Ruben Kuipers

Senior UX/UI Designer | Frontend Developer

Salary / Daily rate

Alkmaar, Netherlands

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

Frontend DevelopmentReactFullstack DevelopmentUser ResearchGatsbyNextTypescriptLaravelVueAngularIonicFigmaData AnalysisAWSWordPressScrum

Languages

Dutch (Native)English (Fluent)German

About me

Intro

UX/UI Designer & Frontend Developer with 10+ years creating user-centric SaaS applications. Co-founder of Bootmine design studio, specializing in React/Next.js/Angular development and end-to-end product design. Expert in building scalable platforms from concept to launch, with proven success leading design systems and cross-functional teams. I deliver complete digital solutions combining strategic UX research, modern frontend development, and compelling brand experiences.

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Work experience

Co-founder & Design lead

Bootmine

May 2021 - Present

5 years 6 months

Alkmaar, Netherlands

– Bootmine is a digital design & development studio, focused on SaaS-software. We help people and brands reach their goals by designing & building user-centric digital products and interactive experiences

Front-end developer & UX/UI/Product designer

growyze

Jul 2020 - Present

6 years 4 months

Amsterdam, Netherlands

– Responsible for the UX/UI & Front-end development of a Gatsby/ReactJS-based SaaS application in the hospitality business. Growyze prevents losses and upgrades your hospitality business. – Brand & Logo design – UX/UI Design of the web app & website in Figma – Front-end development of the web application in React and Gatsby. – Project management together with the product owner and a team of back-end developers

Front-end developer & UX/UI/Product Designer

Master Challenge

Apr 2019 - Present

7 years 7 months

Amsterdam, Netherlands

– Responsible for the UX/UI & Front-end development of a NextJS/ReactJS-based matching platform. Connecting company challenges to student teams. – Front-end development of the server-side-rendered web application in React, Typescript and NextJS. – UX/UI Design of the application & website – Project management together with the product owner and back-end developer

Founder

Teampulse

Jun 2016 - Present

10 years 5 months

– Teampulse is a hybrid app for tablet devices, enabling Korfball coaches to get realtime insight in the performance of their players during the games. Register actions, view your statistics and anticipate! – The app was built using the Ionic Framework, Material Design elements and Angular 2. – Developed clickable prototypes to validate with users – Tested during multiple leage-level Korfball games

Co-founder & Product design lead

SPODIX

Jul 2014 - Jan 2023

8 years 7 months

Amsterdam, Netherlands

– SPODIX offers the most simple video recruitment tool that fits your current selection process. SPODIX manages all your video applications and ensures high quality candidates. As Co Founder and Creative Director at SPODIX, I am responsible for the Front-end development as well as the digital design of the product. – Lead Front-end development of the application built with Laravel and VueJS – Responsible for the UX/UI design of the application

UX/UI/Product designer

Matrixian Group

Nov 2020 - Oct 2021

1 year

Amsterdam, Netherlands

– At MatrixianGroup I am responsible for professionalizing and improving the user-experience and design of several products in the data-technology branch: – Lead UX on the product development of new features for both Avix and Matrixian platform – Responsible for the setup and foundation of a solid Matrixian design system – Leading the development team by providing clear design guidelines and components

Front-end developer & UX designer

Caro Health

Dec 2020 - Aug 2021

9 months

Amsterdam, Netherlands

– Caro is a digital companion which supports, informs, and reminds patients throughout their care journey. By automating repetitive communication, Caro frees healthcare professionals to focus on the patient interactions that really matter. Caro keeps an auditable record on what patients know and how they are feeling. – Developing new features on the multi-tenant product, using DDD methologies (CQRS) – Maintaining the existing product that's built upon Angular, Ionic, Typescript and several AWS services – Supporting and thinking out new features on UX-level and maintaining the design system (Atomic Design)

Front-end developer (iOS/Android) & UX/UI Designer

Veterinair Organisatiebureau Vitaux

Nov 2019 - Jan 2021

1 year 3 months

Heerhugowaard, Netherlands

– Together with a back-end developer I was responsible for the redesign & front-end development of a mobile app for pet-owners, called 'De Huisdierenapp' – Front-end development & release management of the Angular 9 & Ionic based hybrid app for Android/iOS – UX/UI design of the mobile app – Development & validation of visual UX Prototype with stakeholders

UX/UI Designer & Front-end developer

Reed Business Information

Oct 2019 - Jan 2020

4 months

Amsterdam, Netherlands

– At Reed Business information, I helped Nextens Accounting software in connecting to their audience and client base by designing & developing several online campaign pages: – Nextens Denktank Campaign – Nextens Kerstbomenactie

UX/UI/Product designer & Front-end developer

Hobré Instruments

Jun 2019 - Jan 2020

8 months

Purmerend, Netherlands

– I helped Hobré Instruments in designing and developing their new visual identity, including the (re)design and development of their new website, brochures, business cards and corporate presentations. – UX/UI Design of a new responsive Wordpress-based website – Front-end/Back-end development of a custom Wordpress theme – Graphic (re)design of several corporate touchpoints, like brochures, flyers and business cards – Design of corporate slideshows

Lead Front-end developer & UX/UI Designer

OSRE WoningDossier

Nov 2016 - Nov 2019

3 years 1 month

Amsterdam, Netherlands

– OSRE guides and supports real estate companies in the online marketing of homes, offices and shops. As UX/UI Designer & Frontend developer, I was responsible for the development of the face of a large SaaS application that helps real estate companies to manage and sell their properties. – Migrated the enterprise application from AngularJS to the newest version of Angular – Created a new SaaS application from scratch, using Angular (9), Redux, NGRX and Typescript – Was responsible for leading the front-end team (both external and internal), doing code reviews and communicate with back-end development. – Developed and improved the mobile app in Ionic and Angular – At my freelance period at OSRE I was responsible for supporting the product development team with: – Developing a consistent UI/UX Design system – Leading the front-end team by providing clear design guidelines and components – UX/UI design of the desktop application, customer selfcare and mobile app – Developing clickable Invision prototypes for handover to development – Communicating features across different teams (both local and external)

UX/UI/Product designer & Front-end developer

LoyaltyRide

Sep 2017 - Oct 2019

2 years 2 months

Heerhugowaard, Netherlands

– I helped LoyaltyRide in developing a SnappCar-inspired online platform for sharing & renting oldtimers. – UX/UI Design of the online VueJS-based platform – Front-end development of the online SSR rendered platform in VueJS – Developed and validated clickable prototypes, wireframes and flowcharts – Project management in a team with the product owner and back-end developer – Managing dev-ops (deployments/server management)

Front-end/Back-end developer at Startupandrunning

Universiteit van Amsterdam

Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

1 month

Amsterdam, Netherlands

– For The Minor Entrepreneurship at the University of Amsterdam, I was responsible for the development of a Startup management and exposure platform for their students. – Back-end & Front-end development in Laravel – UX/UI Design of new components and features

UX/UI Designer & Front-end developer

Lucas & Mallee

Aug 2015 - Jan 2016

6 months

Amsterdam, Netherlands

– Working as a Creative Developer & Digital Designer at design firm Lucas & Mallee, Amsterdam. Developing web applications, tools and interactive experiences for various brands. – Front-end development of a Concrete5 based website for Diefac (www.diefac.nl) – Front-end development & web animations for AGU clothing (AGU GO) – Design & animation of interactive advertisments for Ahold – Front-end development of a new website for Rosefield

Front-end Developer & Content manager

Folia

Sep 2014 - May 2015

9 months

Amsterdam, Netherlands

– At Folia, I was responsible for managing the content & front-end of the wordpress-based website & several publications.

Front-end developer

Studio Stomp

Apr 2014 - Jul 2014

4 months

Amsterdam, Netherlands

– In this three-month during internship at Digital Agency Studio Stomp, I have learned some great new Frontend and Project Management skills from their experienced team of developers. Also I was able to learn new project management techniques as Agile Scrum. – I have worked on several projects, including brands like LG and DJ/writer Job de Wit.

Front-end developer

Emerce

Apr 2013 - Jul 2014

1 year 4 months

– As a Front-end Developer, I have been developing and empowering my skills in multiple webdesign projects on a Freelance basis for Emerce.


Education

HvA

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Communicatie en Multimediadesign / Design en visuele communicatie / Visual information/communication design

2013 - 2016

3 years 1 month

– Propedeuse Cum Laude


Licenses & certifications

Certificaat Online Marketing - De Digitale Werkplaats

Issued: –

Korfbal Trainer/Coach (KT2)

Issued: –

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