Richard Zimerman
Co-Founder Frontend Developer at z creative labs GmbH
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolRichard Zimerman is a co-founder and frontend developer based in Zurich with 11 years of experience building data-driven web applications and visualizations for international development and humanitarian clients. He leads UI and mapping work at z creative labs, contributing concrete React components for SVG maps (Geography, Markers, ZoomableGroup, Annotations) in an open-source react-simple-maps project. His academic background in New Media and Digital Culture from the University of Amsterdam informs a thoughtful approach to how technology intersects with climate change and sustainable development. Comfortable with multilingual, legacy-browser projects, he combines practical UX instincts with a knack for translating complex datasets into clear, interactive visual stories.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (MA), New Media and Digital Culture, Master of Arts (MA), New Media and Digital Culture at Universiteit van AmsterdamBachelor of Arts (BA), Double Major in Media Communications and Management, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Double Major in Media Communications and Management at Webster University Geneva
English, German, French, Polish
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Github Skills (8)
mappings10
javascript10
visualization10
svg10
visualizations10
react10
d3js9
json6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
zcreativelabs/react-simple-maps
Mar 2017 - Jul 2022
Beautiful React SVG maps with d3-geo and topojson using a declarative api.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:261 commits, 36 PRs, 156 pushes in 5 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Richard primarily focused on implementing map-related features within the React-based project, as evidenced by the "Added map" and code cleanup commits. They added a map, potentially its underlying logic, and cleaned up existing code, likely to improve maintainability. The user also introduced and modified the `Geography`, `Markers`, `ZoomableGroup`, `ComposableMap` and `Annotations` components. These changes suggest a focus on building and refining the map's functionality and structure using React and related libraries.
topojsonapireactd3-geosvg
zimrick/react-svg-maps-tutorial
May 2017 - Nov 2019
A basic example of a pure react SVG world map created with react, d3-geo and topojson-client.
Contributions:4 commits, 2 PRs, 2 pushes in 2 years 5 months
d3-georeactpure-reactworld-mapd3-react
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