Bas Brands
Moodle Developer at Sonsbeekmedia.nl
Arnhem-Nijmegen Region Netherlands
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Top SchoolBas Brands is a seasoned Moodle developer with over 13 years of hands-on experience building plugins, themes and front-end features while also architecting high-availability Moodle installations. He blends deep PHP/JavaScript/CSS expertise with system administration skills across Linux and other platforms, enabling him to own both application code and the infrastructure it runs on. Bas has worked inside Moodle’s own team on frontend development and at agencies like BrightAlley and Sonsbeekmedia, delivering practical learning experiences for a variety of clients. Known for turning admin-level know-how into more reliable and performant LMS deployments, he often bridges gaps between designers, developers and ops. Based in the Arnhem-Nijmegen region, he’s passionate about accessible, user-friendly online learning and stays current with modern tooling like LESS/SASS. A background in natural resources and long tenure in systems roles gives him a pragmatic, systems-oriented perspective that informs his development choices.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Natural Resources/Conservation, General, BS, Natural Resources/Conservation, General at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied SciencesBachelor of Science (BS), Land and Water management, Bachelor of Science (BS), Land and Water management at Hogeschool van Hall Larenstein Velp
English, Portuguese, Dutch
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Github Skills (47)
moodle10
bootstrap10
learning-management-system10
elearning10
css10
open-source10
lms10
moodle-theme10
mhealth10
portal10
edtech10
usability10
bootstrap-css10
plugin9
parser8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
bmbrands/moodle-theme_elegance
Oct 2015 - Jun 2018
Contributions:1 release, 76 commits, 13 PRs in 2 years 8 months
elegance
bmbrands/theme_bootstrap
Sep 2012 - Nov 2017
A Moodle theme based on the Bootstrap CSS framework
Contributions:522 commits, 28 PRs, 141 pushes in 5 years 2 months
moodle-themecssmoodlebootstrapbootstrap-css-framework
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