A software professional with experience in all aspects of software product development, including:

  • Strong experience building highly scalable, distributed web applications
  • Leading development teams (hiring, coaching, mentoring)
  • A huge affinity for operations and network engineering, cloud infra (AWS, GCP)

Skills

Competencies

  • Analytical thinking
  • Problem solving
  • Attention to detail
  • Patience
  • Reliablility
  • Perseverence
  • Mentoring
  • Coaching

Technology

  • Ruby
  • Python
  • PHP
  • Java
  • MySQL
  • Redis
  • ElasticSearch
  • JavaScript
  • React.js
  • HTML
  • SCSS / Less / CSS

Infrastructure

  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Linux
  • Windows

Work Experience (8)

Head of Engineering
Agriplace
May 2024 - Current
  • Responsible for the engineering (development and qa) department at Agriplace

Founder
Slim-IT
Jan 2003 - Current

This job started as a hobby at around age 15, where I had developed an online CRM and inventory management application for my mother’s company. Over time, it has developed into its own business where the application is used by many other businesses around the country.

  • Responsible for all technology related decisions (choosing the tech stack, design, development, and operations)

  • Jointly responsible for product roadmap

  • PHP, Java, MySQL, Redis, RouterOS, UniFi

Head of Engineering - StudyGo
Futurewhiz
Dec 2010 - Apr 2024

Joined as a developer when Squla was an early-stage start-up in 2010. From being a trusted individual contributor, I have grown to lead small teams, in Squla until 2019, to my current role as Head of Engineering for StudyGo.

  • Responsible for the development and operations of the StudyGo platform

  • Part of the StudyGo Management Team, jointly shaping the product roadmap

  • In the role as people manager, reponsible for hiring, performance reviews and mentoring of the engineering team

  • Presented Squla’s use of AWS as a customer success story at the AWS Summit, Amsterdam (2015), in the keynote address of Amazon's CTO, Werner Vogels

  • Head of Engineering since 2020, Manager since 2018

  • Ruby, Python, React.js, MySQL, Redis, ElasticSearch, GCP, AWS

Software Engineer
Tizio B.V.
Feb 2010 - Jun 2010

Internship as part of my Bachelor's studies

  • Developed a flexible UI widget system for the MyM data visualisation tool

  • PHP, C++, MySQL, AWS

Software Engineer
National Aerospace Laboratory
Jul 2009 - Aug 2009

Summer job following my internship here

  • Designed and implemented a budgeting tool for Software Asset Management

  • PHP, MySQL

Software Engineer
National Aerospace Laboratory
Aug 2008 - Jan 2009

Internship as part of my Bachelor's studies

  • Designed and implemented an automated auditing tool for Software Asset Management

  • PHP, MySQL, MSSQL

Technician and Sales
MyCom
Jun 2006 - Aug 2008

Holiday/Part-time job

Technician and Sales
HCT Computers
Jun 2004 - Jan 2006

Holiday/Part-time job

Education (2)

2006 - 2010
Bachelors
Software Engineering + System and Network Engineering
Hogeschool van Amsterdam
2001 - 2006
HAVO
Natuur en Techniek
Keizer Karel College

Languages

Dutch

Native speaker

English

Advanced

Interests

Movies

Computers

Cycling