Erik Koopmans

Web Developer and Teacher

My focus is on client-side and offline-first solutions. I am also passionate about computing education, and have launched computing programs at two schools over the past five years.

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General Skills

Accuracy and thoroughness
Research and documentation
Lightweight solutions

Development Focus

Client-side applications
API design
RESTful frameworks

Primary Languages

JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PHP
Python
Matlab

Front-End Frameworks

Vue.js, React
jQuery, Bootstrap
Material Design, WordPress

Databases & Back-End

SQL
PouchDB / CouchDB, MongoDB
Node.js, Apache, nginx

Project & Testing

Git / GitHub, NPM, CDNjs
Grunt, Gulp, Webpack, Rollup
Mocha, Chai, Karma, Sinon

Teacher and Timetabler

Introduced a new Computing curriculum at Years 9-12.
Taught JavaScript and Python programming, PHP/SQL and PouchDB databases, networking, security, and all stages of software design.
Coordinated the timetable of 2000 students and 125 staff.
Developed software solutions to improve the timetabling process, including a responsive allotment request system for staff.

Northcote High School2017-Present

Freelance Software Developer

Various freelance contracts, including video analysis tools, file conversion software, and client-facing web interfaces for JUMP Math.

Freelance2014-2017

Teacher

Sole teacher of Computing and Physics at the school.
Created new course materials, including a YouTube series spanning the Year 11-12 Physics curriculum that is still actively used.

Fieldstone King's College School2014-2016

Data Analyst and Researcher

Programmed research-grade tools for analysing 3D motion capture and musical onsets, representing multi-dimensional data, collecting time-synchronous measures, and performing complex statistics.

Sequence Production Lab2006-2013