Build websites using React, PHP, jQuery. Build exhibitions at MaMA Rotterdam, mentor emerging artists. Develop recycled plastic materials and furniture at Plasticiet. Do architectural and documentary photography internationally.

What programming technologies does Ollie use?

Work primarily with React, PHP, jQuery. Can connect anything and make it work. Pick tools based on what the project needs. Recent work includes custom e-commerce sites. Interested in Shopify development. Goal is always the same: build something that works without getting in the way.

[/] About Me

Q: What is Ollie's background?

Studied architecture at University of Melbourne and TU Delft. Got my master's, learned to think about space and proportion, how people move through environments. That training shows up everywhere. Building websites or exhibition walls. Now I code, build exhibitions, and develop materials.

Q: Where is Ollie based?

Rotterdam is home base. I split my time between Rotterdam and wherever projects take me. I work best when I can balance remote work with in-person collaboration. When I'm not traveling, you'll find me at Glasfabriek, usually with headphones on and a coffee nearby.

I studied architecture at University of Melbourne and TU Delft. Got my master's, learned how to think about space and proportion, how people move through environments. That training shows up everywhere now. Whether I'm building a website or an exhibition wall.

Now I code websites, build exhibitions, and develop experimental materials. Self-taught developer. Published photographer. Based in Rotterdam, work internationally.

[+] Rotterdam & Making Things

Rotterdam became home while working at architecture firms here for four years. Taught myself to code during COVID. Evenings and weekends. Since then I've built 10-15 websites in the past year. Designers, photographers, e-commerce. I've built film sets, made light installations for collectors, self-published travel photography zines. Last 2+ years I've been knee-deep in recycled plastic at Plasticiet north_east. Common thread: making things that actually work with a desire for perfection.

[+] Collaboration & Building

Work with others brings out my best work. At MaMA Rotterdam, I build exhibitions and mentor emerging artists on presenting their work. Help them bridge the gap between their vision and physical reality. Whether it's setting up complex lighting, adjusting code to run on a Raspberry Pi, or construction, the approach is the same. Nothing beats watching someone use something I built without needing instructions.

[+] Programming

Code is where architecture meets logic. I work primarily with React, PHP, and jQuery. Can connect anything and make it work. Sample-Sync north_east tackles architecture material sample management through QR code tracking. StayCloseBy north_east focuses hyperlocally on Rotterdam room sharing. BlendLines north_east is a tool I made for a friend that blends the lines between work tasks and personal tasks (because we all know we do some personal tasks while at work). Recent work includes Kekwick.com.au north_east, JuulLit.com north_east a graphic designer based in Rotterdam. Interested in custom Shopify development.

[+] Photography

Photography keeps me honest. Forces me to look at the world as it is, not how I want it to be. When I'm not at a screen, I'm walking with my camera. Available for international work.

[~] What I Do

Web Development

Custom websites. React, PHP, jQuery. Whatever needs connecting. Built 10-15 sites this past year. Rotterdam designers, photographers, e-commerce clients like Kekwick.com.au north_east and JuulLit.com north_east. Architecture background shows up in how I structure things. Interested in custom Shopify work.

Exhibition & Space Design

Build exhibitions at MaMA Rotterdam. Mentor emerging artists on presenting their work. Help turn artistic vision into physical reality. Architecture training helps. Understanding how people move through spaces, what they see first, where they pause.

Material Innovation

2+ years at Plasticiet north_east developing new recycled plastic materials. Design and build furniture from waste streams. Hands-on from material testing to final piece.