Jens Kooij
Oprichter & Digitaal Creatieveling
Vlaardingen, South Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolJens Kooij is a Dutch founder and technical lead with over a decade of hands-on software engineering and leadership experience, known for rapidly turning ideas into production: he rebuilt Sanquin’s website in 24 days and delivered greenfield content and searchable knowledge platforms for clients like ANWB and KNGF. As founder of Yecco and current Technical Lead at P-Direkt, he blends entrepreneurial drive with pragmatic decision-making to spot opportunities, design strategy and ship user-focused solutions under tight timelines. His background spans full-stack web systems, content platforms (BloomReach/Hippo) and automation tooling—most notably a WOZ appeals automation tool and neighborhood-focused loyalty campaigns. Fast to adapt and creatively proactive, he thrives on building practical, high-impact products for public and commercial sectors across the Randstad and remotely.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Mediatechnology, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Mediatechnology at Rotterdam University of Applied SciencesHAVO NG, HAVO NG at Holland Accent College, afdeling Groen van PrinstererMedia Entertainment Management, Media Entertainment Management at Hogeschool INHOLLAND
Dutch, English
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Github Skills (21)
backend6
pdo6
php6
wordpress6
css6
jquery6
java6
json6
javascript6
mysql6
html5
sass5
smarty4
component-based4
requirejs4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jenskooij/frontend
Aug 2017 - Nov 2024
A boilerplate frontend
Contributions:16 PRs, 49 pushes, 36 branches in 7 years 3 months
reactboilerplatefrontendfrontend-boilerplatetypescript
jenskooij/cloudcontrol-frontend
Aug 2017 - Sep 2024
Frontend for the Cloud Control CMS
Contributions:7 PRs, 37 pushes, 20 branches in 7 years 1 month
cmsreactcloud-controlfrontend
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