Roland Smith
Composite Design Engineer at VDL Fibertech Industries BV
Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Top SchoolRoland Smith is a seasoned composite design engineer with over 30 years of experience in designing, manufacturing, and testing carbon- and glass-fibre reinforced composites. He specializes in designing patient tables for X-ray and MRI devices, blending biomedical requirements with durable mechanical performance. Based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, he has led advanced fiber-reinforced component design at VDL Fibertech Industries BV since 2011, after a long tenure at Philips Healthcare. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering from Fontys Hogeschool, bringing hands-on expertise across product development, manufacturing processes, and quality assurance for medical-grade components. His career reflects a pragmatic, stage-gate approach to delivering safe, reliable medical and industrial composite solutions. In addition to core design work, he maintains a toolkit of software-based engineering tools developed to streamline mechanical design tasks.
26 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Engineering at Fontys Hogescholen
English, German
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Github Skills (115)
datetime10
security-hardening10
python10
vulnerability-scanners10
python-310
hipaa10
vulnerability-detection10
unix10
aix10
linux10
vulnerability-assessment10
pci10
performance-optimization10
mechanical-engineering10
composite10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
rsmith-nl/build
Apr 2016 - Jan 2022
Contributions:5 pushes, 3 branches in 5 years 9 months
rsmith-nl/nctools
Oct 2009 - Nov 2018
Contributions:287 commits, 35 pushes, 3 branches in 9 years 2 months
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