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Hi there, I'm Richard. A Creative Web Experience Developer from the Netherlands, now living in Maastricht.

I create modern, user-friendly digital experiences by combining frontend design, interaction design, and modern engineering — a craft shaped over years of building in the Netherlands and the Bay Area.

This blog is my space to share what I’m working on and what inspires me: projects, experiments, insights, and discoveries.

Los Angeles Lakers
Showtime!

Los Angeles Lakers

I became a lifelong Los Angeles Lakers fan after seeing them during my first visit to LA in 1984. Magic & Kareem... nuff said.
❀ Nothing but respect for the Lakers
San Diego Padres
LFGSD!

San Diego Padres

"One year soon, the baseball gods will smile on the San Diego Padres and we will have a parade." One day it will happen...
♜ Will they succeed in 2026?
Feyenoord
Geen woorden, maar daden.

Feyenoord

Feyenoord is known for its "actions speak louder than words" mentality. This motto reflects both the club's culture and that of its supporters.
❉ Feyenoord Rotterdam - 1908

Apps in my Stack

Experience

Work Experience

Feb. 2015 - present, Maastricht

Creative Web Experience Developer at ideebv

Apr. 2013 - Jan. 2015, Reuver

e-Commerce Marketeer at Jalema

Dec. 2011 - Apr. 2013, Venlo

Online Communications Specialist at Océ (a Canon Group company)

Feb. 2009 - Dec. 2011, Rotterdam

Online Specialist at Het Hoge Zuiden

Aug. 2007 - Feb. 2009, Santa Rosa, CA

Assistant Manager Internet Marketing at PBHS

Nov. 2003 - Aug. 2007, Clearlake Oaks, CA

Supervisor Web Production at Best Image Marketing (homes.com)

May 1995 - Nov. 2003, Maastricht

Freelance Web Designer at Eightdegree

Latest posts

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Health
Health

Small Habits, Real Growth: A Practical Guide to Personal Development →

Personal development comes down to daily choices. This article offers practical steps to pick, start, and stick habits that matter, without overcomplicating things.
Health
Health

Healthy Living: A Practical Guide to Fitness and Daily Habits →

What a healthy lifestyle includes

Surviving the Ghost 6 Upgrade on a DigitalOcean Droplet (A DevOps Adventure I Didn’t Ask For) →

Upgrading Ghost should be simple, right? ghost update → done. Well, that’s what I thought. My server had other plans.
Featured
Featured

A New Chapter: Biohacking My Way to a Healthier Me →

As the year ends, I’m excited to share the beginning of my weight loss journey—a journey I’m
Coaching
Coaching

The Current State of Professional Baseball in the Netherlands: Why Youth is the Key to Success →

When we think of baseball hotbeds, countries like the United States, Japan, and the Dominican Republic often come to mind. However, the Netherlands has quietly made a name for itself in professional baseball.
Everyday life
Everyday life

The Love-Hate Relationship with Technology: A Blessing in Disguise →

In our fast-paced, interconnected world, technology has become an indispensable part of our lives. It has transformed how we communicate,
Everyday life
Everyday life

What being a youth baseball coach taught me about life →

Not many people know I'm a youth baseball coach, and honestly, I didn't know if I
Health
Health

Overwhelmed with your fitness journey? →

⁣1. You won’t always be motivated, and that’s normal because you are human. ⁣Do it anyway, and you
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Next Events

May
19
Simbiocity Nova, Vilnius

DevDays Europe 2026

8ᵗʰ EDITION

What I'm up to...

Automating Chaos Into Clarity

Over the past days I’ve been deep in a full-scale cleanup and automation sprint: decoding broken UTF-8 filenames, restructuring hundreds of applicant folders, fixing corrupted downloads, removing junk files, and building custom Python scripts to put everything back into perfect order.

What began as a messy archive of inconsistent names, duplicate files, broken PDFs, and server issues has now become a clean, structured, fully automated workflow. Every PDF lands in the right folder, every name is correctly encoded, and every step—from download to organization—is reproducible with a single command.

A small reminder of how powerful it is to take a chaotic system, break it apart, and rebuild it into something clear, elegant, and reliable.

Order restored. Automation engaged. Onward.