Cees Timmerman
Python Developer at DataExpert
Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolCees Timmerman is an experienced Python developer with 11 years of hands-on work across startups, consultancies, and larger enterprises, currently focused on in-house roles and employed at DataExpert. He has built and maintained APIs, automation tools, and full-stack applications using Python, FastAPI/Flask, Django, NodeJS, and cloud platforms like GCP and Azure, often taking initiative on documentation and tooling. Cees has a track record of stabilizing and modernizing systems—examples include clipboard compatibility fixes in the well-known pyperclip project and building NMEA AIS recorders, streaming tools, and video planners. He prefers stable, permanent positions and brings pragmatic engineering: proactive PR reviews, test automation, and practical DevOps experience (Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes/Openshift). Comfortable across the stack, he also contributes to cross-platform quirks (Unicode/emoji support on Windows) and enjoys solving integration edge cases. Based in Almere, NL, he combines deep Python craft with a propensity for small, impactful initiatives that improve team productivity and product reliability.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) / Software Engineer Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc) / Software Engineer Computer Science at Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Bertrand Russell College
Dutch, English, python, javascript, php, java, c++, coffeescript
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Github Skills (37)
clipboardjs10
character-encoding10
jquery10
python10
wp-api10
clippy10
winapi10
clip10
encoding10
unicode10
ctypes10
encode10
clipboard10
ws-api10
multiplatform9
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
asweigart/pyperclip
Dec 2014 - Dec 2014
Python module for cross-platform clipboard functions.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits in 1 day
Contributions summary:Cees primarily focused on improving the cross-platform compatibility of the `pyperclip` module. Their commits addressed Unicode handling issues on Windows by integrating `ctypes` calls to interact directly with the system clipboard API. They also made improvements to Cygwin compatibility and updated the code with full library names, which enhanced the module's stability. Additionally, the user implemented a fix for emoji support and updated the module's docstring.
python-modulepythonclipboardcross-platform
CTimmerman/ctimmerman.github.io
Jul 2018 - Mar 2023
Contributions:319 commits, 341 pushes, 2 issues in 4 years 8 months
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