Erik Driessen
Docent Datavisualisatie & Infographics (Freelance)
North Brabant, Netherlands
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Top SchoolErik Driessen is a data visualization specialist and freelance datakunstenaar with 11 years of experience translating complex datasets into clear, persuasive visual stories and automated reports. He teaches datavisualisatie and infographics at Hogeschool Utrecht while running Studio Codeerik and freelance analytics work, blending hands-on Python and D3.js development with practical automation for business reporting. Erik has led and grown analytics teams, designed learning programs and workshops, and founded local data meetups that connect and educate practitioner communities. He excels at making technical solutions understandable to non-technical stakeholders and often embeds visualizations directly into business workflows (PowerPoint integration and dashboard automation). Curious by nature, he experiments with alternative societal roles for data, bringing a creative, ethical lens to analytics and visualization work. Based in North Brabant, he pairs a strong teaching instinct with production-grade tooling in pandas, matplotlib, D3 and SQL.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Minor English Language & Culture, Minor English Language & Culture at Fontys University of Applied SciencesHBO ICT, ICT & Media Design, HBO ICT, ICT & Media Design at Fontys Hogeschool Eindhoven
Dutch, English
Github Skills (16)
emotion9
music9
d3js7
map-box7
gpx5
python5
atom-editor4
matplotlib3
convert2
png2
jpeg2
html2
css2
pdf2
markdown1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
edriessen/scrollytelling-scrollama-d3-demo
Dec 2021 - Jan 2025
Scrollytelling demo using scrollama.js and d3.js
Contributions:1 PR, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
d3js
edriessen/avicii-project
Feb 2019 - Feb 2022
When Avicii died, I tried to get a new understanding of the developments in his music. It started as a research project, but ended as a unique way to visualise emotion in music. I decided to share the code I used for my analysis here. For the full story, visit the project website.
Contributions:54 commits, 1 PR, 46 pushes in 3 years 1 month
aviciiunderstandingemotionvisitproject-website
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