Erik van de Ven has building web applications since 2006. After finishing his bachelor's degree in Communication Systems, he decided to start working full-time as web developer. At the moment of writing, he has more than 6 years of full-time experience in full-stack development, working with lots of different programming languages and technologies like JavaScript, Node.JS, Angular, PHP, Elasticsearch, Solr etc. At this right moment he works for the Dutch Law Enforcements, focusing on Big Data problems.