Joeri JM Smissaert

About

My name is Joeri (pronounced as Yuri). I work as a DevOps Engineer for a managed hosting provider where I help maintain a fast, efficient and resilient backend infrastructure. I develop new and maintain existing tools, investigate bugs and issues affecting our platform, and participate in task planning and code review processes that aim to increase the codebase quality.

I’m mainly interested in open source technologies, I automate stuff using Python, enjoy making web applications with JavaScript & Python, and I occasionally play games on my Fedora Linux machine. I’m always committed to continuous professional development.

Never stop learning

Skills

Linux

I have experience administrating services on the Debian and Red Hat families of the Linux OS for over 10 years: Nginx, PHP-FPM, MariaDB & MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, the ELK Stack, Postfix, NFS, Samba, Firewalld, iptables, Docker and Kubernetes are some technologies I work with on a daily basis.

Cloud

I have hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform. I deploy and administrate services on products like Compute Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, App Engine and Google Kubernetes Engine.

DevOps

I'm familiar with DevOps practices by building and maintaining tools released through CI/CD pipelines to virtual machines and Kubernetes clusters in cloud environments.

Code

Currently enrolled in a Full Stack Python bootcamp, I'm expanding my knowledge on Front- and Backend development using JavaScript and Python with frameworks such as Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, Vue.js and Flask. I also extensively use Bash, Ansible and Python, both professionally and for hobby projects.

Portfolio

Spotted

A VueJS / Flask web application that allows users to geotag locations of interest using the Google Maps API.

Flask / Firebase Authentication

User Authentication with Firebase using Session Cookies

Secretly

A VueJS / Flask web application to send password protected messages to a 3rd party.

Vue.js / Vite Quiz

Practicing Vue.js and Vite fundamentals by having built a simple quiz.

VueJS Todo

A simple Todo app to practice conditional rendering and state management with Pinia.

Vue.js CSS3 Perspective

Practicing Vue.js fundamentals such as data binding, event listening and computed properties.

JavaScript / Flask JWT Authentication

Authentication from a JavaScript frontend to a Flask backend using JSON Web Tokens.

Quiz App

Quiz App is a single page web app built with HTML, CSS/Bootstrap 5, and JavaScript.

Cloudflare DNS Updater

A Python script that polls an API for an IP address and updates a Cloudflare DNS record.

PNG Converter

A Python script to convert images to the PNG format in bulk.

Certificates

The earner of this Professional Certificate has completed 10 courses on various Application Development and Cloud technologies and is equipped with the skills and know how to undertake challenges of Developing Cloud Native Applications.

The Cloud Application Development Foundations Specialization program teaches the tools and technologies that successful software developers use to build, deploy, test, run, and manage Cloud Native applications.

This program is designed to teach you how to program with Python and how to use Python to automate common system administration tasks. You'll learn to use Git and GitHub, troubleshoot and debug complex problems, and apply automation at scale by using configuration management and the Cloud.

Harvard University's introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming, an entry-level course teaching students how to think algorithmically and solve problems efficiently. Topics include abstraction, algorithms, data structures, encapsulation, resource management, security, software engineering, and web development.

This course will provide you with a basic introduction to Linux® skills using Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 8.