Summary
A.J. Hekman is a Senior Software Consultant with 13 years of hands-on experience building full-stack web applications and reliable production systems, currently based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He moves comfortably between backend and frontend work with a strong emphasis on usability and stability, and prefers to understand how and why systems behave rather than accepting that they merely work. His career spans long-term engineering roles and a management stint, including creating SPAs in AngularJS and automating healthcare data processing with Python and SQL. He’s practiced in DevOps and client-facing integrations, having maintained Linux infrastructure and coordinated with insurers and vendors on complex data flows. Known as a pragmatic maker, he thrives on challenging problems and turning ambiguous requirements into maintainable, user-focused software.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Business/Commerce, General, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Business/Commerce, General at Calvin College