Arjan van der Gaag

Web developer

Profile

I am an expert front-end web developer, programmer, team player, entrepreneur, historian, and all-round web geek. I am constantly working to improve my skills and how I work. The end goal is to make great stuff.

I am not a workaholic, but I do keep on hacking on side projects when I get home from work. I soak up all the books and presentations on theory and best practices I can find, and when working in a team, I always try to write code for my colleagues first, the computer second.

Skills

Front-end development

I have a passion for clean and maintainable (HTML5 and CSS3 code. I always keep SEO, and a streamlined, accesible user experience in mind.

Back-end development

I'm an experienced programmer, capable of developing and deploying small to mid-sized applications in various popular languages. You can find some of my side projects at github.

Technical

  1. PHP (5.3, OOP of course)
  2. Ruby, inclusief Rails & Sinatra
  3. JavaScript, jQuery, CoffeeScript & Node.js
  4. HTML5, CSS3, Sass
  1. Git, Subversion & Mercurial
  2. TextMate, Vim & unix
  3. Wordpress, Drupal
  4. Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator

Experience

  1. Mixe – Medische Marketing B.V.

    Webdesigner

    2008–2011

    As webdesigner in a small marketing agency for the health care sector I was responsible for front- and back-end development of various projects (large and small) as well as our server, source control system and online conversion.

  2. AG Webdesign

    Web developer

    2005–2008

    As a self-taught and self-employed web designer and developer I have worked with numerous companies and individuals to plan, design, build and evaluate various successful websites. I also provided services in copywriting, SEO and photography.

  3. Woonpunt

    Intern

    2005–2006

    As an intern at this mid-sized housing corporation I researched intranet communications and knowledge management tools in business environments for my master's thesis.

Education

  1. Master History of Politics and Culture

    Utrecht University

    2009→
  2. Doctoraal Information Management

    Tilburg University

    2002→
  3. Bachelor History

    Utrecht University

    2006–2009
  4. Propedeuse Information Management

    Tilburg University

    2001–2002
  5. VWO

    Zuyderzee College, Emmeloord

    1995–2001