Summary
Johan Van Der Heide is a company owner and senior web developer with 11+ years of experience building high-end PHP and JavaScript applications from North Brabant, Netherlands. He combines a PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with hands-on expertise in Zend Framework (2/3), Doctrine2, Twig, Angular, Docker and cloud/Linux stacks to bridge research-grade problems—like thermophotovoltaic and solar cell R&D—with pragmatic web solutions. As founder of Jield BV he delivers bespoke websites, WordPress projects and ICT consultancy, emphasizing performance (Nginx, Redis, Solr) and scalable architectures. He also serves as Information Manager at ITEA Office and has prior experience aligning central IT with business units at IMEC, giving him a strong stakeholder-facing skill set. Known for listening, analyzing and developing tailored systems, he brings an unusual blend of academic depth and production-grade engineering.
11 years of coding experience
Master's degree, science, Master's degree, science at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
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Dutch, English