Bjorn Boonen

Bjorn Boonen

Senior front end developer

In shortIn short

City
Utrecht
Hours
32 - 40 hours
Language
NL, EN, SQ
Hourly rate
On request
Linkedin profile
Linkedin profile
Driving licence
Driving licence B
Even bellen?
In short

IntroductionIntroduction

Having more than 20 years of experience as a full stack or front end webdeveloper, I can participate in many aspects of developing web applications. From small widget, super fast interfaces for (Navy) ships to high-traffic websites such as Telegraaf.nl, Vergelijk.nl, Leadingcourses.com, viaBOVAG.nl Greenchoice.nl and ANWB.nl.

Furthermore, I love to roll up my sleeves and when there are questions from colleagues, I like to help them get a step further but not by taking the keyboard out of their hands. I like to help my colleagues on their way so that they become better professionals.

Even though I am creatively chaotic by nature, I like to deliver my code neatly in a nice git repository, although if the pressure is on, I can easily create a tech-debt story for the next sprint and be more pragmatic. Sometimes something just has to go live, but even then, accessibility (a11y) is important. In recent years, I have seen many different frameworks and have gained a lot of experience with them. I have extensive experience with Angular 2 and 9, I dived deep into Vue and developed a few management tools with it. After this I've gained quite some experience with React, Next.js, Vue 3+ and Nuxt. I am also a fan of a well-designed CI/CD environment. Setting it up can be difficult, but ultimately it saves many hours of work. Besides this, I've worked with different types of internationalisation (i18n) and localisation (l10n) in almost all of my projects.

I have a good eye for design and have been working with Photoshop since 2004. In the years since, I have also gained extensive experience with Illustrator and InDesign, and now also with Figma. Besides design, I also have a lot of experience in the UX field.

Introduction

Interested inInterested in

My main interest lies in the "clickable part" of a website. This means I focus on application architecture, connecting to APIs, and building components in a solid and maintainable way.

I have a soft spot for e-commerce. It’s a great challenge to achieve maximum conversion with minimal effort, while keeping things sustainable.

I also really enjoy mentoring other developers within a project. I’ve done this many times in the past, working with interns, fellow developers, and backend developers who wanted to dive into frontend development.

During the pandemic, I set up an excellent home workspace where I can work very efficiently and comfortably. That said, I’m always happy to come into the office regularly. After all, personal contact is essential for team spirit.

Interested in

ExperienceExperience

TitelInterim Senior Frontend Developer
Ciz
2024-10 -

  • Building a POC, proving good UX will help increase customer happyness and reducing contact requests from clients resulting in faster approvals.

  • Creating a Technical Roadmap for different portals within CIZ

  • This project has been finished successfully within the agreed upon timeline of 3

Tech
  • Restful Api's
  • GraphQL
  • a11y (WCAG AA, WAI-ARIA)
  • i18n
  • Next.js
  • React
  • Typescript
  • Javascript
  • CSS
  • HTML
  • Pega
  • Node.js

TitelSenior full stack front end developer
Imego B.V.
2007-01 -

In addition to my work for various clients, I independently develop several long-term side projects. These initiatives allow me to explore new technologies, deepen my expertise, and stay sharp by continuously experimenting and innovating.

Tech
  • Tailwind
  • GraphQL
  • RxJS
  • Node.js
  • Pega
  • Restful Api's
  • a11y (WCAG AA, WAI-ARIA)
  • Nuxt
  • Vue
  • React Native
  • Styled Components
  • CI/CD
  • Web Sockets
  • i18n
  • Sass
  • Next.js
  • React
  • Typescript
  • Jest
  • Javascript
  • CSS
  • HTML
  • Storybook
  • Vitest
  • Cypress
  • Turborepo & NX

TitelInterim front end lead
Greenchoice
2023-03 - 2024-10

  • Improvement front end code quality.

  • Guiding other front end- and full stack developers.

  • Migration from .net Razor templates to Nuxt.

  • Creating Design System

  • Building and documenting a Vue/Nuxt Component library.

  • Improvement of work environment front end- and full stack developers.

Tech
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • Typescript
  • Sass
  • i18n
  • a11y (WCAG AA, WAI-ARIA)
  • CI/CD
  • Vue
  • Nuxt
  • Restful Api's
  • GraphQL
  • Node.js
  • Storybook
  • Vitest

TitelInterim senior full stack front end-developer
ANWB
2022-10 - 2022-12

  • Helped set up Next.js-POC for ANWB verzekeren

  • Built and set up initial flow and configuration for the product wizard

  • This project has been finished successfully within the agreed upon timeline of 3

Tech
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • Typescript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • i18n
  • Styled Components
  • Restful Api's

TitelSenior Interim full stack front end developer
RH Marine
2022-04 - 2022-10

  • Improve current architecture.

  • Build screens and components

  • Start migration to Typescript and Unit tests.

Tech
  • CSS
  • HTML
  • Styled Components
  • Web Sockets
  • a11y (WCAG AA, WAI-ARIA)
  • i18n
  • Sass
  • Typescript
  • Restful Api's
  • Node.js
  • Jest
  • Cypress
  • Storybook

TitelSenior front end developer
viaBOVAG
2020-07 - 2022-05

  • Ultimately responsible for front end

  • Sparring partner for UX

  • Set up migration from MVC to Next.js (React)

Tech
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • Typescript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Sass
  • i18n
  • Cypress
  • a11y (WCAG AA, WAI-ARIA)
  • Jest
  • Restful Api's
  • Node.js
  • Pega
  • Storybook

TitelSenior front end developer
Compare Group
2009-08 - 2011-08

  • Responsible for complete front end

  • Guiding colleagues

  • Prototyping

Tech
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • i18n
  • a11y (WCAG AA, WAI-ARIA)
  • Restful Api's

TitelSenior full stack front end developer/co-founder
Leadingcourses.com
2007-10 - 2020-06

  • Responsible for complete front-end

  • Responsible for all (digital) expressions

  • Building internal tools for data visualisation

  • Supervising colleagues

  • Prototyping

Tech
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • Typescript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Vue
  • i18n
  • a11y (WCAG AA, WAI-ARIA)
  • CI/CD
  • Jest
  • Styled Components
  • Cypress
  • Restful Api's
  • Node.js

TitelFront end developer
Telegraaf Media ICT
2007-08 - 2009-09

  • Co-responsible for front end speurdersindekrant.nl

  • Developed layout so that De Telegraaf layout also worked on Telegraaf.nl

  • Convert design to working code in Escenic CMS

  • Guiding colleagues with questions about front end-related tasks

Tech
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • a11y (WCAG AA, WAI-ARIA)

TitelFront end developer/designer
Compare group
2004-08 - 2007-08

  • Creation of digital publications

  • Designing pages

  • Development of programs to scrape code from websites or insert xml-feeds

  • Responsible for the layout of all Compare Group websites

Tech
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • i18n
  • a11y (WCAG AA, WAI-ARIA)
Experience