Fons Leenaars
Distinguished Engineer at OperationsHERO
Cary, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolFons Leenaars is a Distinguished Engineer with 12 years of experience building practical, intelligent software and leading engineering teams from startup to scale. Based in Cary, North Carolina, he has held senior leadership roles including VP of Engineering and Director of Engineering, and now drives technical strategy at OperationsHERO. He began his career as a founder and web developer, led full-stack initiatives such as the inContract platform, and consistently blends hands-on coding with people and product leadership. Known for shipping reliable web systems across JavaScript, Java, PHP and related stacks, he thrives on solving real-world problems rather than academic puzzles. Colleagues would note his curiosity—he pairs engineering rigor with a playful appreciation for small pleasures (cookies) that hint at a pragmatic, human-centered approach. He brings entrepreneurial grit, broad execution experience, and a track record of turning complex requirements into dependable, production-ready software.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Associate's degree, Computer Engineering, Associate's degree, Computer Engineering at Twente UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Software Engineering at Fontys Hogeschool Eindhoven
Dutch, English, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (81)
parser10
whitespace10
quest10
titan10
pad10
trim10
react-wrapper10
signature10
linux9
snap9
rpm9
recurly9
pkg9
database9
atlantis9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
fonsleenaars/tqdb
Jul 2016 - Jul 2022
Python parser for the Titan Quest Anniversary Edition, Ragnarok, Atlantis, Eternal Ember DLC database.
Contributions:1 release, 187 commits, 25 PRs in 6 years 1 month
atlantispythonpython-parserquestimmortal-throne
fonsleenaars/twitch-hls-vods
Jan 2015 - Jan 2015
Contributions:11 commits, 10 pushes, 1 comment in 1 day
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