Alain Van Hoof
HPC Consultant TU E Supercomputing Center at Eindhoven University of Technology
Randstad, Netherlands
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Top SchoolAlain Van Hoof is an HPC and infrastructure specialist with over a decade of experience designing and operating high-performance and cloud-based compute environments for academia and industry. Currently a consultant at the TU/e Supercomputing Center, he has a track record delivering pragmatic ICT solutions that align technical design with real business needs and budgets, from Shell’s global HPC services to research grids at SURFsara. His background spans site reliability, automation, and systems management across large organizations such as NS, KPN, and Portavita, where he led migrations, high-availability setups and CI/CD tooling. Alain combines deep hands-on engineering with a talent for translating requirements into cost-effective operational platforms, and he often focuses on what the business actually needs rather than what it initially asks for. Based in the Randstad, he pairs an academic MSc in System & Network Engineering with long experience in open-source and research computing ecosystems. An underappreciated strength is his consistent movement between research and enterprise environments, making him adept at bridging cutting-edge HPC practices with production constraints.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
None, Electronics, None, Electronics at Delft University of TechnologyIng. (BSc), Electronics: Technical Computer Knowledge, Ing. (BSc), Electronics: Technical Computer Knowledge at Haagse Hogeschool/TH RijswijkMaster’s Degree, System & Network Engineering, MSc, Master’s Degree, System & Network Engineering, MSc at University of AmsterdamBasis School De WiekslagVWO Atheneum, Bèta Exact, VWO Atheneum, Bèta Exact at Samenwerkingsschool voor Havo/Atheneum Waddinxveen
English, Dutch
Github Skills (70)
describe10
linux10
modular9
provisioning9
python9
hpc-cluster9
cpp9
hpc9
dns-record8
aws8
ingress8
microsoft-azure7
gcp7
ai7
ansible7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
alainvanhoof/alpine_postgresql
Apr 2017 - Jan 2021
Contributions:23 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
alainvanhoof/easybuild-easyconfigs
Jun 2025 - Mar 2026
A collection of easyconfig files that describe which software to build using which build options with EasyBuild.
Contributions:1 PR, 43 pushes, 36 branches in 9 months
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