Richard Meijer
Software Architect at Enexis
Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolRichard Meijer is a pragmatic software architect and founder with over a decade of hands-on experience building scalable e-commerce and enterprise platforms using modern front-end stacks (React, Redux, Svelte) and Microsoft back-end technologies (C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server). He combines strategic leadership as CTO and co-founder with deep implementation experience running containerized microservice deployments on Docker/Kubernetes and cloud platforms like Azure and Google Cloud. Richard has repeatedly led fast-paced deliveries—turning prototypes into MVPs under tight deadlines—while designing frontend architectures, CI/CD pipelines, and high-performance data visualizations. An active open-source contributor, he enhanced a popular React sortable HOC by adding simultaneous x/y drag support and improving animations and grid handling. Known for clear abstractions and a people-first approach, he balances clean, testable code with pragmatic speed to meet client needs. Based in Zwolle, he enjoys sharing knowledge through meetups and conference talks.
11 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, (B.Eng.) Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree, (B.Eng.) Computer Science at WindesheimOpen Circles AcademyMCTS, Microsoft .NET platform Web applications, MCTS, Microsoft .NET platform Web applications at Microsoft Certified Techology SpecialistMCPD, Software design and architecture, MCPD, Software design and architecture at Microsoft Certified Professional DeveloperAtheneum, Atheneum at Carolus Clusius College
English, German
Github Skills (7)
drag-and-drop10
javascript10
frontend10
sortable10
grid10
react10
grids10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
clauderic/react-sortable-hoc
Nov 2016 - Nov 2016
A set of higher-order components to turn any list into an animated, accessible and touch-friendly sortable list✌️
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 3 PRs, 12 comments in 18 days
Contributions summary:Richard primarily contributed to the development of the React-based sortable list component. They focused on enabling simultaneous x and y axis support for dragging functionality, enhancing the core features of the library. The commits also included bug fixes related to animation and the grid layout, improving overall usability. Furthermore, the user refactored and added comments to the code base for better readability.
higher-order-componentreactsortabledrag-and-dropsorting
richmeij/redx
May 2017 - Sep 2019
Contributions:5 releases, 81 commits, 50 pushes in 2 years 4 months
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