Co-Founder at Nooku
Namur Area, Belgium
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- Co-Founder and Director at Nooku
- Co-Founder and Director at Joomlatools
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- Development Working Group Member at Joomla!, Open Source Matters, Inc.
- Co-founder, Project Manager and Lead Developer at Joomla!, Open Source Matters, Inc.
- Board Member at Open Source Matters, Inc.
- Core developer at Mambo Content Management System
- Education
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- Groep T - Leuven Hogeschool
- Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen
- Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen - Vlaamse Autonome Hogeschool
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Johan Janssens’s Summary
Web Application Architect, Co-Founder of Joomlatools and one of the original Joomla! Founders. Johan has a wealth of experience working in open source communities. At Joomla! he was Project Manager for 2 years and held a position on the Board of Directors of Open Source Matters, Inc.
Johan is the principal architect of the Joomla! Framework and held the role of Lead Developer during the development of Joomla! 1.5. Today, Johan has made nearly 3,500 commits helping to create Joomla! v 1.5, a refactored MVC application architecture. He is hopeful and confident that with Joomla!'s strong and growing community, Joomla! will continue to help more and more people all over the world connect with others.
Technology is a natural fit for Johan, something he has enjoyed for many years. At the young age of 10, he began programming simple games on his Commodore 64. He continued creating games on his first x86, a few years later. He taught himself how to program in C/C++, Java and PHP. His interest in electronics and programming led him to a obtain a Masters Degree in computer science specializing in game development and interactive media from GroepT University, Belgium.
Initially, Johan planned a career in game development. But, he discovered open source and realized working with free software was something he wanted to do. Johan has invested many years contributing to the open source community. He joined Mambo in April 2004, participating as a developer and core team member, and moved with the entire core team to help found Joomla!.
Currently, Johan is working on Nooku, a multi-lingual content manager for Joomla!, and Nooku Framework, a rapid extension development framework for Joomla!.
Johan Janssens’s Specialties:
Web technologies, web application architecture, open source and free software, information security, product development, team management.
Johan Janssens’s Experience
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Co-Founder and Director
Nooku
(Internet industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)
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Co-Founder and Director
Joomlatools
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
November 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
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Development Working Group Member
Joomla!, Open Source Matters, Inc.
(Internet industry)
August 2005 — October 2008 (3 years 3 months)
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Co-founder, Project Manager and Lead Developer
Joomla!, Open Source Matters, Inc.
(Internet industry)
September 2005 — May 2008 (2 years 9 months)
The award-winning content management system formerly known as Mambo, now known as Joomla! and is as active as ever. Joomla! is a perfect fit for small organizations with limited technical resources, and also makes an excellent application platform for web-based deployment of sophisticated, business-driven systems.
The current version (1.5 at the time of this writing) has been expanded to incorporate an advanced framework, making Joomla! an excellent platform for enterprise-class application development. -
Board Member
Open Source Matters, Inc.
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
July 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 8 months)
Open Source Matters, Inc. (OSM) is a non-profit organization formed under United States law to provide organizational, legal and financial support for the Joomla Open Source Content Management System project. The Joomla project has a community of over 200,000 and Joomla is used by millions of sites in every industry.
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Core developer
Mambo Content Management System
(Internet industry)
March 2005 — September 2005 (7 months)
Mambo is a popular Open Source Content Management system (www.mamboserver.com).
Johan Janssens’s Education
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Groep T - Leuven Hogeschool
Masters , Computer science specializing in game development and interactive media , 2002 — 2004
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Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen
Bachelor , Informatics and computer technology , 2000 — 2002
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Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen - Vlaamse Autonome Hogeschool
Masters , Industrial engineering and industrial design , 1997 — 2000
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PHPBenelux
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