Boy Persoon is a versatile full-stack developer and product leader with a decade of experience building web applications and scaling a niche SaaS in cryo-EM as Co-Founder & CPO of CryoCloud. He pairs a research-driven background in cognitive science and quantitative methods with hands-on engineering, which informs pragmatic product decisions and data-oriented workflows. His freelance and agency work through MAKI SOFTWARE and roles at Plantsome and Schuttelaar & Partners show an ability to deliver across industries from sustainability to biotech. Known for turning complex research problems into user-facing tools, he shortens scientific pipelines from weeks to days while keeping developer ergonomics and product-market fit front and center. Based in Geneva, he brings uncommon cross-disciplinary empathy to teams—bridging research methodology, analytics, and full-stack implementation.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Interdisciplinary minor - Brain & Cognition, Cognitive Science, Interdisciplinary minor - Brain & Cognition, Cognitive Science at Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC)
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, PSYCHOLOGY, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, PSYCHOLOGY at Leiden University
Completion exchange semester, Completion exchange semester at Lund University
Propedeuse, Applied Psychology, Propedeuse, Applied Psychology at Hogeschool Leiden
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