Erwin Huizenga
Head Of Engineering Applied AI at Adyen
Netherlands
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Top SchoolErwin Huizenga is a Head of Engineering for Applied AI based in the Netherlands, with a track record of translating cutting‑edge research into production at scale across risk and cloud AI domains. Over a 4+ year focused career in ML leadership he has led engineering teams at Google building production tooling for foundational models and Vertex AI, mentored startups through Google for Startups, and now directs a six‑team organization at Adyen solving high‑dimensional risk problems. He combines hands‑on machine learning expertise with strategic advising and curriculum design—having partnered with DeepLearning.ai to teach LLM and multimodal best practices to a global audience. Known for bridging research and engineering, he emphasizes scalable systems, reliability, and operationalizing models in regulated, high‑throughput environments. A pragmatic learner who cut his teeth in data science and ML engineering at SAS, IBM and startups, he brings both product‑grade rigor and a taste for fast iteration.
4 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Master of Science (MSc) at University of AmsterdamBachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science at Glasgow Caledonian University
Github Skills (22)
notebook10
google-cloud-platform10
langchain10
large-language-models10
vertex10
gcp10
llm10
google10
google-cloud10
generative-ai10
automl10
pipeline10
vertex-ai10
workbench10
gemini10
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
erwinh85/devrel-demos
Sep 2022 - Aug 2024
erwinh85 fork devrel-demos repo
Contributions:2 PRs, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
devrel
erwinh85/generative-ai
Dec 2024 - Aug 2025
Sample code and notebooks for Generative AI on Google Cloud, with Gemini on Vertex AI
Contributions:7 pushes in 7 months
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