Christophe Philemotte
Brussels Metropolitan Area Belgium
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Top SchoolChristophe Philemotte is a seasoned software engineer and founder with 16+ years building resilient software and data products, from technical architecture to organizational strategy, with a strong focus on sustainability and basic-needs sectors like healthcare, transportation, and education. As owner of ibakesoftware he blends hands-on development, DevOps and sustainable IT consulting for clients such as Bluesquare, STIB and Equans, and leads eco-design training and climate-focused facilitation through La Fresque du Numérique and La Fresque du Climat. He has deep systems experience—from high-performance C++ simulations and distributed infrastructure to Ruby on Rails contributions (including maintenance work on the notable Refinery CMS and community projects like 24pullrequests)—and has shipped a low-code data platform at Digazu. A former PhD researcher in AI and combinatorial optimization, Christophe pairs rigorous academic problem-solving with practical product delivery and an unusual combination of technical craftsmanship and sustainability advocacy.
16 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Artificial Intelligence, PhD, Artificial Intelligence at Université libre de BruxellesFounder Institude Brussels Fall 2011 Graduate, Entrepreneurship, Founder Institude Brussels Fall 2011 Graduate, Entrepreneurship at Founder InstituteJury central, Boulanger-pâtissier, Jury central, Boulanger-pâtissier at Brussels employment and economy
French, English, Dutch
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Github Skills (25)
ruby-rails10
open-source10
rails10
ruby10
git-pull10
pullrequest10
refinery-cms10
refactoring10
code-formatting10
testing9
gitlab-ci9
co9
ssh9
gitlab9
rake9
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
24pullrequests/24pullrequests
Oct 2014 - Dec 2014
:christmas_tree: Giving back to open source for the holidays
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:14 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:Christophe primarily contributed to the codebase by making a series of code style improvements, refactoring, and fixing minor bugs. Their work involved removing trailing whitespace, adding spaces around operators, standardizing code formatting, and enhancing the clarity of the code. Additionally, the user integrated PullReview with the CI and added a sponsors page, hinting at an effort to maintain project health and community engagement. Furthermore, the user added the award PullReview coupon when 24 PRs are submitted.
christmas-treerailsjavascriptrubychristmas
refinery/refinerycms
Dec 2014 - Dec 2014
An extendable Ruby on Rails CMS that supports Rails 6.0+
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:15 commits in 4 days
Contributions summary:Christophe primarily focused on code cleanup and refactoring within the Refinery CMS project. Their contributions included removing unnecessary whitespace, adjusting spacing conventions, and simplifying calls to the `render` function. Additionally, the user addressed minor stylistic issues like adding missing spaces. This suggests a focus on code quality and consistency across the codebase.
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