maxkorlaar

Remote worker with 8+ years of experience - Last seen 8 months ago

I'm a full stack freelance web and UX developer from the Netherlands, running my own freelancing agency Vielleicht.nl. I work with Laravel, Vue, Tailwind, Sass, PHP, WordPress and tons of other tools. I've graduated for a bachelor's of IT & Media Design in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, with a minor in User Experience Design. In other words: I'll not only make sure your product technically works, I'll also be able to check the user experience based on my experiences with the Human Centered Design methodology.

I can work with various PHP, JavaScript and CSS frameworks or none at all, depending on the project and your preferences.

In the third year of my education I did an internship at the digital media agency Freshheads in Tilburg, where I helped to create digital products for their customers. Since before my studies I have taken care of the front- and backend of Dutch high school pupil website Scholieren.com, together with my colleagues. If you're curious to know how I did that: With Laravel, Vue, SASS and a touch of our own young mindset.

I was responsible for the Scholieren.com website, where I worked on the front- and backend in the popular PHP framework Laravel as well as assisting my coworkers in using the aforementioned framework. Many of the site's components are currently being rewritten in Vue.JS as well to ensure an interactive and smooth experience for their visitors. A new feature is their 'reading lists' functionality that allows pupils and teachers to create and share their own reading lists. The front-end of this has been fully built in Vue. In 2022 I have upgraded all Vue 2 applications in Scholieren.com's main site and their other websites to Vue 3.

I've upgraded the application from Laravel 5 up to and including Laravel 8. With Stampert.com, I introduced Scholieren.com to the Laravel framework where they had been using a self-built framework before.

During my graduation internship at the Dutch National Police's Innovation Lab, I've been working on designing, developing and testing an data input application for police information officers and analysts allowing them to refine their data in a more efficient and user-friendly manner. The main goal of this application is to make the refined data available to the iRoom – another project of the Innovation Lab – in a transparent and consistent manner.

Within my studies at Fontys ICT I've been given the opportunity to become a member of the Delta honours programme – a replacement for the regular curriculum that offers students more challenging and often larger assignments from various companies with real problem cases. Within Delta, I've taken part in exciting projects, such as the GLOW light festival in Eindhoven, the Paaspop music festival in Schijndel and the Digital Excellence Platform, an open-source platform for exchanging concepts, projects and knowledge within Fontys University of Applied Sciences.

During my work on various projects I've been responsible on implementing and developing with and for various technologies, such as Laravel, Tailwind, Vue, Sassy CSS, WordPress, Mollie Payments, Nginx, MySQL, Pusher, even jQuery and more.

In a current project, I'm working on upgrading an existing WordPress theme to add more customizability options to the website owners and a rewards system connected to their WooCommerce shop, allowing users to redeem various discount coupon codes using points they've earned by completing goals they set for themselves. I've also done general check ups on WordPress website and malware removal.

Take a look on my LinkedIn, GitHub or on the projects on RemoteOK or my website if you're interested in the details.

Check out my personal portfolio website at korlaar.com.

🛂 Nationality	🇳🇱 Netherlands
🏡 Residency	🇳🇱 Netherlands
📍 Location	🇮🇹 Italy
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Skilled in	php js html ux laravel vue tailwind sass full stack css web vitals mollie wordpress human centered design twig
Fluent in	dutchenglish
Preferred timezone	-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,+1,+2,+3,+4,+5,+6,+7,+8,+9
Preferred annual pay (min)	$80,000/year
Preferred hourly pay (min)	$85/hour
Last seen	8 months ago
Signed up	2 years ago
Badges	👨‍💻 Remote worker 🎨 Maker 🎖 Early adopter