Jeroen Akkerman is a pragmatic frontend developer with 13 years of experience, currently building web and mobile interfaces for Portbase to improve road safety and logistics in the Port of Rotterdam. He blends hands-on UI craftsmanship—demonstrated by contributions to the popular EasyMDE markdown editor—with backend and mobile work from roles building Django backends and in-house apps. Comfortable wearing multiple hats, Jeroen has moved between developer and scrum master responsibilities, supporting teams and shipping production-facing features. A curious problem-solver by nature, he enjoys reverse-engineering systems and brings that investigative mindset to cleaner UI interactions and reliable integrations. Based in Breda, he pairs a formal Computer Software Engineering education with real-world experience across enterprise and consultancy contexts.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Software Engineering at Avans University of Applied Sciences
HAVO Natuur & Techniek Natuur & Gezondheid, HAVO Natuur & Techniek Natuur & Gezondheid at Heerbeeck College
Contributions:8 releases, 43 reviews, 403 commits in 5 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Jeroen primarily contributed to the user interface elements of the `easy-markdown-editor` project. Their commits focused on implementing and modifying front-end components, including adding FontAwesome 5 compatibility, changing default link and image URLs, updating CSS for a better visual experience, and fixing issues with toolbar button functionality. The contributions demonstrate a focus on improving the user interface and functionality of the markdown editor.
Contributions:3 PRs, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
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