Joost Van Ulden
Senior Advisor, Software & Systems Digital Services Group (DSG), DG DAIM, DND at Department of National Defence/Ministère de la défense nationale
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolJoost Van Ulden is a seasoned IT leader with 13+ years of experience shaping enterprise architecture, software strategy, and data-centric modernization for Canadian government organizations. He currently advises the Department of National Defence on enterprise software, systems architecture, and AI/ML adoption, after a long tenure driving architecture and systems at Natural Resources Canada. Comfortable bridging business and technical perspectives, he combines hands-on development experience—such as enhancing the Government of Canada’s widely used WET Geomap component—with strategic delivery management that consistently meets scope, schedule, and budget. Joost is known for practical, evidence-based solutions that improve interoperability and data dissemination across complex programs. Based in North Vancouver with a background in geomatics and technology management, he brings a rare mix of geospatial domain expertise and enterprise-scale digital modernization experience.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
Github Skills (10)
javascript10
openlayers10
web-framework9
wcag9
accessibility9
application-framework9
app-framework9
webaccess9
css7
html7
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
wet-boew/wet-boew
Dec 2012 - May 2021
Web Experience Toolkit (WET): Open source code library for building innovative websites that are accessible, usable, interoperable, mobile-friendly and multilingual. This collaborative open source project is led by the Government of Canada.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:9 reviews, 123 commits, 21 PRs in 8 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Joost implemented enhancements to the Geomap component, adding new features like area of interest (AOI), geolocation, and geocoding widgets. They made significant code changes to the `geomap-lib.js` file, which included modifications to the settings, map controls, and legend symbol generation. The user also updated documentation and related assets, further refining the Geomap's functionality. They addressed and fixed various issues concerning the rendering and accessibility of the Geomap's components.
governmentgovernment-of-canadaledjavascriptopen-source-project
jvanulde/data-old
Dec 2020 - Jul 2021
Datasets for download
Contributions:12 PRs, 104 pushes, 24 branches in 7 months
datasetsdata-processingdatasetmetadata
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