Tim Bormans

Software Developer

About

I’m a Software Developer with over 10 years of professional experience making web and mobile applications. My main focus is towards Front-End and UI, but I’m just as comfortable on the server-side and command line.

Experience

Freelance Amsterdam

Freelance Software Developer (Oct 2016– Current)

Working with various clients on small to medium sized projects as front-end or full-stack developer.

  • Streaming platform STAGE+ for Deutsche Grammophon (UMG) made with Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS.

  • Website update and Admin UI/API for Darkroom, a photo and video editing tool for iOS and MacOS devices.

  • Development support for House of Beautiful Business, a global community around business and people.

  • Next.js website for la fille d’O, a high-end Belgian lingerie brand. Built on top of Shopify and Storyblok.

  • Node.js API development for The Embassies, a premium elderly co-living company.

  • Laravel development for Soulcenter, a digital platform for residential care teams.

  • 3 months on-site Next.js/TypeScript development building a customer portal in for a client of DEPT. Project available on request.

  • React + React Native development for Park-line Aqua, a service utility platform for ships. Building a web- and mobile app.

  • React Native support for an existing mobile app called Persona.fit for LTP, a business psychology company.

  • React development on internal tool for DEPT, an international digital agency.

  • Various back-end services and server maintenance for Secrid, a Dutch wallet brand.

  • React development for Videodock, working on a handful of custom video platforms.

  • New website and sales report tool for Zeal Records, an independent Belgian record label.

  • 3 months on-site React Native development for Tele2, a Dutch Telecom provider, working on their new mobile app.

  • Payment gateway service with custom connection between Shopify and Stripe for Secrid, a Dutch wallet brand.

  • Front-end for a product registration and survey app for Secrid, a Dutch wallet brand.

  • Rest API for Homepinr: a start-up focused on tackling housing demand from the buyer’s side.

  • Front-end for Rockstart Connect, an internal tool for Amsterdam-based Incubator Rockstart.

  • 3 months on-site front-end development for seller-facing platform of online auction platform Catawiki.

  • React
  • React Native
  • Node.js
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Laravel
  • Material UI
  • Jest
  • Docker
  • Vue.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • GraphQL
  • Webpack
  • Serverless
  • PHP
  • Babel
  • Mocha
  • Nginx
  • JavaScript
  • HTML/CSS

Waag Society Amsterdam

Senior Software Developer (Dec 2015– Jun 2016)

Full-time part of the Future Internet Lab team at Waag Society, an institute for art, science and technology.

  • React
  • Node.js
  • Neo4j
  • Webpack
  • Arduino
  • MQTT
  • Babel
  • Mocha
  • D3
  • JavaScript
  • HTML/CSS

Questionmark Foundation Amsterdam

Software Engineer (Aug 2014– Dec 2015)

Part of the web team at Questionmark, an independent foundation researching sustainability of consumer products.

  • Re-writing main website from Ruby front-end to universal JavaScript/Node.js app based on API.

  • Various smaller research projects and visualisations.

  • Designing and writing native Checkit App, a shopping list that can recommend the most sustainable product.

  • React
  • Node.js
  • React Native
  • Sketch
  • CI
  • D3
  • JavaScript
  • HTML/CSS

Tebla Berlin

Technical Co-Founder (Jan 2013– Sep 2014)

One of 3 founders of an online restaurant reservation platform. Received seed funding from Kima Ventures but were forced to close because of failing growth.

  • Rest API based on Node.js and PostgreSQL.

  • Universal web app based on JavaScript and Node.js.

  • Automated phone and email communication flows between customer and restaurant.

  • React
  • Backbone.js
  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • HTML/CSS

SoundCloud Berlin

Front-End Engineer (Mar 2011– May 2015)

Part of the web team at SoundCloud, an online platform for independent musicians.

  • Part of the core team bringing the first SoundCloud single-page app from prototype to production.

  • Created an in-house styleguide to increase consistency between the different products.

  • Improved the UI, performance and cross-browser functionality of the SoundCloud Embeddable Player.

  • Wrote SoundCloud integrations for SONOS and WordPress.

  • Javascript
  • Backbone.js
  • Web Audio
  • Sketch
  • PHP
  • CI
  • Selenium
  • Nginx
  • HTML/CSS

Last.fm London

Front-End Developer (Jul 2007– Dec 2010)

Part of the web team at Last.fm, an online music catalogue.

  • Working on the first large redesign and re-write of the main Last.fm website.

  • Creating a worldwide festival and event finder.

  • Various data visualisations and prototypes.

  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • PostgreSQL
  • ActionScript
  • i18n
  • HTML/CSS

Milk and Cookies Brussels

Web Developer Internship (Feb 2007– May 2006)

Internsip at Milk and Cookies, a digital agency.

  • ActionScript
  • JavaScript
  • HTML/CSS

Education

KHLIM – Media & Design Academy Genk

Bachelor Communicatie & Multimedia Design (Sep 2003– Jun 2007)

Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg Hasselt

Marketing (Sep 2002– Jun 2003)

Languages

Dutch

(Native speaker)

English

(Excellent)

German

(Fair)

French

(Fair)