Niklas Koehn
GIS Engineer Development at Westnetz
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolNiklas Koehn is a seasoned GIS software engineer with 13+ years of experience designing and delivering geo-IT solutions, most recently shaping GIS development at Westnetz after a long tenure at Esri Deutschland. He blends hands-on full‑stack web frontend work (React, TypeScript, ArcGIS Maps SDK) and backend geoprocessing (Python, ArcObjects/C#) with software architecture and technical project management. Known for translating complex spatial problems into clear, usable products, he routinely leads customer workshops, conference talks and internal standards-setting to accelerate adoption. Outside work he channels the same creative engineering into building MIDI-controlled LED stage decorations for his band, demonstrating a knack for practical DIY electronics and knowledge transfer that sparks enthusiasm in teams and clients alike.
13 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Magister Artium, Informationsverarbeitung / Geographie / Theater-, Film und Fernsehwissenschaften, Magister Artium, Informationsverarbeitung / Geographie / Theater-, Film und Fernsehwissenschaften at University of CologneGeoinformatics, Geoinformatics at Università del SalentoStaatlich geprüfter Gestaltungstechnischer Assistent, Fachrichtung Multimedia, Staatlich geprüfter Gestaltungstechnischer Assistent, Fachrichtung Multimedia at Richard-Riemerschmid-Berufskolleg Köln
English, Italian, German, French
Github Skills (36)
javascript10
widgets10
typescript10
arcgis10
web-development10
arcgis-js-api10
web-components9
arcgis-online9
app-builder9
esri9
webextension8
accessibility8
component-library6
derived6
monorepo5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
EsriDE/typescript-widget-templates
Jul 2017 - Nov 2022
Getting up to speed with ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Widgets and TypeScript in just a few minutes.
Contributions:207 commits, 1 PR, 50 pushes in 5 years 5 months
app-builderarcgistypescriptjavascriptwidgets
pnolle/ArcGIS-JSSDK-craftySamples
May 2023 - Jan 2026
Crafty samples for the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript. Mostly adjustments of pre-existing samples.
Contributions:2 PRs, 63 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 8 months
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