Stefan Van Essen
Co-Owner at StevOps
Utrecht, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolStefan Van Essen is an experienced DevOps-focused software engineer and co-owner with 13+ years building and operating web platforms for clients like Wegener Media, De Persgroep and Elsevier. He blends hands-on backend PHP (Symfony, Zend/Laminas, Laravel) and Node.js development with production-grade operations—CI/CD, container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/Rancher), cloud (AWS/GCE) and observability stacks. At Enrise he progressed from junior to senior engineer practicing DevOps methodology, and now consults via StevOps while co-running Plansheet. Zend Certified and New Relic Performance Pro certified, he emphasizes delivering the right solution with quality rather than the fanciest tech. Based in Utrecht, he’s available for part-time consultancy and quietly pairs professional work with a passion for sports cars—reflecting a pragmatic, performance-minded approach.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor of Science - BS Communication and Media Studies at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)havo, havo at Chr. College Groevenbeek
Github Skills (200)
displays10
alpine-linux10
gitlab-ci10
package-manager10
webhooks10
php10
gitlab-runner10
experience-manager10
docker-in-docker10
docker-compose10
xdebug10
wp-cli10
nginx10
php-fpm10
visa10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
eXistenZNL/PermCheck
Oct 2015 - Jan 2023
PermCheck is a little tool that checks if the files in a PHP project have the executable bit set properly.
Contributions:59 commits, 12 PRs, 66 pushes in 7 years 4 months
security-toolsexecutable-filesecurityphpsecurity-vulnerability
eXistenZNL/Docker-MergeBack
Oct 2017 - Nov 2022
Contributions:26 commits, 8 PRs, 30 pushes in 5 years 1 month
branchesdiscordbotdiscord-botmerge
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