Thomas Vervest
Founder Owner at squarewolf
Utrecht, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolThomas Vervest is a pragmatic founder and solutions architect with over a decade of hands-on experience building and scaling web and mobile products from startup proof-of-concept to enterprise-grade digital experiences. He combines deep front-end craftsmanship—evidenced by contributions to popular UI projects like ui-select and enhancements to remix-run/history—with product ownership and organizational change programs that standardize delivery and speed time-to-market. At LeasePlan he drove front-end platform initiatives (component libraries and standardized pipelines) that measurably improved stability, performance, and developer velocity, and he continues to advise clients through his company Squarewolf. Known as a "digital blacksmith," he balances technical rigor with emotional intelligence to align teams and sustain momentum across product, design, and QA. Based in Utrecht, he has a track record of translating messy real-world constraints into pragmatic, value-driven architectures that prevent future issues.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Computer Science, Bachelor, Computer Science at NHL Hogeschool
English, Dutch
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Github Skills (17)
javascript10
ui-components10
remix10
front-end-development10
angularjs10
testing9
user-interface9
ui-design9
interface-design9
xml6
uinavigationcontroller6
android6
backbutton6
listadapter6
splashscreen6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
angular-ui/ui-select
Oct 2014 - Oct 2014
AngularJS-native version of Select2 and Selectize
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits in 1 day
Contributions summary:Thomas's contributions primarily focused on enhancing the UI of the `ui-select` component. Their commits addressed a variety of issues including fixing asynchronous data source integration, re-applying changes, and merging in tagging support. They also addressed minor bugs relating to the tagging functionality and initialization. The user's work demonstrates a focus on improving component functionality and user interaction.
multiselectselectizeangularjsangularselect2
remix-run/history
Apr 2016 - May 2016
Manage session history with JavaScript
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 1 PR, 8 comments in 16 days
Contributions summary:Thomas focused on enhancing the `remix-run/history` repository by improving hash history functionality. They implemented features such as hashbang support and the transformation of paths. The user also refactored the hashbang support, changing it to a transformPath option, enhancing the flexibility of path manipulation. Furthermore, they added bidirectional path/hash transformation capabilities and fixed a potential reload issue in Firefox.
javascriptsession-history
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