Leander Sikma's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

A few years ago I’ve had the idea that I would once be able to be a whole development team in one person. After years of really hard working, a lot of studying and creating a lot of products, I think I became already really close. The idea came from the perspective that I would like to...

A few years ago I’ve had the idea that I would once be able to be a whole development team in one person. After years of really hard working, a lot of studying and creating a lot of products, I think I became already really close. The idea came from the perspective that I would like to build anything that passes my mind, without having to search for an additional developer in the early phase of a product. It all started in 2005 with some web development and building cross OS applications in Java. After doing many internal projects to learn the languages and frameworks a bit more, I started to explore iOS development. Moreover, as I was an Android user, I also started to build Android apps. After graduating Cum Laude and with honors, I went to work for OK GO where I worked on a different set of projects. Varying in developing iOS, Android and web apps/sites, but also scalability, server management and database architectures. In the mean time I wanted to develop one big project by myself where I somehow tried to finish my goal from a few years ago. Namely, being a whole development team in one person. I started to work on an event app called "Sneekweek App". I developed a REST API, CMS, Android & iOS app, but also learned about sales, partnerships, press, communications, etc. I’m aware of the ‘Jack of all trades, master of none’ speech. But I believe in the fact that it’s all relative and depends a lot on personal character. I also believe that being a master in one thing isn’t reliable anymore, not in the current startup ecosystem. Most of the startups don’t have the money to hire 4+ people to work on different systems. At least not in the first phase of a product. Not agreeing with me? Contact me and I’m happy to discuss.CTO @ Professional event ticket sales and registration management. From June 2015 to Present (7 months) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsOwner @ It starts with a small idea and end with a great product. That's what we do at Nearable Labs. Thinking about new possibility's combined with new technologies such as iBeacons and wearables. From February 2015 to Present (11 months) Owner @ Sprogl - Start building your online presence. A portfolio & collaboration tool for students to collaborate with fellow students, get feedback on their work and pick their best products/designs/sketches to create a public portfolio. Currently in private beta. From January 2014 to Present (2 years) Web & Mobile Developer @ As a web & mobile developer I was responsible for most of the projects conducted by OK GO. Because I was the only internal developer, I were held responsible for almost all the technical stuff. Not only developing iOS (native) / Android (native) apps, but also Wordpress sites, distributed systems to handle heavy load (a few thousands concurrent visitors) and doing all the maintenance of the servers. From June 2013 to May 2015 (2 years) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsFreelance Developer @ You could hire me as freelance developer: - Web development: Javascript, Java, Python(Django), PHP(Codeigniter/CakePHP/Zend) - iOS development - Android development From June 2012 to January 2015 (2 years 8 months) Internship: Web Developer @ Web developer at Paydro, a full ticket service for events. Paydro is part of The Next Web.com. From February 2013 to June 2013 (5 months) Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsCommunication and Media Studies @ Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden From 2010 to 2014 Leander Sikma is skilled in: PHP, JavaScript, CSS3, Java, CSS, HTML 5, Android Development, iOS development, Design Patterns, Django, Python, Swift