Alwin Drenth
Back-end Developer at SKEPS Internetbureau
Frisia, Netherlands
Summary
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SeniorAlwin Drenth is a back-end developer with 11 years of experience building scalable web applications, currently leading back-end efforts at SKEPS Internetbureau. He specializes in Laravel, PHP and API integrations, with a strong focus on designing robust architectures and attention to detail. As Lead Software Engineer at Van der Let & Partners he combines hands-on coding with practical leadership to deliver reliable production systems. Alwin is an active open-source contributor to OctoberCMS, improving Dutch localization across core modules—a signal of his commitment to quality and internationalization. He seeks innovative solutions that optimize processes and add measurable value for startups, SMEs and larger organisations. Based in Frisia, Netherlands, he brings steady craftsmanship and a pragmatic approach to complex web projects.
11 years of coding experience
fries, Dutch, English
Github Skills (7)
php10
localization10
laravel10
octobercms10
laravel-mix10
backend9
cms8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
octobercms/october
Jun 2016 - Mar 2021
Self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework.
Role in this project:
Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:10 commits, 22 PRs, 42 comments in 4 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Alwin's commits primarily focused on updating and improving Dutch (nl) language files within the OctoberCMS repository. They made numerous changes to the `nl/lang.php` files in various modules, including backend, CMS, and system. Their contributions involved fixing existing translation errors, adding new translation messages, and refining the overall Dutch localization of the platform.
cmslaravelphp-frameworkframeworkcmf
vdlp/oc-basicauthentication-plugin
Jan 2019 - Nov 2022
October CMS plugin which adds HTTP Basic Authentication
Contributions:7 releases, 49 commits, 1 PR in 3 years 10 months
basic-authenticationoctobercmspluginphpoctobercms-plugin
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