Jerome Bakker
Technisch Beheer at ColdTrick IT Solutions
Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolJerome Bakker is a seasoned PHP developer and founder of ColdTrick IT Solutions with 14+ years of experience building and customizing niche social networks, primarily on the Elgg platform. As an Elgg core developer and long-term contributor, he has shipped backend improvements like API HMAC authentication docs and granular permission features such as group-owner comment editing. Based in Enschede, he combines hands-on engineering with technical operations experience as Technisch Beheer at a local golf club, reflecting a pragmatic blend of product delivery and systems stewardship. His background in systems engineering (MCSE) and early work on monitoring and support tools shows a focus on reliable, secure deployments for community platforms.
14 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
MCSE, Microsoft Certiffied System Engineer, MCSE, Microsoft Certiffied System Engineer at IDée ICT Opleidingen & dienstenBA, Information Technology, BA, Information Technology at Saxion University of Applied SciencesHAVO, Dutch, English, Math B, Physics, Chemistry, Economy, HAVO, Dutch, English, Math B, Physics, Chemistry, Economy at Lambert Franckens College
English, Dutch, German
Github Skills (9)
api-authentication10
php10
api10
apidoc10
security9
documentation8
collaboration7
open-source7
collaborative-editing7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Elgg/Elgg
Jan 2012 - Jan 2023
A social networking engine in PHP/MySQL
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:146 releases, 779 reviews, 2273 commits in 11 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Jerome contributed documentation updates, focusing on how to generate HMAC headers for authentication within the Elgg's RESTful API framework. Their work involved describing the use of special HTTP headers and supporting hashing algorithms to ensure API call security. The user also modified and extended existing functionality, allowing group owners to edit comments within their groups. Furthermore, the user's commits allowed for control over the API authentication method and added support for configuring the cleanup interval.
social-networkelggmysqlphpnetworking
ColdTrick/fontawesome
Feb 2015 - Jun 2022
Contributions:13 releases, 22 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 5 months
fontelggicons
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