Ellert Van Der Velden
Tech Lead Senior Software Engineer at CIMSOLUTIONS
Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Top SchoolEllert Van Der Velden is a Senior Software Engineer and AI-focused tech lead with eight years of experience building reliable, production-grade systems from infrastructure to product delivery. Currently leading the AI product line at Qaitbay and serving CIMSOLUTIONS, he prioritizes stability, cost-efficient cloud operations, and rigorous quality standards while guiding development teams. His background as a PhD in Astrophysics and experience as a teaching assistant give him a rare combination of deep analytical thinking and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to peers and stakeholders. An active open-source contributor and colormap designer, he brings a design-minded attention to detail that complements his systems-level perspective. Colleagues describe him as persistent and highly motivated—someone who sees problems through from first principles to deployable solutions. Based in Houten, Netherlands, he thrives on learning new languages and frameworks and often steps into unfamiliar technical areas to deliver practical results.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Master's degree, Astronomy and Astrophysics at Radboud UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics at Swinburne University of Technology
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Github Skills (163)
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numerics10
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
1313e/CMasher
Nov 2019 - Sep 2022
Scientific colormaps for making accessible, informative and 'cmashing' plots
Contributions:5 releases, 2 reviews, 235 commits in 2 years 10 months
utility-functionspythonaccessibleinformativecolormaps
1313e/e13Tools
Jul 2017 - Jun 2021
A collection of utility functions
Contributions:373 commits, 13 PRs, 360 pushes in 4 years
utility-functionsutilitychild-process
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