Development of multiple applications and frameworks, web-based (LAMP) and standalone (win32).
Welcome at Rein's cyberspaceplace, the virtual headquarter of Rein Velt. At this site you can find my blogs, photos and other digital stuff.
The last 5 years i worked for Itera as a allround software engineer specialized in architecture and development of web applications and embedded software. You can read more about my professional activities in my portfolio or at my linkedin profile.
In my spare time i'm busy with the development of Tuxlocator, an Open Source locationtracker and navigation system. During the summer holidays you can find me at Tweehek computercamps.
I am also chairman and founder of the Dutch PHP user group.
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United Services Group
Residentienet
Consultancy, development and implementation of the health portal for http://www.residentie.net in coorporation with the government health services (GGD). The portal is based on an lightweight CMS framework that was written in PHP.
PHP gebruikers groep
Founder and chairman of the Netherlands PHP user group / Nederlandse PHP gebruikers groep (http://www.phpgg.nl). This PHP usergroup is for professional PHP developers in The Netherlands and Belgium and gives them a platform to share their common interests.
ilseMedia
Developer for various ilseMedia sites (http://www.nu.nl , http://video.nu.nl, http://www.ilsemedia.nl , http://www.kaboem.nl, http://www.download.nl, http://www.shopgirl.nl). Prototyper & lead-developer for ilseMaps, a webmapping application similar to Google Maps , but fully based on Open Source components (mapserver, OpenLayers, Ka-map).
Tweehek
Groupleader/counsellor at Tweehek computercamps in Westdorp, Drenthe, Netherlands (http://www.tweehek.nl). One group consists of 15 people from 16 to 20 years old. They share a common interest in computers and games. I am hired (as voluntair) to make sure everything goes smoothly and at the end of the week both (the group and the location owner) are happy. I also try to teach them some social and IT-related skills.
Reed-Elsevier
Prototyper for the new userinterface of Scirus.com, the scientific searchengine of Reed-Elsevier. The USD (user centric design) specialists a Reed-Elsevier delivered me the wireframe mockup and functional specifications. It was my job to create a working prototype with the correct mockup and user interface behaviour.
MijnOverheid.nl
Developer for the "Persoonlijke Internet Pagina" (PIP) for the Netherlands government, an internet site and platform allowing citizens to access government services and create transactions with the government: Request a new passport, check registered data, request permits, etc... The PIP is the first website in its kind. It is not a regular government link-portal, but the government services are deeply integrated with different kinds of webservices.
I the beginning i was responsible for the codeaudits and architecture consultancy. Later the government hired me as software engineer for some key components of mijnOverheid.nl.