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The Hague Area, Netherlands
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- Volunteer Developer at Ushahidi
- Past
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- Consultant at Entropy / Edgework.nl
- Lead Developer / Partner at GameParty.net
- Volunteer Editor at Open Directory Project
- Assistant Editor at Kennisnet
- Owner at MTG Zone
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Meryn Stol’s Summary
Meryn Stol’s Specialties:
PHP, MySQL, restful API's, application architecture, database normalization, OOP, design patterns, separation of concerns, modular design, technology selection, foresight.
Meryn Stol’s Experience
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Volunteer Developer
Ushahidi
(Computer Software industry)
September 2008 — Present (11 months)
Currently working on the Ushahidi engine. Stay tuned.
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Consultant
Entropy / Edgework.nl
(Computer Software industry)
April 2003 — May 2008 (5 years 2 months)
Built an in-house RAD framework with web-manageable forms and templates, incorporating MVC, ActiveRecord, Service Layer and Lazy Load design patterns. Built an in-house multi-language, multi-currency content-management system with documents made editable through Microsoft Frontpage and with a web-based translation interface.
Built custom websites on top of in-house frameworks and Drupal.
Designed and developed an international RV-rental price comparison engine for a Dutch tour-operator. Helped integrate price comparison engine into various online properties owned by the tour-operator and its affiliates. Advised tour-operator on marketing, corporate strategy and IT procurement. -
Lead Developer / Partner
GameParty.net
(Privately Held; Computer Games industry)
June 2001 — June 2003 (2 years 1 month)
Held numerous interviews with prominent figures in the Dutch gaming scene. Did design and copywriting for the corporate pages, and co-authored various press releases. Led a team of volunteer programmers while collaboratively building a multi-site community portal and content management platform with template engine, user rights management and vBulletin forum integration. Built a web-hosted visitor registration and check-in application for LAN gaming events. Worked closely with CEO on corporate strategy, marketing, legal and fiscal matters, and helped author various legal documents.
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Volunteer Editor
Open Directory Project
(Online Media industry)
June 2000 — June 2002 (2 years 1 month)
Helped build the foundation of the Dutch-language section of the Open Directory Project by adding and categorizing more than 2000 Dutch-language links related to information technology and the Internet while adhering to strict editorial standards. Also co-edited the English-language Search Engines category.
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Assistant Editor
Kennisnet
(Non-Profit; E-Learning industry)
July 1999 — August 1999 (2 months)
Helped with daily maintenance of the Kennisnet.nl website and helped with preparing the transition from static files to a database backend.
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Owner
MTG Zone
(Entertainment industry)
June 1997 — June 1999 (2 years 1 month)
Built website about the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game. Paid close attention to web standards and search engine optimization. Made animated banner ads.
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Meryn Stol’s Interests:
Climate change, sustainable development, clean energy, energy conservation, fair trade, grassroots organizing, empowerment, mobile technology, positive psychology, evolutionary psychology, game theory, economics, politics, business, leadership, jurisdictional competition, marketing, emotional intelligence, social intelligence, social entrepreneurship, open source, open design, open standards, REST, distributed computing, social media, computational journalism, crowdsourcing, lifestreaming, webworking, artificial intelligence, collective intelligence, peer-to-peer information technology, evolution, co-evolution, creativity, knowledge management, emergence, convergence, cybernetics, self-organization, Africa.
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