Christiaan Kortekaas

Christiaan Kortekaas has a diverse work experience spanning multiple roles and industries. Christiaan is currently the VP of Engineering at Shorthand, a position they have held since July 2021. Prior to this role, they served as the Director of Engineering from July 2020 to July 2021 and as the Head of Engineering from January 2020 to July 2020 at Shorthand. Additionally, Christiaan worked as a DevOps Engineer at Shorthand from November 2019 to January 2020.

Before joining Shorthand, Christiaan worked at The University of Queensland for several years. Christiaan held various positions, including Application Development Manager from April 2015 to November 2019, Associate Director of Library Technology Service from December 2015 to January 2017, Software Architecture and Development Manager from April 2011 to April 2015, Software Development Manager from August 2010 to April 2011, Senior Library Systems Programmer Team Leader from January 2006 to August 2010, Tutor from July 2009 to November 2009, Senior Library Systems Programmer from December 2004 to January 2006, and Systems Officer/Web Administrator from December 2002 to December 2004. In these roles, they gained experience in software development, project management, cloud management, Drupal, and database administration.

Christiaan's earlier work experience includes working as a Software Development Consultant at i4 Advantage Consulting from January 2001 to December 2002. In this role, they were the primary software development consultant to Queensland Rail Institute and was responsible for developing internal software systems.

Overall, Christiaan Kortekaas has a strong background in engineering, software development, and project management through various leadership positions in different organizations.

Christiaan Kortekaas attended QUT (Queensland University of Technology) from 1999 to 2001, where they pursued a degree in Information Technology with a focus on Information Systems.

In addition to their formal education, Christiaan has obtained several certifications to enhance their skill set. In November 2019, they completed Node.js Essential Training, Python Essential Training, TypeScript Essential Training, and TypeScript for Node.js Developers, all through LinkedIn. Christiaan also completed React.js Essential Training (2018) through Lynda.com in January 2019. Moreover, they obtained the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in June 2019.