Stefan Koopmanschap

Current

Secretary at phpBenelux

Past

Software Engineer/Consultant at Ibuildings
Speaker at PHP|tek
Speaker at Microsoft DevDays

Secretary at Nederlandse PHP Gebruikersgroep
Speaker at 4developers
Speaker at PHPCon Italia
Speaker at PHP UK
Speaker at PHPNW 2008 at PHPNW
Speaker at International PHP Conference 2008
Speaker at Dutch PHP Conference
Speaker at pfCongrez
Lead Software Engineer at Dutch Open Projects
Speaker at Dutch PHP Conference
Developer at bbProtection.net
Contributor at Zend Framework
PHP Developer Content & Services at TomTom
Self-employed at Stefan Koopmanschap (Self-employed)
Support Team Leader at phpBB
Front-End Developer at Araneum Interactive Solutions
Software Developer at NMG Nieuwe Media Groep
Stagiair / Documentor / Lotus LearningSpace Support at CETIS

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Education

Zend
Hogeschool van Utrecht

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Stefan Koopmanschap’s Summary

After learning myself PHP as the first programming language during my study, when I started with PHP3, I've gone through PHP4 to currently PHP5. I've done anything from "simple" websites to full-blown Content Management Systems to intranet-systems to an XML server that talks to a desktop software application.

I feel a strong commitment to the PHP and Open Source community. I am a user of a lot of Open Source applications and libraries, and try to give something back as well, be it in the form of documentation, bug reports, modifications, or even applications.

Currently, I am specialized in PHP5 development, especially with the Symfony framework. As such, I am also occasionally available (through my employer) as PHP5 or Symfony consultant or developer.

Stefan Koopmanschap’s Specialties:

programming, research & development, documentation, development organization (coding standards, knowledge sharing), consulting

Stefan Koopmanschap’s Experience

Secretary

phpBenelux

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

May 2009 — Present (3 months)

Organize events, write and publish content, general organizational matters. phpBenelux is the result of a merge between the "Nederlandstalige PHP gebruikersgroep" and phpBelgium.
Software Engineer/Consultant

Ibuildings

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

November 2007 — July 2009 (1 year 9 months)

Consultancy (security audits, project analysis), Training, Scrum Master, development of PHP5 applications using a multitude of frameworks (ATK, WDE, Zend Framework, symfony).
Speaker

PHP|tek

(Internet industry)

May 2009 — May 2009 (1 month)

During the 2009 edition of PHP|tek I've done two presentations during the official conference and another two during the unconference. The presentations of the official conference were:

- The Power of Refactoring
- Using and Understanding the Community (jointly with Lorna Mitchell)

During the unconference, Lorna Mitchell and myself did a repeat of the community talk, and I also did my "Myphp-busters: symfony framework" talk.
Speaker

Microsoft DevDays

(Internet industry)

May 2009 — May 2009 (1 month)

During the Microsoft DevDays I was part of the PHP track. My presentation was on the 5 essential tools for a Windows PHP Developer, and went into such tools as stack installers, IDEs, frameworks, CMSes and other important tools for a development and/or production environment.
Secretary

Nederlandse PHP Gebruikersgroep

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

January 2004 — April 2009 (5 years 4 months)

Organization of events, sponsorship deals, community contacts.
Speaker

4developers

(Internet industry)

March 2009 — March 2009 (1 month)

Some people try to develop everything at once and think changing existing code is a waste of development time. Not me. Refactoring is one of the most powerful tools of development. Start with something simple, keep refining it until it is perfect. This session will introduce the power of refactoring. Why to do it? How to do it? And why it is actually saving time instead of wasting time.
Speaker

PHPCon Italia

(Internet industry)

March 2009 — March 2009 (1 month)

I was invited to speak at the PHPCon Italia and did two sessions. One session was myphpbusters: symfony framework and the other The Power Of Refactoring (see descriptions from other conferences)
Speaker

PHP UK

(Internet industry)

February 2009 — February 2009 (1 month)

Myphp-busters: symfony framework
The symfony web application framework is a great framework to work with, as most symfony-experienced developers will tell you. It is very reliable and flexible, and allows for fast and structured development, yet those who haven't quite looked at the framework but only know the basics will often tell you symfony is very slow, extremely coupled, and overengineered. So who is telling the truth?

This talk will attempt to bust some myphps (pronounce: 'myths') around the symfony framework. Stefan will go into the most common prejudices against symfony, and show you that symfony is actually a bit different than what those people might think.
Speaker at PHPNW 2008

PHPNW

(Computer Software industry)

November 2008 — November 2008 (1 month)

Some people try to develop everything at once and think changing existing code is a waste of development time. Not me. Refactoring is one of the most powerful tools of development. Start with something simple, keep refining it until it is perfect. During this session, we'll dive into the power of refactoring. Why to do it? How to do it? And why it is actually saving time instead of wasting time.
Speaker

International PHP Conference 2008

(Computer Software industry)

October 2008 — October 2008 (1 month)

Some people try to develop everything at once and think changing existing code is a waste of development time. Not me. Refactoring is one of the most powerful tools of development. Start with something simple, keep refining it until it is perfect. During this session, we'll dive into the power of refactoring. Why to do it? How to do it? And why it is actually saving time instead of wasting time.
Speaker

Dutch PHP Conference

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

June 2008 — June 2008 (1 month)

On the tutorial day of the Dutch PHP Conference 2008 I joined Fabien Potencier in doing a tutorial on symfony 1.1
Speaker

pfCongrez

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Events Services industry)

April 2008 — April 2008 (1 month)

I did a presentation at the pfCongrez 2008, which introduced symfony to the attendees.
Lead Software Engineer

Dutch Open Projects

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

October 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 1 month)

Develop webbased systems in PHP using open source tools, professionalize and structurize development and deployment. Migrate to PHP5. Main developer for the Jongeren in Beeld project. Introduced symfony framework, and initiated the organization of SymfonyCamp, a three-day event around the symfony framework.
Speaker

Dutch PHP Conference

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

June 2007 — June 2007 (1 month)

I was speaker at the Dutch PHP Conference, doing an introductory presentation on the Symfony framework.
Developer

bbProtection.net

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

October 2006 — January 2007 (4 months)

I was part of the development team for the bbProtection system, developing in PHP(5).
Contributor

Zend Framework

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

October 2006 — December 2006 (3 months)

I worked in the dutch translation team for translating documentation. I also worked together in developing the Zend_Http_Client component of the Zend Framework.
PHP Developer Content & Services

TomTom

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; TOM2; Internet industry)

October 2005 — October 2006 (1 year 1 month)

Development of webservices for TomTom. Development of server-side of TomTom HOME desktop application.
Self-employed
Stefan Koopmanschap (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

January 2004 — October 2005 (1 year 10 months)

Various developments of webbased systems (websites, intranets, statistical processing)
Support Team Leader

phpBB

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

June 2003 — June 2005 (2 years 1 month)

Support Team Leader, leading the team that supports users in the usage of phpBB
Front-End Developer

Araneum Interactive Solutions

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

July 2003 — December 2003 (6 months)

Development of front-end to Internet-based applications
Software Developer

NMG Nieuwe Media Groep

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

2001 — 2003 (2 years)

development of custom Content Management Systems for various clients
Stagiair / Documentor / Lotus LearningSpace Support

CETIS

(Internet industry)

1999 — 2001 (2 years)

Support of students and professors on the use of Lotus LearningSpace. Writing manuals for students and professors on the use of Lotus LearningSpace.

Stefan Koopmanschap’s Education

Zend

Zend PHP5 Certificate , Zend PHP5 Certification , 2007 — 2007
Hogeschool van Utrecht

yes , Communication Systems , 1995 — 2002

In retrospect, this education was not technical enough for my liking, but having done this education has given me a much broader background than most programmers have, enabling me to keep more than just the technical approach in mind. Even though it is not my hobby, this allows me to do more than just programming, I can do (minimal) analysis, recommend on user interface aspects (I can not design myself), but also look at organizational needs (consultancy)

Activities and Societies:

Student association member