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Hey, my name is Etiën

Fullstack Developer / Frontend Developer

About me?Well, I started out in 2019 as a backend developer. Did that for about 4 years after which I switched to the frontend. I really enjoy building cool stuff that you can actually see right away. In my experience, backend development isn't like that.During my professional career I mostly worked with HTML, CSS, PHP, and many JS frameworks like KnockoutJS, RequireJS, and jQuery. Nowadays, I work a lot with Tailwind CSS and AlpineJS.Before coding full-time, I worked in supermarkets and warehouses, plus did some development internships during school.PS: you can find a full history of my work experience on my LinkedIn profile, which is linked at the bottom.When I’m not at my desk, you’ll find me at the gym, editing videos, or hopping on a train to explore Europe.By that way, I have a YouTube channel where I upload the videos I create, which is basically my way to combine creativity with storytelling and tech. Also linked at the bottom.Want to know more? Hit me up!

Projects

Below you’ll find a selection of projects I’ve worked on during my career, studies, and personal time.

Most of these projects (actually, pretty much all of them) are no longer online today.However, you can still find the code for them on my GitHub. If you’d like to know more about a project but can’t find the code on GitHub, feel free to reach out.

  • Baseshop

    Internship

    Challenge: Importing and analyzing product feed data while ensuring acceptable website performance.

    My Role: Importing and analyzing product feed data while ensuring acceptable website performance.

    Technologies: HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript

    Result: An innovative system that provided business insights such as top-selling and most profitable products, plus current market trends. Due to sensitive information, access was limited; a few screenshots are available on the projects page.

  • Flowerpower

    University Project

    Challenge: Building a complete webshop in a very short timeframe, prioritizing functionality over visual polish.

    My Role: Web development

    Technologies: HTML, CSS, PHP

    Result: A functional e-commerce website where users could browse and order flowers and plants.

  • Hazard Battle

    University Project

    Challenge: Learning the fundamentals of a custom game engine, while designing and developing a playable game.

    My Role: Game development in Java.

    Technologies: Java

    Result: A 2D shooter game where the player could move across the screen with arrow keys and shoot projectiles using the spacebar to defeat enemies.

  • Eenmaal-Andermaal (Auction Platform)

    University Project

    Challenge: Exploring a new PHP framework, creating a custom admin system, and cleaning up a supplied dataset.

    My Role: Full-stack web development.

    Technologies: HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript

    Result: A fully functional auction platform, complete with an admin system where auctions could be created, managed, and closed.

  • De Fotolijstenspecialist

    Professional Project

    Challenge: Redesigning an existing webshop while keeping the new design as close as possible to the original, despite not having a dedicated design background.

    My Role: Designer / frontend development

    Technologies: -

    Result: A complete redesign of the webshop. Although the site is no longer live, the project gave me valuable experience working within the constraints of redesigning existing products.

  • Investeren in je Toekomst

    Personal Project

    Challenge: Creating a headless WordPress blog by connecting the CMS via GraphQL, while maintaining flexibility in the frontend.

    My Role: Full-stack development

    Technologies: HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, GraphQL, Next.js, WordPress

    Result: A headless WordPress-based blog about investing and dealing with topics like stress, fear, and FOMO. WordPress served as the CMS for content management, while the frontend was built in Next.js. Both were connected via GraphQL, enabling the flexibility of a custom frontend without relying on pre-built WordPress themes.

Timeline

Below you’ll find a timeline, showing you in what year which event happend.

  • 2010
    Started secondary school at Metameer, Boxmeer. Had a Part-time job at Jumbo supermarkets as Shelf Stacker and Fresh Produce Assistant.
  • 2014
    Completed MBO in Application Development at ROC De Leijgraaf, Cuijk. During that time, I had an internship at Compuzone, Venray (development) and worked at a local Bed & Breakfast
  • 2017
    Once I earned my MBO diploma, I started the HBO ICT program at HAN in Nijmegen. Unfortunately, I did not complete this program with a diploma. At the same time, I worked in the warehouse of a local supermarket.
  • 2018
    Began HBO ICT program at HAN, Nijmegen (not completed). During that time, I worked in a warehouse of a local supermarket, and also gained work experience at Bright Circle, focusing on frontend & backend development (mainly WordPress maintenance).
  • 2019 - Now
    Joined We Provide, a company specialized in creating strong e-commerce webshops for its customers. Worked on custom Magento solutions, Shopware projects, and WordPress implementations. In 2021, the company became part of iO, an international agency that blends marketing, technology, and creativity. At this company, I started to focus more on frontend development. Before that, I had a combined role in frontend and backend development.

Skills

Below, you will find an overview of the technologies I work with on a daily basis and have built experience in.

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