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 (38)
javascript10
widgets10
arcgis10
esri10
arcgis-js-api10
arcgis-runtime-sdk9
web-components9
arcgis-online9
typescript9
gis9
api9
web-development9
accessibility8
design-patterns7
component-library7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
esride-nik/jsapi-resources
Oct 2019 - Jul 2021
A collection of useful resources for developers using the ArcGIS API for JavaScript.
Contributions:7 releases, 62 commits, 30 pushes in 1 year 8 months
apiarcgis-js-apiarcgisarcgis-api-for-javascriptjavascript
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, 49 pushes in 5 years 5 months
arcgis-js-apiarcgisspeedjavascriptweb-appbuilder
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