Gert-jan Meire
Functioneel Applicatiebeheerder
Ghent Metropolitan Area Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolGert-jan Meire is a versatile IT professional with 13 years of experience bridging web development and HR recruitment, now working as a Functioneel Applicatiebeheerder in the Ghent area. He started as a PHP and Drupal front-end developer and evolved into roles in project management and recruitment, bringing technical fluency to people-focused processes. Gert-jan leverages his web development background to optimize recruitment workflows, experiment with online presence, and apply new technologies for better candidate sourcing. Known for attention to detail, creativity, and a dash of humor, he combines assertive prospecting with empathetic candidate screening. His career path reflects a rare blend of hands-on coding experience and practical HR consulting, enabling him to translate technical requirements into improved user and recruiter experiences. Colleagues appreciate that he treats recruitment like product work—iterating, measuring, and refining to find the right talent.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Web Development, Bachelor's degree, Web Development at Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen - Vlaamse Autonome Hogeschool
Dutch, English
Github Skills (35)
drupal10
javascript10
npm10
sass10
compass10
lightbox-gallery10
lightbox10
nodejs10
vanilla-javascript10
responsive9
api9
fork9
stylelint9
lua8
vim8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
StadGent/drupal_theme_gent-base
Aug 2017 - Jan 2020
gent_base is a modern, Sass and Compass enabled Drupal 7 / 8 base theme.
Contributions:10 releases, 1725 commits, 602 PRs in 2 years 6 months
base-themesassgentcompassdrupal
milieuinfo/uig-webcomponents
Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
Contributions:13 releases, 222 reviews, 267 commits in 1 year
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