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Fullstack Engineer

Obsessed with Javascript and Kubernetes

I am an analytical, results-driven full-stack developer with a solid foundation in management, consultancy, and client relations. My cross-functional expertise enables me to bridge technical and non-technical requirements effectively, ensuring seamless project delivery. Known for my problem-solving approach, I bring valuable insights to optimize team collaboration and achieve impactful solutions.

Work experience

Deployteq
August 2023 - PRESENT
Full Stack engineer
  • Migrating parts of the monolithic application to microservices
  • Analysing requirements and turning them into refined stories
  • Monitoring and troubleshooting the production environment, working alongside Support and DevOps teams to ensure system stability and resolve issues
JavaScriptREST ApiMySQLPHPGoRabbitMQDockerKubernetesGrafanaArgo
StickyWeb
June 2021 - July 2023
Full Stack Engineer
  • Did the technical design for a CRM and Invoicing system with reporting
  • Setup development, staging en production environment
  • Build highly flexible and customizable GUI with React
ReactTypeScriptREST ApiMercure (sse)RabbitMQMySQLPHPDockerCypressKubernetesHelmGrafanaLoki
OTYS Recruiting Technology
May 2017 - July 2019
Team Lead
  • Lead the transition from a PHP-based front-end to AngularJS. The main goal was to have a more interactive and improved user experience while improving the maintainability.
  • Participated in the hiring process, conducting interviews and assessing candidates skills and helping to build a high-performing, collaborative development team.
  • Analyzed and re-engineerd existing functionality, collaborating with stakeholders to redesign systems and features that better aligned with the evolving business needs and user requirements
AngularJSHTMLCSSMySQLPHPCI/CD
SVDB Consulting
October 2013 - December 2023
Fullstack Engineer
  • Designed and developed web applications and their infrastructure for diverse industries, including e-commerce, recruiting,
  • Managed end-to-end project lifecycles, from gathering client requirements to deployment, ensuring timely delivery and meeting all technical and business objectives.
  • Implemented front-end architecture using modern JavaScript frameworks mainly in React, enhancing user experience and performance.
ReactTypeScriptWebpackNPMCSSHTMLTailwindCSSNextJSNodeJSPHPPythonMariaDBMySQLMongoDBDockerKubernetesGrafanaLokiArgoCD
De Indruk
March 2012 - September 2013
Project Manager
  • Developed comprehensive project roadmaps by gathering key insights from the sales manager, development team and clients.
  • Facilitated ongoing client communication to ensure smooth project execution and proactively adress challenges.
  • Oversaw a diverse range of projects, from simple websites, to complex e-shops and resource management systems and viral campaigns.
OTYS Recruiting Technology
May 2005 - February 2012
Frontend Developer - Implementation Manager

I had the opportunity to be part of OTYS during its rapid growth as a comprehensive Applicant Tracking System (ATS). When I joined the company in 2005, I was the 5th employee. Seven years later I was part of the management team and oversaw the Web-development and Support teams.

JavaScriptjQueryHTMLCSSSVNMySQL

What I'm working on

A list of pet projects I've been working on

Baremetal K8S cluster
KubeadmKubectlKustomizeHelmMetallbFlannel
I'm running a bare metal k8s cluster bootstrapped with kubeadm
Aquarium Central
NextJSNodeJSTSTailwindCSSPrismaDockerPostgreSQL
Aquarium Central provides in-depth care guides and other information about keeping fish and other animals in an aquarium. It utilizes a NodeJS back-end that connects with a MySQL database.
Mailserver
PostfixDovecotClamAVbashSPFDMARCDKIM
I run my own mailserver
Realestater
TypeScriptReactWebpackPythonSymphony
I developed a simple application to help track and follow trends in the real-estate market.
Groceries app
FlutterGo
I wanted to organize our weekly grocery shopping better and play with a Go as backend
Docker registry
DockerAlpine Linuxbash
I've build a set of docker images that can be pulled from my private repository to run specific tasks in a CI/CD pipeline, run a website or back-end.
Home network
DHCPVLANDNSBGP
I run my own router and firewall to have better security, insight and more configuration options than default ISP routers offer.
Web crawler
PythonBeautiful Soup
I've build some spiders that scrape specific websites to update product stock for a webshop.