Jon Kristensen
IT-konsult Och VD at Nejla AB
Gothenburg, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolJon Kristensen is an experienced Swedish IT consultant and CEO with 11 years delivering web-based public sector solutions, product ownership, technical documentation, and hands-on development. He is the technical steward for an education platform (Avancera) and a municipality-used business system serving about 15 municipalities, plus a national fault-reporting service, blending operational reliability with user-focused improvements. A seasoned trainer, he has taught roughly 50 vocational programming courses, bringing strong pedagogical skills to product and team communication. Jon contributes to open-source civic tech—working on the widely used mySociety FixMyStreet project—focusing on front-end, localization and resilient JavaScript enhancements. His background in software engineering and management from Göteborgs universitet underpins a pragmatic, cross-functional approach to building maintainable, user-centered systems.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Software Engineering & Management, Bachelor of Science - BS, Software Engineering & Management at Göteborgs universitet
English, Swedish
Github Skills (10)
javascript10
web-development10
front-end-development10
internationalization9
localization9
html9
user-interface8
css8
graphical-user-interface8
ui-design8
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
mysociety/fixmystreet
Sep 2017 - Nov 2022
This is mySociety's popular map-based reporting platform: easy to install in new countries and regions
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 9 commits, 20 PRs in 5 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Jon primarily worked on front-end and localization aspects, updating the FixaMinGata platform. They made changes to the user interface, including modifications to the home page and footer, and added video support. The user also updated translations and adapted content to improve user experience. Furthermore, the user made code changes to improve the robustness of JavaScript functionality.
civictechcouncilsmysocietyreactvagrant
nejla/auth-service
Feb 2016 - Sep 2024
Contributions:11 releases, 55 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 9 months
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