Gijs Van Dam
Senior Security Engineer at Mindbus
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolGijs Van Dam is a Senior Security Engineer based in Amsterdam with 11 years of hands-on experience blending security research, software engineering and e-commerce strategy. Currently at Lightning Labs, he focuses on protocol and system resilience informed by a track record of breaking and hardening complex distributed systems. As founder and leader of multiple businesses (Mindbus, uWebshop, Wielerstal) he pairs technical depth with commercial rigor, driving product and growth while keeping tight cost and cash-flow control. An active open-source contributor, he made notable full‑stack improvements to the popular mermaid-js project, adding Gantt milestones and robust tag parsing with tests. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and an unconventional background spanning veterinary science to blockchain security, which feeds a pragmatic, multidisciplinary approach to problem solving. Open to new roles, he brings researcher-level curiosity, founder-level accountability and a knack for turning protocol vulnerabilities into design wins.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysiadrs. Veterinary Science, drs. Veterinary Science at Utrecht UniversityGymnasiumdiploma, Gymnasiumdiploma at Jan van Egmond college
English, French, Dutch
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Github Skills (18)
javascript10
jes10
typescript10
jestjs10
typescript-types10
jtest10
typescripts10
diagram9
vue9
uml8
powershell6
version-control6
macos6
cocoapods6
windows6
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
mermaid-js/mermaid
Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
Generation of diagrams like flowcharts or sequence diagrams from text in a similar manner as markdown
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 1 PR, 7 comments in 4 days
Contributions summary:Gijs significantly contributed to the Gantt diagram functionality within the mermaid-js project. Their work involved implementing features for milestone tasks, including rendering custom diamond-shaped milestones and adjusting text placement. The user also refactored the tag parsing logic, extracted it into a separate function, and added comprehensive tests to ensure proper tag handling. Additionally, they fixed linting issues and optimized code readability.
diagramsflowchartssequencesequence-diagramssimilar
neumannjs/Janos-starter
Feb 2019 - Apr 2022
Contributions:674 pushes, 4 branches, 1 comment in 3 years 1 month
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