David Van Leeuwen
CTO at mave.io
Randstad, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Van Leeuwen is a pragmatic technology leader and CTO with 14 years of experience building product-focused web and video platforms from the Netherlands' Randstad. He co-founded and led Awkward for nearly a decade, partnering with Fortune 500 firms and launching startups globally, and now runs mave.io to simplify embedding EU-hosted video with an emphasis on UX and privacy. Hands-on by nature, he blends software engineering roots with strategic product and culture-building, preferring practical solutions over academic credentials despite pursuing MS-level studies. Outside work he fuels creativity and resilience through coffee, running and bouldering—activities that reflect his curiosity and appetite for solving tough problems.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Software Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Software Engineering at Open UniversiteitBachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Mediatechnology, Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Mediatechnology at Hogeschool Rotterdam
English, Dutch
Github Skills (80)
ui-components10
modals10
audio-player10
backbone10
unicorns10
audio10
mux10
video-player10
lists10
plugin10
player10
javascript9
resumable-upload9
web-components9
tree-shaking8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
maveio/mave-video
Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
mave's component to add video superpowers to your site
Contributions:1 review, 61 commits, 7 PRs in 7 months
mavereactvideo
davidvanleeuwen/learning
Jul 2017 - Apr 2019
Contributions:10 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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