Boye Oomens

Boye Oomens

Front-end Architect at E-sites Caribbean

Location
Netherlands Antilles
Industry
Internet
Current
  1. E-sites Caribbean
Previous
  1. E-sites,
  2. e-sites,
  3. Devion Internet
Education
  1. Ibuildings customised PHP training
Recommendations10 people have recommended Boye
Websites
  1. Blog
  2. GitHub profile
  3. My Twitter
473 connections

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Summary

Seasoned front-end developer with over twelve years of in-depth web development experience and passionate about web standards. Graduated in 2008 from the Rotterdam University (Media Technology, BICT). Always aiming for semantic, cross-browser & cross-platform consistent and maintainable code.

Comfortable and proficient with writing accessible semantic HTML, efficient CSS and strong understanding of how to enhance progressively by adding elegant interaction via unobtrusive JavaScript (both traditional as well as libraries like jQuery).

Demonstrated aptitude with web fundamentals (such as HTTP), version control (SVN, Git), the LAMP environment, Object Oriented Programming, unit testing and third-party API's.

Also focused on mobile devices and familiar with developing HTML5 web (and PhoneGap) apps for platforms like iOS and Android.

Committed to the professionalization of the front-end developer profession by volunteering for Fronteers (the Dutch Front-end Association).

Eye for details, well organized, and the ability to take direction as well as provide guidance to production and peers.

Specialties: Web standards (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), front-end performance, mobile, usability, accessibility (WCAG, WAI-ARIA).

Experience

  • Front-end Architect

    E-sites Caribbean
    – Present (1 year 3 months)

  • Senior front-end developer

    E-sites
    – (9 years 8 months)Breda Area, Netherlands

    Leading the E-sites front-end department. Responsible for front-end development / architecture, code reviews, optimisation, standardisation, open-source projects, exploring new web techniques, workshops and more.

    I have worked for clients like Continental, NOC-NSF, Timex, Opel, Ricoh, Sport1, Conrad, TUI, Stimorol, Unilever, Mascotte and Janssen-Cilag.

  • Scrum Master

    e-sites
    – (7 years)Breda Area, Netherlands

    As Scrum Master I am responsible for the Scrum process, making sure it is used correctly and maximizing its benefits.

  • Founder / Webdeveloper

    Devion Internet
    – (1 year 1 month)

    Self-employed. Small internet agency, building websites and e-mail marketing campaigns for small and medium-sized enterprises. Repealed due to my graduation program at that time.

  • Allround Webdeveloper

    Additional-Value
    – (1 year 1 month)

    Focussed on basic web development activities for small businesses.

  • Junior Webdeveloper

    Teamforce Websolutions
    – (1 year 1 month)

    Throughout the internship period my main activities were:

    - Maintenance: maintain the Content Management System for several customers
    - Basic web development: HTML/CSS modifications, create/adjust Flash elements, small ASP changes within several TeamForce webapplications
    - Documentation: Document internal processes

Languages

  • English

    Professional working proficiency

  • Dutch

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Skills

Projects

  • Ingenico.css

    Starting

    An elegant front-end boilerplate that'll make it easier to cope with the default Ingenico payment view, which is rather grotesque.

    Team members:

  • JSend

    Starting

    JSend is a layer on top of jQuery's $.ajax method that handles JSON data exchange according to the non-official JSend spec. Whilst the spec provides rules for a consistent JSON response, our script gives developers the functionality to handle the actual communication based on this format.

    Team members:

  • PAPI

    A lightweight jQuery plugin that makes working with the Postcode API (developed by Freshheads) easy as pie.

    Team members:

  • Perimeter.js

    Creates an invisible perimeter around a target element and monitors mouse breaches.

    Team members:

  • Zepto-Builder

    Starting

    Zepto Builder is the web based equivalent of the regular Zepto build process and will let you generate a custom version that just includes the modules you need.

    Team members:

  • TinyMCE Emmet plugin

    Starting

    A TinyMCE plugin that provides an HTML editor including all Emmet features

    Team members:

  • Require.js matchMedia plugin

    Starting

    RequireJS plugin for loading files conditionally, based on window.matchMedia.

    Team members:

  • Magento Advanced HTML Editor

    Starting

    Extends TinyMCE with an advanced HTML source editor that'll make it much more easier to produce clean semantic markup for Magento CMS pages and static blocks.

    Team members:

Education

  • Ibuildings customised PHP training

    , Object Oriented PHP
    –

  • Hogeschool Rotterdam

    Bachelor of ICT, Grafimediatechnologie
    –

    I skipped my first year and as well the internship period due to my previous study as Application Developer at the Baronie College. The following 2 years I worked as junior web developer at e-sites during a so called working/learning process.

    In my last year I have written a thesis about web standards called “webdevelopment in balance” which reflects my personal way of thinking about standards like HTML/CSS, the importance of semantics in this matter and how to use these technologies in a proper way.

    Activities and Societies: Web development, Project management, Marketing & Sales, Concept & Design, (2D/3D) DTP, Usability, Accessibility, Audio/Video editing

  • ROC Baronie College

    System Engineer, (Web) Application Developer
    –

    Started as System Engineer in the first two years, which were mainly based on basic IT activities. In the third year I decided to choose Application Developer as specialism and focus myself on web based programming languages. After a half-year internship at a small Internet company where I could practice all my skills I graduated flawlessly and was ready for a new challenge.

    Achieved certificates: CCNA 1 + 2, DAM (Hardware/Software/Networking), European Computer Driving License (ECDL)

    Activities and Societies: System engineering, IT management, project management, networking (Cisco), application development (Java / PHP), UML.

Interests

Volunteer Experience & Causes

Causes Boye cares about:

  • Health
  • Science and Technology

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  • Boye has the perfect skills for a developer. He is very precise, very punctual and most importantly, someone in his profession who is always looking for new and better development methods. For someone who is working in web development, that's one of the hardest challenges. He is an honest person and someone who fits really well in a young organization like E-sites. Boye works with great pleasure and professionalism!
  • Tijdens mijn werk bij e-sites heb ik voor een relatief korte 6 maanden met Boye gewerkt. Een grote wereld die voor me open ging als junior beginnend website bakker. De manier waarop Boye telkens weer een kwalitatief hoog product weet op te leveren inspireerde me. Zijn passie voor het web is terug te vinden in al zijn projecten, die hij met alle zorgvuldigheid heeft uitgevoerd. Buiten zijn enorme kennis en ervaring over HTML/CSS/JS en uiteraard de web standaarden kan Boye zijn kennis ook nog eens erg goed delen met anderen. Boye weet wat hij doet!

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