Denis Walker
Co-chair RIPE Database Working Group
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolDenis Walker is a seasoned internet registry expert with over 21 years of experience shaping the RIPE Database and its tooling, currently co-chairing the RIPE Database Working Group. He blends deep technical knowledge—having developed software, specifications, testing, statistics, abuse reporting and documentation—with community leadership across RIPE, IETF and regional registry setups. Denis played a key role in establishing AFRINIC and helping other RIRs run RIPE Database software, giving him rare, global insight into public Internet number registries. He excels at translating policy and operational needs into practical database models and web-based tools, while advocating for simplicity and powerful features. Based in Amsterdam, he pairs a scientific background in physics and software technology with a pragmatic, user-focused approach to complex infrastructure. Outside the registry world he reinvented himself as a professional photographer, reflecting a creative streak beyond technical domains.
21 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Postgraduate Diplomer in Software Technology, Software Technology, Postgraduate Diplomer in Software Technology, Software Technology at University of LiverpoolBachelor of Science (BSc), Physics, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Physics at University of Leeds
Github Skills (2)
whois10
database10
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (2)
agoston/whoisserver-legacy
Jan 2005 - Aug 2011
Contributions:141 commits in 6 years 8 months
RIPE-NCC/whois
May 2013 - Jul 2014
RIPE Database whois code repository
Contributions:122 commits in 1 year 1 month
code-repositorywhoisdatabaseripe
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