkout process. Worked on their e-commerce platform to increase performance of their online shopping experience and checkout process.



de Bijenkorf

• Netherlands
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Creative Developer / Consultant

  • Sep 2018 - Feb 2019

  Short term project just before the holiday season to build various promotional campaigns and apps. Short term project just before the holiday season to build various promotional campaigns and apps.



AKQA

• United States
• Design
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Frontend Engineer / Consultant

  • Jun 2018 - Sep 2018

  Spent a summer in Berlin to support them in building the new website for Gore-Tex (gore-tex.com) and ensure a successful release at the end of it. Spent a summer in Berlin to support them in building the new website for Gore-Tex (gore-tex.com) and ensure a successful release at the end of it.



Eneco

• Netherlands
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Frontend Developer / Consultant

  • Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

  Joined a small team to develop and launch the new Eneco website (eneco.nl). Joined a small team to develop and launch the new Eneco website (eneco.nl).



NoProtocol - Full Service Digital Agency

• Netherlands
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Developer

  • Oct 2014 - Jul 2017

  I worked in full-stack capacity to develop websites, applications and apps for many brands like Coca-Cola, ING, National Geographic and more. As one of their senior developers I worked with a variety of technologies and frameworks such Angular, Vue, React, React Native, PHP (Laravel), SQL and NoSQL databases and more. I worked in full-stack capacity to develop websites, applications and apps for many brands like Coca-Cola, ING, National Geographic and more. As one of their senior developers I worked with a variety of technologies and frameworks such Angular, Vue, React, React Native, PHP (Laravel), SQL and NoSQL databases and more.



Creative Solutions

• Owner

  • Jan 2010 - Aug 2016

  Design and development of a wide range of websites and web applications as a freelancer. Although officially I continued this up until 2016, my freelance days practically ended when I joined Discovery Networks (as intended). Design and development of a wide range of websites and web applications as a freelancer. Although officially I continued this up until 2016, my freelance days practically ended when I joined Discovery Networks (as intended).



Discovery Inc

• United States
• Entertainment
• 700 & Above Employee

• Full Stack Developer

  • Mar 2013 - Oct 2014

  Prior to this job, I worked as a freelancer while traveling around. Discovery Networks was one of my clients. As I was looking to end my traveling and freelance days, they asked if I would like to join them full-time as a fullstack developer. During my time with them I built and maintained a variety of websites and applications for them. Prior to this job, I worked as a freelancer while traveling around. Discovery Networks was one of my clients. As I was looking to end my traveling and freelance days, they asked if I would like to join them full-time as a fullstack developer. During my time with them I built and maintained a variety of websites and applications for them.