Imco Van Gent
Engineering Manager at TWD
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolImco Van Gent is an Engineering Manager at TWD who leads the Software Engineering Group, enabling colleagues to "work smarter, not harder" through everything from Python automation to web apps. With a PhD in multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization and a background in aerospace engineering, he blends rigorous research-driven thinking with practical software and structural engineering experience. Since joining TWD in 2013 he has progressed from hands-on structural design and fabrication management to leading software initiatives that bridge engineering and product delivery. He also spent time as a software engineer at ParaPy and ran his own iOS app company, showing a mix of startup curiosity and production-grade discipline. Based in Rotterdam, Imco excels at translating complex multidisciplinary problems into usable tools and processes that reduce friction across teams. Colleagues value his ability to pair deep technical expertise with pragmatic leadership and an eye for operationalizing research ideas.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Honours Track, Philosophy of Science, Honours Track, Philosophy of Science at Leiden UniversityTU DelftBachelor, Aerospace Engineering, Bachelor, Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of TechnologyPre-university education, Physics and Math, Pre-university education, Physics and Math at Emmauscollege Rotterdam
Dutch, English, French, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (52)
jupyter10
jupyterlab10
jupyterlab-extension10
jupyter-widget10
optimization-methods9
binder9
fenics8
openmdao8
optimization8
parallel-processing8
directories8
forge8
nonlinear-optimization8
mixed-integer-programming8
mathematical-programming7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
imcovangent/jupyterlab_run_and_reload
Jan 2022 - Sep 2022
JupyterLab extension to run all notebook cells and reload external widgets (e.g. PDF documents).
Contributions:4 releases, 3 reviews, 19 commits in 7 months
pdfjupyterlab-extensionreloadjupyter-notebooknotebook
imcovangent/OpenLEGO
Aug 2018 - May 2019
Open-source Link between AGILE and OpenMDAO
Contributions:69 pushes, 2 branches, 9 tags in 9 months
openmdaoagilesource-linklinkdm
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