Professional Experience
Nearly a decade of technical excellence, from crafting accessible web experiences to architecting cloud-native solutions.
Full Stack Software Engineer
Leading the design, development, and security of scalable web applications and APIs, with sole frontend responsibility across three mission-critical platforms. Championing digital accessibility and secure-by-design practices throughout the development lifecycle, while architecting cloud-native infrastructure on AWS.
- Built and maintain the complete frontend architecture from scratch for three applications: the corporate website, "Mijn Omgeving" customer portal (Razor Pages), and the advisor portal (Blazor), ensuring full WCAG AA certification and accessible experiences for all users.
- Implemented Security by Design principles across all frontend applications, proactively remediating security findings and establishing secure authentication/authorization patterns to prevent vulnerabilities at the design phase.
- Drive organizational security awareness by managing comprehensive security awareness training programs and conducting automated phishing tests to build a security-conscious culture and reduce human-factor vulnerabilities.
- Architected and maintained robust .NET Web APIs and established comprehensive CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps with automated deployments to AWS via CloudFormation, ensuring reliable infrastructure-as-code practices.
- Team lead for AI adoption, researching and integrating AI-driven code generation and automation tools to boost team productivity and modernize development workflows.
Graduate Software Engineer (Intern)
Conducted specialized research into secure validation methods for hotel orders within Progressive Web Applications (PWA), aligning with my graduation specialization in Cybersecurity Technologies. Bridged frontend and backend security by architecting cryptographically-secure authentication flows and rigorously testing for vulnerabilities.
- Designed and developed a QR-code scanning solution using JWT tokens for secure, time-bound order validation with cryptographic integrity verification.
- Built a full-stack Proof of Concept (.NET Web API/Angular) and performed comprehensive penetration testing and security audits to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
- Applied Cybersecurity Technologies best practices including secure coding principles, authentication/authorization patterns, and secure token management.
Junior Software Engineer
Started as an intern and progressed to a part-time Junior role while completing studies at The Hague University. Built real estate platform features using ASP.NET MVC architecture and RESTful Web APIs, while gaining deep exposure to professional development workflows and cloud infrastructure.
- Developed features and resolved complex bugs using Clean Architecture principles in a production ASP.NET MVC environment.
- Designed and implemented RESTful Web APIs to support frontend integrations and third-party services.
- Integrated and managed Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to track user behavior and optimize platform performance metrics.
- Collaborated on Azure deployment pipelines and Azure DevOps workflows to streamline CI/CD processes.
BSc Software Engineering
The Hague University of Applied SciencesSpecialized in Software Engineering & Cybersecurity Technologies. Balanced academic excellence with professional roles in retail and early software internships, developing a strong work ethic and customer-centric mindset.