About
Freelance Full-Stack Typescript Engineer helping you build your entire app for Web and Mobile in a write-once way, with GraphQL, React-Native, Expo, Next.js and rich docs for easy handovers.
Contact
Email
thorr@codinsonn.dev
Website
codinsonn.dev
Github
codinsonn
Projects
2024
HR Tech - AI App Teaser & Onboarding Flows at Talentguide
Helped Talentguide develop their chart visualisation and build a Teaser + extended customer onboarding flow. Preview the AI tool, sign-up and invite team members, APIs and Handoff from other HR tools. Also worked on other critical infrastructure like integrating Stripe payments and building + sending emails with react-email and Azure Communications.
2023
Commerce Aggregation App at Incubator of a large US retailer
6 month-long Mobile App MVP Project, partly executed on premise in the New York HQ. Built with Expo, React-native & Next.js. Aimed at revolutionizing collaborative grocery shopping with a modern UI, multi-modal and household-centric approach. Can't say more, sadly.
2022
Cancer Companion App at 'My Cancer Companion' by Dr. Eric Lim, Thoracic Surgeon
My Cancer Companion is a Mobile app I helped build to provide the best, most up-to-date, and authoritative information for people with lung cancer. Exciting features I worked on include Symptom logging (charts), Personalised recommendations (content-engine), and Appointment management (calendars). Helped build this with Expo, React-Native, and Nest.js in Belgium and London.
2020
React renderer for a B2B eCommerce CMS at Marlon, Dockx, Denderwood
Helped set up the server-side renderer and React component engine for Marlon's in-house B2B CMS. This project involved both internal work spread over 3 years on the admin side of things, and customer-facing React components that worked on servers and browsers alike. Including: Carts, Checkouts, Product Details, Maps, Interactive Logo Pickers, and Advanced Datagrids. Just to name a few.
Side Projects
Ongoing
Free GREEN stack starter at Github, Open-Source
Free / Demo version of the FullProduct.dev Universal App Starterkit. A Zod & Typescript-first approach to building cross-platform experiences with GraphQL, React-Native, Expo & Next.js, in a write-once way. So far, I've created and maintained this resource over the course of 3 years.
Ongoing
FullProduct.dev ⚡️ Universal App Starterkit at Aetherspace Digital
Kickstart your next project with FullProduct.dev: A Zod & Typescript-first approach to building Universal App experiences with GraphQL, React-Native, Expo & Next.js, in a write-once way. Well-documented productisation of my way of working.
Writing
2024
Zod and the Joy of Single Sources of Truth, dev.to
In this article, I'll build up to more advanced use cases of Zod, and how it can be used as a single source of truth for not just types and validation, but any datastructure definition in your entire codebase.
2023
How to choose cross-platform tech, dev.to
Users increasingly prefer mobile apps to the mobile web, and there are many ways to build them. Should you choose React-Native over Flutter? Let's find out.
2022
Move fast and Build Things, dev.to
Summary of the Full-Stack Meetup talk I gave at Bothrs HQ.
Speaking
2024
Zod and the Joy of Single Sources of Truth at Devs.Ghent (iO)
Ghent, Belgium
A talk about advanced use cases of Zod, and how it can be used as a single source of truth for not just types and validation, but any datastructure definition in your entire codebase.
2023
Full-Product Universal Apps with Aetherspace at Newline 2023
Ghent, Belgium
Web vs. Mobile is dead 💀
Web AND Mobile is the future 🤝
2022
'Move fast & build things', with Zod, Expo and Next.js at Meetup.com
Ghent, Belgium
What would it take for a startup to build the new Twitter? From going cross-platform from the start to the importance of docs when scaling your team, we explored how Aetherspace and the GREEN stack can help you compete with the likes of Elon Musk.
Awards
2012
Young Vision Award from De Tijd
Was one of 4 finalists in a writing competition for 'De Tijd' with my piece on 'The Hypocrisy of our time'. Got featured in their physical paper, won a tablet and got to defend my article on Studio Brussel.
Work Experience
2023 - 2024
Lead Full-Stack Consultant - Freelance at Talentguide
Helped scale the AI powered MVP for Talentguide to a production-ready app (part-time) while the team searched for a full-time lead dev. Mostly front-end web and back-end + cloud work, while the client's internal team is constantly improving the AI / ML core.
2022 - 2023
Full-Product Typescript Engineer at Bothrs / Nimble
Ghent, Belgium ( + occasional trips to New York, London)
Built some cool Mobile Apps with Web features using Expo, React-Native, and Next.js here. Often the initial MVP or incubator project was built & validated by our smaller teams, while the client scaled up their team to take over. Included clients in the US, UK, Healthcare, and ECommerce sectors.
2018 - 2022
Full-Stack React Developer at Marlon, iO
Ghent, Belgium
Worked on a wide variety of projects here. Mostly Front-end work for their in-house ECommerce CMS that powers the likes of Dockx Rental and Denderwood. Aside from that, I also worked on some advanced web-based configurators for Daikin EU here, and even some Mobile apps with React-Native and Expo.
2017 - 2018
Back-End + Web + Mobile Developer at Tildepost
Bredene, Belgium
As the only engineer for the entire startup, I maintained and added core features for all platforms with Expo, React-Native and Node.js
Volunteering
2020 - 2020
Open-Source Contributor at date-fns
Github, Open-Source
2020 - Now
Free GREEN stack template repo at Aetherspace Digital
Github, Open-Source
Education
2012 - 2016
Devine - Bachelor of Design and Development at Howest
Kortrijk, Belgium
As Deviner you use your design-, development- and research skills to shape the online experiences of today and tomorrow. The whole curriculum is shaped around UI/UX combined with Creative Programming and Motion Design
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