Resume

Tobias Dammers
Asterstraat 36
2565 TV The Hague
tdammers@gmail.com
+31-6-41 255 753
born April 26th, 1978

Summary

Passionate all-round / full-stack software developer, broadly experienced, looking for challenging opportunities to build excellent software. Open-minded, prefers elegant solutions and correct, maintainable and highly readable code. Analytical mind, versatile, problem-solver, strong communicative skills, quick learner with a drive to keep growing professionally.

Professional Experience

Haskell Consultant

Well-Typed LLP, remote, 08/2017-current

• GHC (Haskell compiler): investigate and fix performance and correctness issues; review code from other contributors
• Implemented automated multi-product auctioning algorithm

Full Stack Developer

Tinker Travel, Amsterdam, 02/2017-07/2017

In-house application stack for airline and airport transfer business

• Building web GUI front-ends for customers, agents, and partners
• Creating PureScript libraries and PureScript bindings to existing JavaScript code
• Developing tooling & infrastructure
• Rewriting / porting existing legacy code to PureScript and a modern cloud-based stack
• Reviewing code
• PureScript, Haskell, JavaScript, PostgreSQL

Lead Software QA Engineer

Tracksinspector, The Hague, 06/2016-12/2016

Digital forensics web application

• Test automation, deployment automation, code reviews/audits
• Setting up workflows and plans for manual testing
• Leading a team of testers, coaching, mentoring
• Improving the codebase
• Python, C++, JavaScript, Elasticsearch

Senior Software Engineer

Thauris MC, The Hague, 04/2015-05/2016

• Web applications, backend systems, machine-to-machine interfaces, libraries
• Coaching, mentoring, code reviews
• Python, Clojure, Haskell, JavaScript, Java; MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite

Web Developer

Two Kings, The Hague, 10/2013-04/2015

• CMS-driven websites, mobile apps, open-source CMS
• PHP, JavaScript, Python, MySQL

Medior DevOps

Byte Internet, Amsterdam, 04/2013-09/2013

• Testing and deployment pipeline for managed virtual web hosting, designing and improving development and deployment processes
• Coaching, mentoring, with a focus on software development
• Python, Perl, PHP, Puppet, Linux/Unix, shell scripting

Software Developer

Streamtech BV / Pine Digital Security, The Hague, 01/2011-03/2013

• Web applications: web shops, kiosk PCs, CI framework, secure webmail, etc.
• Code reviews, mentoring, security auditing, security fixes
• PHP, Python, JavaScript, Java, MySQL, PostgreSQL

Software Developer

Greenwheels Shared Services BV, Rotterdam, 2008-12/2010

• In-house CRM, website, timesheet system, internal tools and web applications
• VB.NET, C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, SQL Server, XSLT, SOAP, IIS

Customer Support Employee

Greenwheels Shared Services BV, Rotterdam, 2004-2008

• Customer support duty (phone, e-mail)
• Software testing, documentation, helpdesk content maintenance

Personal Projects

1993-current

• 20+ years of programming experience
• Haskell, PureScript, Clojure, PHP, Python, JavaScript, C#, C, C++, VB.NET, XSLT, Java, BASIC, Pascal, Scheme
• PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, SQL Server, Unix/Linux adminstration
• Projects: running/cycling app, template engines, CMS, compilers, sheet music processor, SQL abstraction libraries, …; https://bitbucket.org/tdammers, https://github.com/tdammers
• See also https://programming.tobiasdammers.nl/

Education

• 2003: Bachelor of Music (conservatorium ArtEZ, Arnhem)
• 1997: Abitur (comparable to Dutch vwo)
• 2011-2012: Certified Secure certificates “Web Security Specialist” and more, see https://www.certifiedsecure.com/profile/tdammers

Other skills

• Languages: German (native); Dutch (near-native); Engels (fluent); Spanish (conversational)