Personal Profile
My name is Jens Heyer, I was born in 1971 and currently I'm employed as Software Developer with a design passion, based in Düsseldorf / Erkrath.
I started to get into programming in the year 2001. The years before I started working as a Desktop Publisher, lateron as Graphic Designer in an full service advertising agency in Essen. Now I have several years of experience in developing and designing web projects.
Work Experience
Software Developer (Frontend) at TIMOCOM
Mai 2024 - Present
Currently I'm working as a Software Developer at TIMOCOM. The focus of my work is to develop a stable, safe and clean React frontend architecture for our core application system.
I'm very focussed on atomic design, clean code and frontend libraries. My daily work contains developing a design system and new React components for our inhouse developer teams.
Main Tech Stack: React, Vite, SCSS, Storybook
Senior Frontend Developer at TIMOCOM
June 2013 - April 2024
I was very focussed on mobile first and atomic design. I've had developed a design system and task manager for new web projects.
Main Tech Stack: HTML 5, CSS 3, SCSS/Less, JavaScript, jQuery, node.js, Gulp, Angular JS, React, ColdFusion, Java
Senior Frontend Developer & Lead Webdesigner Online-Media at wfp:2
January 2013 - May 2013
I was in lead for 5 months with a team of 6 webdesigner to produce teaser, online-media and newsletter for the real.de onlineshop.
In a parallel way I worked on TYPO3 templates and managed some online projects and landingpages on real.de
Main Tech Stack: HTML 5, CSS 3, Less, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, TYPO 3, TypoScript, JIRA
Senior Frontend Developer & Webdesigner at online agency wfp:2
December 2011 - December 2012
As a Webdesigner and Frontend Developer I worked on TYPO3 templates and managed some online projects and landingpages of real.de
Main Tech Stack: HTML 5, CSS 3, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, TYPO 3, Photoshop, JIRA
Screendesigner & Webdesigner at Platinnetz
September 2010 - November 2011
In 2010 I decided to get into a startup in cologne. It was a online community platform for so named "silver surfer" (target: people 50+). An investor tried to implement a e-commerce system to this platform in 2011: platinnetz.de
Main Tech Stack: HTML 4+5, CSS 2+3, Less, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, TYPO 3, JIRA
Freelancer
May 2010 - September 2011
For some months I tried to collaborate with some friends and get in touch with a bunch of partners to start some interesting projects like premium-p.com or rrt.com.
Main Tech Stack: HTML 4, CSS 2+3, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Creative Director (graphics, concept creation) at Franke & Bornberg GmbH
January 2009 - May 2010
In January 2009 I'd got the opportunity to lead a small group of four designer and frontend developer. I managed projects for print and websites, microsites and online media: franke-bornberg.de, and i was involved to create a new brand (logo and corporate design).
Main Tech Stack: HTML 4, CSS 2, JavaScript, PHP, Photoshop, RagTime, CorelDraw
Webdesigner & graphic designer at Franke & Bornberg GmbH
July 2006 - December 2008
A good friend of mine asked me to start as Web- and graphic designer for a prestigious rating agency in Hannover. I worked on internal tools, styled online tools and designed print and online media.
Main Tech Stack: HTML 4, CSS 2, JavaScript, DoJo, PHP, Photoshop, CorelDraw
Creative Director at 999 Werbeagentur GmbH
November 2000 - July 2006
After getting a lot of practical experience, I worked for five and a half year as creative director, managing projects, developed e.g. a file maker database to generate automated product catalogs). I was authorized to write offers and to proof invoices,
Main Tech Stack: HTML 4, CSS 2, JavaScript, PHP, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark XPress, FileMaker
Webdesigner & graphic designer at 999 Werbeagentur GmbH
September 1995 - October 2000
This was the start of my career. I learned desktop publishing, digital artworks, created a lot of logos, corporate identities, print magazines and much more. 999 still exists in Essen.
Main Tech Stack: Photoshop, Quark XPress, Freehand, FileMaker, HTML 4, CSS 2, JavaScript
Internship at WDR / M.S. Showtime / G.S.N TV
July 1995 - August 1995
A short trip into the strange world of TV production. Exciting but way too chaotic. Fortunatly via this internship I'd got a contact to an agency in Essen., so I decided to move to the "Ruhrpott".
Key Skills
- HTML 5
- CSS 3
- SCSS/Less
- JavaScript
- ColdFusion
- JAVA
- PHP
- Bootstrap 4/5
- Node.js
- Angular
- TypeScript
- React
- TYPO 3
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe XD
- Confluence (Stash, Jira)
- Agile working methods
- Mobile First
- Web Performance
- Web Accessibility
References
Website Relaunch 2019
TIMOCOM Corporate Website
Website Relaunch 2019 - going mobile first
Relaunch of the complete Website (27 languages), creating an own CMS based on Java (Backend), AngularJS (Frontend) and atomic design (templating)
Hackathon 2017
Trivago Hackathon 2017
In 2017 I participated at trivago's Hackathon
Website Relaunch 2016
Timotrans Corporate Website
Website Relaunch 2016
Relaunch of the complete Website (de + en)
Website - continuous content delivery
real.de Website
Website Templating 2012 / 2013 + Online Media Creation
Education
apprenticeship & school
IHK Certified design technology assistant
1993 - 1995 | BBS 15 Köln | IHK Köln
Secondary school
1981 - 1990 | Gymnasium Alte Landesschule Korbach
Primary school
1976 - 1980 | Berliner Schule Korbach