ErikĀ Willems
Software Developer at Rocketspeed
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolErik Willems is a seasoned software developer and co-founder with over 12 years' experience building platforms and bespoke web applications, notably co-creating LocalFocus, a data-visualization platform adopted by leading newsrooms and later acquired by ANP. He blends hands-on full-stack engineering with product thinking, shipping dashboards, dataviz and web games while advising and mentoring media startups through innovation programmes. At ANP he scaled and led development efforts, and today splits his time between building webapps at Rocketspeed and shaping product development at CodeVonk. Based in Amsterdam, his background in journalism and data storytelling gives him a rare ability to turn complex datasets into engaging, user-focused interfaces. Outside work he keeps his curiosity sharp by developing videogames, a practice that feeds both his creativity and front-end craftsmanship.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) Communicatiewetenschappen - richting Journalistiek, Master of Science (MSc) Communicatiewetenschappen - richting Journalistiek at Ghent UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.) Communicatiewetenschappen, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Communicatiewetenschappen at Utrecht University
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Github Skills (9)
css6
php6
javascript6
google-maps-api6
jquery6
google-maps6
angularjs-directive6
angularjs6
rollover6
Github contributions (5)
ErikWillems/kml-to-spreadsheet
Dec 2016 - May 2020
Contributions:24 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 5 months
jplusplus/liquidoc
Jun 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:12 commits in 1 day
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