Résumé - Niels Hidde Groot Obbink

Firm believer that communicating with people is as important as communicating with computers. Team player that inspires people to be their best and build awesome things together.
With a broad interest in the computer science field, explored fields include interpreter and compiler design and full stack web development.
Analytical thinker with an incisive mind. Specialized in front-end web development.
Education
- 2013 - 2017
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Master Information Science
Vrije Universiteit & University of Amsterdam
Master degree in information science, focusing on the (social) web and information management. Master thesis investigated a combination of static- and dynamic analysis for JavaScript dead code elimination in web applications.
- 2008 - 2013
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Bachelor Information, Multimedia and Management
Bachelor degree in information science, with mostly group-oriented projects. Final project for a government agency involved finding a solution against illegal cellphone use in prisons.
- 2001 - 2008
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VWO (Atheneum; Natuur en Gezondheid)
Secondary education.
- 1993 - 2001
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Primary education
De Horizon
Employment history
- 2017 - present
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Full-stack developer
miWebb is a dutch web development company, specialized in API and CMS development.
Notable work:
- Technical CMS design and implementation including automatic dynamic PDF generation
- Custom website and webshop implementations using Wordpress
- Website optimization
- 2014 - present
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Founder / web developer
Webosaur is a Dutch web development studio which focuses on custom made websites and web applications.
Notable work:
- Web application development
- CMS implementations
- Website design and development
- 2012 - 2014
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Software engineer
As part-time employee I was hired as front-end developer where I developed JavaScript-based interfaces for multimedia servers, working closely with back-end server programmers. For several months I also worked as full-time C++ programmer on video protocols.
Notable work:
- Mediawiki skinning & script intergration
- Large parts of a webshop and automatic software build intergration
- Implementation of web designs
- 2004 - 2005
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Workplace employee
Computer proficiencies
- Programming
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Specialized in web-based programming and markup (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Server-side proficiencies include Node.js, PHP and SQL.
Worked with a myriad of other languages, including C++, Java, Python, assembly, BASIC and C.
- Servers
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Experience with Linux servers and related tools. Basic experience with shell scripting (Windows, Bash).
- Version control
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Familiarity with Git.
- Other
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Intermediate experience with database design. Experience with (user) interface design and usability.
Languages
Native speaker of Dutch. Fluent in English.