Mark Lindhout

As a freelancer, I help companies find solutions through technology — Usable, high-performing web sites are my specialty. Lately I've helped companies to optimize their workflow, gather data, and optimize their IT-infrastructure. When your IT-services and applications are like spaghetti, I can help you untangle them, clean them up, and make it all faster.

Core skills: Linux, Ansible, GitHub, Node.js, Vue.js; For this project, I set up a web application from scratch, including data imports, installation, and deployments. I built DevOps tooling to reliably deploy and install the application, as well as provision the servers it is running on. The application itself is based on the Node.js framework Sails.js. I worked on this development of an API-based web application, used for warehouse and order management at large distributors of promotional materials.

Technologies used: LXD, LXC, Docker, Rocket, rkt, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Mesos, Ansible, Python, Linux, Vagrant, Shell, Virtualbox. In this project at Europace AG, I work with the Solutions team to improve the setup and roll-out of their microservices. I help them optimize and improve their workflow, and to make their service delivery more robust and reliable.

Technologies used: Ansible, Docker, AWS, Continuous Integration (CI), Teamcity, Git, Bash, XML, Maven, Linux. At Europace I work with the local build-pipeline heroes to improve, optimize, and modularize their CI-pipelines. I help implement Gitflow as a development strategy, and collect and spread knowledge about development, best practices, optimization, and other CI-related subjects.

At the Bundesdruckerei I develop user interfaces for applications that do not have one yet. I use various wireframing and design tools. The applications are implemented using various common front-end technologies. Technologies: Object-Oriented Vanilla JavaScript, WebSockets, Browser Extensions, Python, Bash, GIT, SSL, FFMPEG video encoding and video transcoding, wireframing, UI design.

Development of the Nemo Bridge application, its deployment work-flows, and the implementation of a continuous integration and continuous deployment setup. Nemo Bridge is used to manage media-, metadata- and transcoding-services that deliver live TV streams, video-on-demand and video advertisements. Technologies: Node.js, Ansible, SSH, Git, Linux, FFMpeg, GPAC, APIs, JSON, REST.

I’ve developed several JavaScript libraries for Aklamio’s white-label referral portals. These libraries communicate with in-house Ruby APIs, and offer advertisers users registration, login, and user-to-user recommendations. The content management part of this application has been developed using WordPress. At Aklamio I have also developed the Cashbar browser extension for Chrome and Firefox browsers. This extension allows recommendations, logins, and account registration from within your web browser.

At Pixelpark I work on front-end projects within a team of designers, back-end developers and quality assurance engineers. Technologies used: GIT, Bash, Debian, Virtualbox, Vagrant, Javascript, jQuery, Node.js, Gulp, PostCSS, CSS3, HTML5.

For Aklamio, I analyzed the web stack and reported issues and solutions. I reported practical performance solutions for Varnish Cache and NginX, but also for improved JavaScript performance in Aklamio’s widely-used social widget. A combination of improved cache configuration, better web stack performance and improvements to the client-side code will greatly extend the lifetime of the application as well as the hardware it’s running on. It will save bandwidth, power, and reduce client-side requirements.

At the SFP I currently work on creating, testing and maintaining the developer workflow for WordPress-based sites. This workflow is based on Ansible, and is used in Continuous Integration (CI) servers for deploying WordPress-based sites, maintaining server integrity, and handling access control, load balancing, etc. Technologies used for this project: Ansible, Varnish, Nginx, WordPress, GIT, PHP, Node.js.

At SFP I developed several WordPress plug-ins that are actively being used on their Intranet. These plug-ins hooked into a SOAP webservice and performed various verification actions to ensure high data quality. A special focus in these projects was digital security and data protection. Technologies used for this project: WordPress, PHP, Javascript, Grunt, JPM, NPM, GIT.

For Aklamio I completely re-developed their existing browser-extension for the Chrome and Firefox platforms. I rebuilt their workflow, so that they can now do updates and fixes, test in target browser, and have a working browser extension in minutes. All completely automated. Technologies used for this project: Javascript, Grunt, JPM, NPM, Firefox, Chrome, jQuery, URI.js, GIT.

I work closely with the back-end, design/UX departements, and my front-end web developer colleagues. I've introduced several optimizations and technologies into the daily workings of the front-end team, such as integrating a prototype build process with Node.js and Grunt; optimizing images with Optipng, Advpng and Imagew; Javascript code quality tools JSHint, JSLint. Together with the front-end team we've developed the core.css framework that allows quick, easy and reliable creation of IS24 branded pages.

Duitslandnieuws is a platform for news about the Dutch-German trade relationship. My function here is to build a secure and reliable IT-infrastructure: Web server, email services, publishing platform, news aggregator, social media integration. I take care of the web design and do usability quality assurance for the platform. Next to that, I'm responsible for the development of email templates, and for keeping it all together with lots of duct tape and paperclips.

Het Webambacht is a collective of freelancers from the Netherlands. I fill the role of concept developer, designer and coder; a sort of all-round Front-End developer and designer with a healthy dose of system administration. Here, I take care of the complete package; from strategy development to design, from development to actual hosting. I work together with professionals in copywriting, illustration, photography, video production and on-line marketing to complete my skills.

As a freelance Front-end developer at JustBook I helped build the new web application for booking last-minute hotel stays. The work consisted of closely working with the back-end team and product owners. Skills used: HTML5, Javascript, CSS, and some Django-templating as well.

Ich bin ein Javascript-, Front-End-, und Browser-Extension-Entwickler aus Berlin. Meine Leidenschaft ist es, schöne, zuverlässige Web-Software zu machen, die stabil und leicht zu benutzen ist. Dazu benutze ich Open Source Software und meine lange Erfahrung im Fachbereich. Mein Lebenslauf und weitere Infos finden sie unter http://marklindhout.com

Conceptual art, Installation art