Taco Van Sambeek
Eigenaar at Distri Works BV
Flevoland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolTaco Van Sambeek is an experienced product-focused entrepreneur with 11 years of hands-on experience in product design, sourcing and quality control, and a deep background in webshops and Opencart development. As owner of multiple ventures including Distri Works BV, Quality Works and previously BearDevil, he bridges technical engineering knowledge with commercial skills in sales, marketing and customer relations across European and international markets. He also serves as European Partner for ROADLOK, bringing practical hardware immobilization solutions to motorcyclists and demonstrating an ability to take physical products from concept through supplier negotiation to market. Earlier roles in product development for gaming peripherals and key account management at Fairphone illustrate his strength in coordinating cross-functional teams—engineering, logistics, finance and marketing—to deliver on strategic accounts. Based in Flevoland, Netherlands, Taco combines engineering education with real-world sourcing and e‑commerce know-how, often working directly with Chinese manufacturers to craft brand identity and drive international sales. Notably, he pairs technical troubleshooting skills with entrepreneurial sales instincts, making him effective at both building products and getting them into customers’ hands.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Engineering, Engineering at Hogeschool van AmsterdamEngineering, Engineering at Saxion HogescholenInformation Science, Information Science at Haagse Hogeschool/TH Rijswijk
Dutch, English, German
Github Skills (40)
paypal10
fonts10
visa10
payment-service10
css10
payment-gateway10
logos10
bank10
payment-processing10
opencart10
branding10
payment10
font-awesome10
svg-font10
woff10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mollie/OpenCart
May 2017 - Aug 2022
iDEAL, Creditcard, Bancontact/Mister Cash, SOFORT, Belfius Direct Net, KBC/CBC Payment Button, Bank transfer, Bitcoin, PayPal & paysafecard for OpenCart 1.5.6+ and OpenCart 2.0+.
Contributions:45 releases, 72 commits, 107 PRs in 5 years 4 months
payment-buttonpayment-processingpaypalpaymentcbc
QualityWorks/OpenCart-1
May 2017 - Jul 2019
iDEAL, Creditcard, Bancontact/Mister Cash, SOFORT, Belfius Direct Net, KBC/CBC Payment Button, Bank transfer, Bitcoin, PayPal & paysafecard for OpenCart 1.5.6+ and OpenCart 2.0+.
Contributions:62 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
payment-buttonadyenpayment-processingpaypalpayment
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