Frank Van Westerop

Experience

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  BT

  Jul 1996 - Dec 1997

  1th line field engineer at BT (Worldwide) ltd. Troubleshooting technical problems in Wide Area Networks (WAN) including technologies like Framerelay, ATM, X.25, TCP/IP, G703/G.704, ISDN. Installing WAN and telecom equipment on customer premises and BT nodes throughout the Netherlands.Note: In this year (1997) BT (Worldwide) ltd. and Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) merged into a new company called Telfort B.V. BT (Worldwide) ltd. Dispatching service calls / trouble tickets from the international BT helpdesk (GCSC) to the proper 1th or 2nd line engineer(s) considering skillset and availability. Planning equipment installations at custmer premises and BT nodes.

  • Field Service Engineer

    Jan 1997 - Dec 1997

  • Resource Planner

    Jul 1996 - Dec 1996
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  Telfort

  Jan 1998 - Apr 2000

  Supporting 1th and 2nd line engineers in their work of installing Wide Area (WAN) networking equipment and IP routers. Writing technical documentation. Designing and maintaining test setups in the testlab. 2nd line field engineer. Troubleshooting technical problems in Wide Area Networks (WAN) including technologies like Framerelay, ATM, X.25, TCP/IP, G703/G.704, ISDN. Writing work instructions for 1th line field engineers and technotes.

  • Field Support Specialist

    Jan 1999 - Apr 2000

  • Field Support Engineer

    Jan 1998 - Apr 1999
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  BT Global Services

  Jan 2000 - Apr 2005

  Technical Support Engineer

  Implementing and maintaining international VPN networks based on TCP/IP technology and Cisco routers. Single point of contact for customer network admin's working with a dedicated customer portfolio.Writing software tools to support daily work. Started a system integration project to integrate order delivery, network monitoring and asset management functions.

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  LogicaCMG

  Apr 2005 - Dec 2007

  Java JEE developer

  Software maintenance engineer for a number of contracts, including a large application for Vodafone, rolled out internationally and requiring 24x7 support. Technologies involved (amongst others): Java JEE, XML, SOAP, telecoms technologies (SMS/SS7/IVR), networking (TCP/IP based), databases and ESB.

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  Bank Mendes Gans

  Jul 2008 - Jan 2010

  Software Developer

  Maintenance on a large J2EE banking application dealing with very large transaction amounts

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  DijkConnect

  Jan 2010 - Aug 2010

  Software Developer

  Designing and developping a new high-volume callcenter application.

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  Schiphol Group

  Sept 2010 - Jul 2011

  Software Developer

  Maintenance on the FLUX product, the international version of Schiphol's Privium programme. It enables people to pass borders on selected airports more quickly using biometric scanning techniques such as iris recognition.

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  LVNL

  Jul 2011 - Sept 2011

  Software Developer

  Built and integrated a service layer for backend access into the LVNL mobile site, which is implemented using Hippo CMS technology.

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  ONEtobeONE

  Sept 2011 - Feb 2012

  Software Developer

  Member of the iPROFS team that delivered the first release of the online ERP app OnetobeOne for entrepeneur Kees Huiberts.

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  De Telefoongids BV

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  DevOps Engineer

  Fullfilling a key role in landing a new ESB implementation based on Apache / FuseSource technology. Closing the gap between Dev and Ops department. This role is an interesting mixture of tasks in the areas of development, operations & deployment, QA and training.

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  Tipspot Services BV

  Feb 2012 - Jan 2012

  Software Developer

  inhouse (iPROFS office) support & maintenance on the TipSpot website.

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  Gemeente Rotterdam Ontwikkelingsbedrijf

  Jan 2013 - Feb 2014

  Java Developer

  As a Java developer built a first version of a web module that enables cargo transporters to enter the low emission zone "Rotterdam Maasvlakte". For trucks that cannot comply with the emission rules for this area a permit application can be made online via this web module. The webmodule interfaces with the backoffice systems of Gemeente Rotterdam and the national Department of Road Transport (RDW).

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  IProfs

  Jan 2013 - Feb 2014

  As a Java Developer and Linux Administrator I perform software maintenance tasks for iPROFS customers such as troubleshooting, bugfixing and implementing new features as well as general Linux system administration tasks on remote systems and cloud based systems.Currently my main client is a large housing association conglomerate. The conglomerate members allocate (subsidised) residential houses to eligible tenants using a centralized system and website. We maintain this website including multiple webservice and database interfaces. I am also gaining experience with maintaining AmazonAWS based infrastructure and applications. Minder weergeven

  • Java Developer

    Jan 2008 - Feb 2014

  • Software Engineer

    Jan 2013 - Sept 2013
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  M2Mobi

  Feb 2014 - Sept 2014

  Java backend Developer

  As a Java developer helping a client of M2Mobi with connecting a mobile website (which is being developed by M2Mobi) with their backoffice systems, specifically a Tridion CMS and an Intershop eCommerce system.

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  Cofely NV Nederland (onderdeel van GDF SUEZ).

  Sept 2014 - Jan 2015

  Application Engineer

  Implementing and developing MES/SCADA solutions for manufacturing plants, based on Cofely's MES Toolbox platform.

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  Bank Mendes Gans

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  Java Backend Developer

  As a java developer and devops engineer maintaining and extending e-banking applications for treasury departments of multinational customers of the bank

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  Blue4IT

  Nov 2015 - now

  Software Developer
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  Rabobank ICT

  Feb 2017 - now

  Java Backend Developer

  As a Java developer / DevOps engineer maintaining and extending middleware components that enable advisors of the local Rabobank offices throughout the Netherlands to query and maintain service agreements with their clients.