Frank Van Der Linden
Head Of Innovation & Robotics (Logistics Automation)
Bussum, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolFrank Van Der Linden is a seasoned technology innovator and product leader with two decades of experience bringing AI-enabled and automation products to market across logistics, automotive, high-tech manufacturing and agriculture. Currently heading Innovation & Robotics for logistics automation while also leading Digital & IT at a circular-supply-chain company, he blends hands-on full‑stack development (Spring Boot, Angular) with strategic productizing of AI and data architectures. Frank is known for building and coaching high-performing cross-functional teams, applying lean/agile startup methods to move prototypes into operational solutions. His background in industrial design, telecommunications and international study (including Shanghai) gives him a rare mix of user-centered design sensibility and technical depth. He has launched practical AI products—such as a greenhouse pest‑scouting assistant that detects 1mm pests using phone cameras—showing a knack for solving unconventional engineering challenges. Pragmatic, customer-centric and creatively lateral, he thrives at the intersection of robotics, data and product strategy.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, Computer Science, Chemistry, Art, High School Diploma, Computer Science, Chemistry, Art at Taipei American SchoolIndustrial Design, Industrial Design at Delft University of TechnologyChinese, Chinese at Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityBachelor, Business Information Systems, Bachelor, Business Information Systems at HBO NCOITelecommunications, Telecommunications at University of TwenteInternational Baccalaureate Diploma, Physics, Art, Mathematics, Dutch, English, History, International Baccalaureate Diploma, Physics, Art, Mathematics, Dutch, English, History at International Baccalaureate
English, Dutch, Chinese
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (45)
spring10
java10
spring-boot10
security9
ibm-watson8
spring-security8
portal8
json-form7
react7
interaction7
rabbit7
kotlin7
graphql-java6
admin-interface6
angular6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
flinden68/streams-demo
Nov 2019 - Feb 2022
Demo application for my presentation about Spring Cloud Streams and NodeJS
Contributions:27 commits, 7 PRs, 8 pushes in 2 years 2 months
spring-bootpresentationampqspringbootstreams
nl-portal/nl-portal-docker-compose
Aug 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:2 reviews, 7 PRs, 8 pushes in 1 year 7 months
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