Summary
Erik Aalbers is a bilingual (Dutch/English) tech consultant and solutions architect with 11 years of experience helping e-commerce and platform businesses design and implement scalable technical solutions. After a multi-year tenure at Shopify across launch, partner advocacy, and enterprise architecture roles, he now runs Aalbers Consulting, focusing on technical solutioning for online retailers. Comfortable across developer-facing and customer-facing roles, he blends hands-on frontend and integration experience with commercial acumen from earlier account and project management work. Based in Victoria, BC, Erik has deep familiarity with the European market and a pragmatic approach to turning complex requirements into operational systems. An interdisciplinary background in ICT and marketing informs his ability to bridge product, engineering, and business stakeholders.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor (BSc) of ICT, Courses included: Programming, Management, Communication, Marketing and Research, Bachelor (BSc) of ICT, Courses included: Programming, Management, Communication, Marketing and Research at Hogeschool Rotterdam
Dutch, English