Dylan Verheul
Managing Director at Observation.org
South Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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RockstarDylan Verheul is a founder and managing director with 16 years of experience building Observation.org and related biodiversity platforms, blending hands-on software engineering with domain expertise in ecology, GIS, finance and insurance. He leads product and technical direction while still contributing to backend projects—especially Django integrations for Bootstrap and Leaflet—where he has improved static asset handling, refactored legacy code and strengthened form and template logic. Based in South Holland, Dylan combines strategic management with pragmatic problem-solving and quick creative thinking honed as a former national-level volleyball coach and talent scout. His work sits at the intersection of open-source web tooling and real-world biodiversity data, making complex ecological information accessible and reliable for communities and partners.
16 years of coding experience
English, Dutch
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Github Skills (22)
bootstrap10
python10
leaflet10
django10
maps10
web-framework10
bootstra10
template-tags10
django-views10
testing9
jquery9
documentation9
html9
css8
django-admin6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
zostera/django-bootstrap4
Apr 2017 - Nov 2022
Bootstrap 4 integration with Django.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 10 reviews, 225 commits in 5 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Dylan's contributions primarily focused on refactoring and updating the django-bootstrap4 library. They made changes to the documentation, improved test versions, and removed legacy code. Furthermore, the user fixed issues with the CSS and JavaScript URLs, and improved several components to ensure the project meets user's expectations.
bootstrap4pythondjangobootstrap-4bootstrap
zostera/django-bootstrap3
Sep 2013 - Nov 2022
Bootstrap 3 integration with Django.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 475 commits, 386 PRs in 9 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Dylan primarily contributed to the `django-bootstrap3` repository by making changes to template tags, forms and the project's settings. The work involved refactoring the code by splitting logic over multiple files for better readability. The user also added features such as a button with an href parameter, and improved the error handling and display of forms.
pythonbootstrap-3djangobootstrap3bootstrap
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