John Schaap
Adviseur Operationeel Informatiemanagement PDOK
Arnhem-Nijmegen Region Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Schaap is a seasoned software engineer and GIS specialist with three decades of experience spanning software, databases and geo-information systems. He is currently Adviseur Operationeel Informatiemanagement PDOK at Kadaster, where he guides operational information management for national geospatial data platforms. His expertise covers software architecture, spatial database design, Geo information management, Scrum, and hands-on development across .NET, Java, Oracle Liquibase, Jenkins, XL-Deploy and OpenLayers. Throughout his career he has led teams and shaped architectures at 9292 Reisinformatiegroep, REISinformatiegroep, Vicrea and Kadaster, combining leadership with practical delivery. He holds MSc degrees in GIMA from Wageningen University & Research and Utrecht University, and a BSc in software engineering from Haagse Hogeschool, underscoring a strong academic foundation paired with real-world impact.
8 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), software engineer HIO Hogere Informatica Opleiding, Bachelor of Science (BSc), software engineer HIO Hogere Informatica Opleiding at Haagse Hogeschool Den HaagMaster of Science (MSc), GIMA, Master of Science (MSc), GIMA at Universiteit UtrechtMaster of Science (MSc), GIMA, Master of Science (MSc), GIMA at Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum
Github Skills (20)
styles10
tiles10
viewer10
mapbox-gl10
vectortiles10
geospatial9
openlayers9
angular8
openapi8
vector-tiles8
vector8
ogc8
forum5
data-services5
filemaker4
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
PDOK/vectortile-demo-viewer
Mar 2022 - Feb 2023
Demo Viewer for PDOK vector tiles
Contributions:2 reviews, 100 commits, 39 PRs in 10 months
vectortiles-demovectortilesmapbox-glviewervector
JLSchaap/DKK-API-TEST
Apr 2019 - Jul 2022
Contributions:2 PRs, 851 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 2 months
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