Ferdinand Van Wyk
Software Engineer - BloombergNEF at Bloomberg LP
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolFerdinand Van Wyk is a software engineer with 12 years of experience building data pipelines and client-facing applications at Bloomberg, currently focused on renewable energy finance as part of BloombergNEF in New York. He combines a strong backend skill set—Python, Kafka, relational databases—with front-end TypeScript/JavaScript to deliver web tools and Terminal integrations that help clients explore clean energy markets. His work has included feeding bnef.com and the Bloomberg Terminal, and contributing to Bloomberg’s first clean energy index, demonstrating an ability to translate complex domain data into production systems. Trained as a computational plasma physicist (DPhil, Oxford) and with early research programming in C and MATLAB, he brings a rigorous, scientific approach to engineering and data modeling. Less obvious: his background in physics education and plasma simulation informs a knack for designing reproducible, validated data workflows in high-integrity environments.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computational Plasma Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computational Plasma Physics at University of OxfordBSc Joint Hons. Physics with Applied Mathematics, BSc Joint Hons. Physics with Applied Mathematics at University College CorkLeaving Certificate Physics Mathemetics Applied Mathematics Chemistry Biology English French, Leaving Certificate Physics Mathemetics Applied Mathematics Chemistry Biology English French at Colaiste Lorcain
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Github Skills (39)
jython10
qt10
python10
matplotlib10
gtk10
pypy10
data-science9
visualization9
cffi9
virtualenv9
pypi9
cython9
data-visualization9
modular-system8
fftw8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ferdinandvanwyk/python_project_example
Nov 2014 - May 2016
Contributions:24 commits, 3 pushes in 1 year 6 months
pythonproject-structurepython3sphinxpytest
ferdinandvanwyk/gs2_correlation
May 2014 - Oct 2016
Contributions:494 commits, 290 pushes, 22 branches in 2 years 4 months
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