John Braat
Senior Sales Design Engineer at Johnson Controls Systems & Service B.V.
Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Braat is a Senior Sales Design Engineer with over 25 years of hands-on experience designing refrigeration systems for food and beverage applications, now responsible for that market segment in the Netherlands. He combines mechanical engineering expertise with deep process knowledge to tailor reliable, compliant refrigeration solutions and believes close collaboration with clients is essential to project success. Pragmatic and detail-oriented, he progressed from electrician and CAD roles into senior sales design leadership, bringing a practical understanding of both field implementation and client requirements. Outside core engineering, he contributes to front-end open-source work—improving a React/TypeScript/Tailwind web extension—demonstrating a habit of incremental improvements that mirror his professional approach. Trained in mechanical engineering, industrial automation and refrigeration design, he also holds safety and commercial certifications (ATEX, VCA), enabling him to bridge technical, regulatory and commercial needs.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
ATEX, VCA, Commercial skills, internal dedicated system/component trainings, etc., ATEX, VCA, Commercial skills, internal dedicated system/component trainings, etc. at Several trainings and educationsNone / Geen, Koeltechnisch ontwerpen (KTC), None / Geen, Koeltechnisch ontwerpen (KTC) at Elsevier opleidingenBachelor of Science / Ingenieur,, Mechanical Engineering / Werktuigbouwkunde - Energietechniek, Bachelor of Science / Ingenieur,, Mechanical Engineering / Werktuigbouwkunde - Energietechniek at HTS, BredaGeen / None, Geen / None at MAVO, RoosendaalGeen / None, Industrial automation, Geen / None, Industrial automation at HTS, UtrechtNone / geen, Flexibele Productie Automatisering, None / geen, Flexibele Productie Automatisering at Antonie Keldermans MTS, Bergen op Zoom
Github Skills (15)
tailwind10
typescript10
google-chrome-extension10
webextension10
typescripts10
firefox-addon10
chrome-extension10
tailwindcss10
firefox-webextension10
react10
typescript-types10
javascript9
vite9
css7
html7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
JohnBra/vite-web-extension
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
Web extension template to build Chrome and Firefox extensions quickly. Setup with React 19, Typescript and TailwindCSS
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:6 releases, 1 review, 31 commits in 9 months
Contributions summary:John primarily focused on enhancing the front-end of the web extension, integrating Tailwind CSS for styling and improving the UI. Their contributions included adding Tailwind CSS support, refactoring code for better formatting and styling, and renaming elements within the application pages. The user also updated the manifest file and configured the build process for development, specifically adding source maps.
boilerplatechrome-addonchrome-extensionfirefox-addonfirefox-extension
JohnBra/actix-mongodb-example
Mar 2020 - Dec 2022
Small example / boilerplate for a rust REST webserver with actix-web and mongodb
Contributions:24 commits, 3 PRs, 17 pushes in 2 years 9 months
boilerplaterustactix-webrestwebserver
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