Tom W.

Tom W.

Senior Full Stack Developer

Amsterdam, Netherlands
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About Me

I am a Senior Full Stack Developer with a decade's worth of experience on projects; architecting, designing, building, and delivering highly available and scalable full-stack solutions - improving current products/processes, adding new features, and building new products. I build websites, apps, platforms, interfaces and dashboards for different devices and networked services to handle traffic at scale; directing deliverables through all aspects of the software development lifecycle. I am an active opensource developer; exploring opportunities in Machine Learning and an avid learner of new tech stack and industry best practices.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Full Stack Developer
2020 - Present (4 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

Oberon Amsterdam
Oberon Amsterdam
Senior Full Stack Engineer
2020 - 2020
Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Worked on the development of a new e-Commerce platform for Accell Digital; iterating solutions for their bike brands.

  • Oversaw component-based development on the project; maintaining code quality, organization and best practices.

  • Provided support for object-oriented user experience design on the project.

de Persgroep Nederland
de Persgroep Nederland
Full Stack Engineer
2019 - 2019
Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Worked on research projects and an MVP product that changed the way De Persgroep delivers paper mail to clients.

  • Contributed to guidelines and design standardizations and learned how to work with several AWS functions and services on the project.

  • Actively participated in agile scrum activities and overall improvement of work processes within De Persgroep.

Tele2
Tele2
Full Stack Engineer
2018 - 2018
Diemen, Netherlands
  • Proposed the best suitable solutions in iterating one of Tele2's new business pipelines for operations, the ServiceConfigurator/Wizard.

  • Collaborated closely with the team to drive improvements for the delivery of the configurator replacement solution on the project.

  • Established and enforced technical standards, guidelines, and best practices across the software development lifecycle of the project.

Ahold Delhaize
Ahold Delhaize
Full Stack Engineer
2017 - 2018 (1 year)
Zaandam, Netherlands
  • Architected, designed, developed, documented, and tested Albert Heijn’s latest delivery service product page.

  • Liaised closely with a multidisciplinary team to deliver the MVP for Ahold Delhaize.

  • Actively participated in meetings - constructively advocating for improvements and consulting on new software and innovation within the company.

Zoover Media
Zoover Media
Full Stack Engineer
2017 - 2017
Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Researched, developed, deployed and delivered an internal software product with quick ROI for Zoover Media; ensuring conformity to company standard practices.

  • Developed, tested and documented Zoover's main product; ensuring that performance meets or exceeds user/customer SLA and expectations.

  • Identified software engineering process improvements and supported the execution of solutions across the organization.

Sytac
Sytac
Full Stack JavaScript Consultant
2015 - 2016 (1 year)
Haarlem, Netherlands
  • Defined and identified cross-functional solutions in creating customizable and safely shareable analytics dashboards for Phillips; ensuring architectural integrity and consistency across the entire product.

  • Directed the selection, development, implementation and use of innovative approaches on the architecture of a cloud-based analytics service processing and charting millions of messages per day.

  • Provided recommendations to mitigate bottlenecks and points of failure on projects.

EDIA
EDIA
Senior Software Engineer
2015 - 2015
Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Led and worked closely with cross-functional teams to design and iterate new products and features on different in-house and client projects.

  • Contributed to and improved the technical architecture, engineering standards, and processes for projects; handling versioning and release management.

  • Oversaw workshops on emerging trends, led technical innovations and researched technology upgrades to enhance the ability to deliver robust solutions on projects.

ViriCiti
ViriCiti
Senior Software Engineer
2014 - 2014
Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Worked on the implementation of a project development automation workflow for ViriCiti; building a centralized Git source control service and a continuous integration server/setup.

  • Refactored and implemented a new Node.js based service-oriented architecture for the cloud with features to analyze and serve gigabytes of data per day.

  • Iterated a frontend solution using Backbone and WebSockets to deliver live analytics and dashboards for ViriCiti.

Code9
Code9
Owner / Consultant
2014 - Present (10 years)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Created a cryptocurrency platform from scratch to automate the creation of testing and live trading strategies on the solution.

  • Added live charting capabilities using the best financial charting software; TradingView to the platform.

  • Researched the latest machine learning and artificial intelligence trends and tech stacks; evaluating tools and solutions suitable for different needs.

GFK Business Applications
Software Engineer
2013 - 2013
Amstelveen, Netherlands
  • Participated in several JavaScript test suite implementation tasks for Rough Cookie; providing a 10x speedup (unit/integration/regression) of the codebase.

  • Worked on different multi-disciplinary SCRUM teams to develop and deliver several innovative in-house and external projects for GFK Business Applications.

  • Added features and enhancements that adhere to design requirements and best practices; laying down plans to utilize new technologies on the codebase.

Rough Cookie
Rough Cookie
Server Engineer
2011 - 2012 (1 year)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Designed and built backend applications to meet system architecture requirements in the iteration of a game server for a mobile game deployed to a social platform.

  • Worked with a full frontend SCRUM team on the release of the Monster Hunter game.

  • Identified problems, fixed issues on the project and unit tested code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.

NoProtocol
NoProtocol
Backend Developer
2011 - 2011
Remote
  • Created clean, well organized and structured code on solutions for campaign websites; working for different advertising agencies on behalf of NoProtocol.

  • Worked in an agile development process to implement solutions on projects according to client needs and requirements.

  • Developed backend components to improve the responsiveness and overall performance of web solutions on projects for NoProtocol.

Kewill
Kewill
Software Developer
2010 - 2010
Remote
  • Provided technical direction for the iteration of new features, maintained a Ruby/Rocket2 Universe codebase and refactored problems on the codebase for tier 1/2 customers.

  • Identified opportunities to implement industry best practices on the project, performed software upgrades on several DTAP environments and managed live systems.

  • Supported the deployment, monitoring, and management of solutions on the project; creating in house productivity and analytical tools and building development support tools for the codebase.

Portfolio

IT Consultant - Raleigh Bikes
IT Consultant - Raleigh Bikes

Worked on the development of an e-commerce platform for Raleigh bikes one of the oldest bike companies in the world. Implemented the frontend components and designed the layouts for the solution.

Full Stack Engineer - Tele2
Full Stack Engineer - Tele2

Worked on the development of a new service configurator/wizard for Tele2; evangelizing best practices, introducing React and Redux to the development stack and implementing wizard.

Full Stack Engineer - Zoover Media
Full Stack Engineer - Zoover Media

Participated in the development of an MVP for Zoover; working with different teams to implement the React server-side rendering and built the in-house automation tools for implementation on the project.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in ICT, Technishe Informatica
Bachelor's Degree in ICT, Technishe Informatica
Hogeschool van Amsterdam
2008 - 2011 (3 years)