Frank Van Bakel
Mad Science Instructeur at Mad Science Nederland
Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Top SchoolFrank Van Bakel is an experienced IT consultant and software developer with over 25 years of work for high-tech companies like ASML, Philips, NXP and Siemens Energy, specializing in PLM/Teamcenter customizations, data quality and integrations. He combines deep hands-on coding across diverse languages (from C# and Python to legacy languages like COBOL and Tcl) with architecture-level thinking around data migration and DCIM systems. After a period of personal renewal he now applies his curiosity and communication skills as a Mad Science Instructor, inspiring children to explore science and technology. An unexpected strength is his wide-language open-source work on prime-number projects, demonstrating both algorithmic thinking and the ability to implement solutions across unconventional stacks. Based in Bergeijk, he brings practical engineering training (B.Eng. Mechanical) and a track record of turning complex enterprise requirements into robust, maintainable solutions.
9 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering at Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Dutch, English
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Github Skills (13)
smalltalk10
programming-language10
cobol10
docker10
nodejs10
sqlite10
tcl10
sql10
python10
dockers10
mariadb10
r10
benchmark9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
PlummersSoftwareLLC/Primes
May 2021 - Aug 2021
Prime Number Projects in C#/C++/Python
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:34 reviews, 19 commits, 26 PRs in 2 months
Contributions summary:Frank contributed solutions to the prime number projects in various programming languages. The commits include implementations in NodeJS, Tcl, SQLite, Smalltalk, R, COBOL, and MariaDB SQL. Each implementation involves the use of different programming languages to solve the prime number generation problem, showcasing proficiency in diverse technologies.
primesprimesievepythondrag-racecpp
fvbakel/brilliant
May 2018 - Nov 2024
Scripts for the puzzles on Brilliant.org
Contributions:10 PRs, 121 pushes, 9 branches in 6 years 6 months
puzzles
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