Steven A.

Steven A.

Product Owner

The Randstad, Netherlands
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About Me

I am a Product Owner with a generalist view of the SDLC - designing and iterating beautiful code to make complex things simple, leading teams and working with people. I am fluent in user stories and produce solutions that bring business value to complex projects and technology initiatives. I am multi-faceted in my approach to digital products - guiding teams towards continuous improvements across a range of agile methodologies.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Product Owner
2021 - Present (3 years)
Remote
  • Prioritizing the needs in terms of product features and align them with the stakeholders' feedback.

  • Overseeing product development and permanently communicating with the development team for planning, reviewing and refining the requirements.

  • Acting like a primary communicator and link between stakeholders.

Gameye
Gameye
Full Stack Engineer
2019 - 2019
Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Created innovative in-game experiences and set up operational tools to manage customers, sessions and servers.

  • Supported the development and implementation of different solutions for Gameye - architecting new solutions in line with client needs.

  • Deep-dived in Gameye's existing solutions to optimize and refactor them for performance, reliability, and maintainability as needed.

Qdentity
Qdentity
Lead Frontend Developer
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
The Randstad, Netherlands
  • Created and developed a new customizable CMS solution for the entertainment industry.

  • Worked on the design of the data architecture for the CMS and provided expertise for UX solutions.

  • Evaluated, developed, and rolled out new development technologies, tools, and frameworks on the project for Qdentity.

Shipright
Shipright
CTO
2017 - Present (7 years)
Rotterdam , Netherlands
  • Established collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders and recommended optimal Agile practices for business and technical solutions.

  • Lead cross-functional delivery teams to deliver impactful business outcomes for Shipright and drive product vision with the hindsight of new features.

  • Establish, monitor, manage and report milestones and deliverables and fix critical project issues throughout the project phases.

WCC
WCC
Software Engineer
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
Utrecht, Netherlands
  • Worked on a new knowledge management solution for WCC - handling MVP design, software architecture, and development.

  • Shaped the roadmap for WCC's product over time and acted as scrum master - leading and onboarding new team members until first customer delivery.

  • Evangelized industry standards and introduced development best practices to WCC's development process.

Gribble
Gribble
Product Developer
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Identified and created product requirements for new digital products - taking ownership from the concept through to delivery.

  • Utilized the latest UX practices and data science techniques in creating new approaches and understanding how they impact users.

  • Translated product roadmaps into manageable product features, facilitated agile ceremonies and championed Agile processes, culture, best practices and techniques on projects.

Livis
Livis
Fullstack Developer
2014 - 2015 (1 year)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Iterated solutions from the ground up for Livis' e-learning environment - building first aid courses with support for mobile devices.

  • Established and introduced version control systems and a modern development workflow within Livis.

  • Designed, developed and implemented modules for a glossary and completing exams.

AppOpHetWeb
AppOpHetWeb
Web Developer
2011 - 2015 (4 years)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Designed, built and deployed high-quality applications and beautiful websites using the latest techniques for clients.

  • Made meaningful architectural choices on projects based on evaluation and prior knowledge of industry best practices.

  • Delivered innovative features to stakeholders and clients on projects.

Portfolio

CTO - Shipright
CTO - Shipright

Shipright helps companies better understand their customer feedback to build products users love. Shipright offers one organized place for product feedback from customers - tracking all user requests in one place to inform product decisions. It allows users to build better products and increase satisfaction by closing the feedback loop with customers.

Product Developer - Wunder Mart
Product Developer - Wunder Mart

Wundermart offers customers fully autonomous shops, which enable users to provide guests with a premium grab-pay-and-go shopping experience solution. Worked as a Product Developer on the project - rolling out a product discovery process (UX research) and developed a first shop management application for shop owners.

Frontend Developer - Livis
Frontend Developer - Livis

Livis offers first aid and emergency response courses through a combination of e-learning and practice (blended learning). Rebuilt the e-learning suite from Flash to a web app in 1 month - just in time for the big campaign launch on tv.

Education

MSc. Computational Economics
MSc. Computational Economics
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2011 - 2014 (3 years)
BSc. Economics & Informatics
BSc. Economics & Informatics
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2008 - 2011 (3 years)