Wim Selles
Director At TechChamps
Dronten, Flevoland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolWim Selles is a hands-on technology leader with 11+ years specialising in test automation, currently directing TechChamps while remaining active in engineering and open source. He is a core contributor and Technical Steering Committee member for WebdriverIO and has made significant full‑stack contributions to Appium Desktop and Appium Inspector, improving mobile inspection, webview support and developer UX. His background spans roles from test specialist to staff product manager at Sauce Labs, giving him rare visibility across product, architecture and field implementation for clients like NS and Rabobank. Wim blends deep practical experience in mobile and browser automation with a passion for knowledge sharing—regularly speaking, reviewing and shaping conference programs—and he’s known for solving concrete UX issues such as mobile site responsiveness and cross-platform inspector features.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Christelijke Hogeschool Nederland
English, German
Stackoverflow
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127answers
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protractor
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Github Skills (48)
accessibility10
javascript10
webdriverio10
react-native10
mobile-development10
ui-design10
android-development10
inspector10
app-dev10
mobile-application10
uid10
mochajs10
mobile-web10
front-end-development10
android10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
webdriverio/appium-boilerplate
Sep 2018 - May 2022
Boilerplate project to run WebdriverIO tests with Appium to test native applications on iOS and Android
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:4 releases, 20 reviews, 126 commits in 3 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Wim's contributions center around setting up and enhancing the `webdriverio/appium-boilerplate` project for mobile application testing. They made initial setup commits and then implemented crucial tests for validating form elements, webview, and swipe interactions. Further contributions include adding browser support, refactoring code, updating configurations, and upgrading the project to WebdriverIO V5 and later to V7, signifying a focus on project maintenance, test coverage, and adapting to new framework versions. They also added Sauce Labs Real Device Cloud and browserstack support.
native-applicationsboilerplateappiumproject-boilerplatewebdriverio
saucelabs/sample-app-mobile
Dec 2018 - Jan 2022
This is the Sauce Labs Native Sample Application which is designed to be used with mobile devices
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)
Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)Contributions:10 releases, 5 reviews, 363 commits in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Wim primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and overall user experience of the mobile application, specifically on the login screen and the flow. They implemented the initial setup and refactored various components, adding new UI features like a new 2x2 design, biometric authentication, and also added the code that allows users to drag and drop to add items to the cart. Furthermore, the user added a QR-code scanner and enhanced all the tests with deep linking.
sauceandroidsample-applicationsauce-labs
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