Jonny Daenen
Knowledge Lead at Hasselt University
Zonhoven, Limburg, Belgium
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Top SchoolJonny Daenen is a Knowledge Lead and seasoned data engineer with 12 years of experience specializing in databases, Big Data and Google Cloud technologies. He combines hands-on engineering, team leadership and teaching—currently leading knowledge and teams at Dataminded while lecturing at Hasselt University and coaching at CoderDojo. His background includes applied data science and cloud data engineering roles at Selligent, plus a PhD in Computer Science that underpins a methodical approach to understanding how systems work. Jonny is passionate about making complex technologies accessible to broad audiences, translating research-grade insights into practical solutions and learning resources. He balances technical depth with mentorship, repeatedly moving between research, production engineering and education to accelerate team capability. Based in Zonhoven, Belgium, he’s notable for bridging academic rigor and industry delivery in data-focused cloud architectures.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at Hasselt UniversityAtheneum genk
Dutch, English, French
Github Skills (56)
apache-airflow10
data-pipelines10
python10
data-science10
data-engineering10
machine-learning10
workflow-engine10
apache10
scheduler10
etl10
automation10
dag10
mlops10
airflow10
elt10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
JonnyDaenen/Gumbo
Mar 2014 - May 2016
Contributions:1 release, 604 commits, 2 pushes in 2 years 2 months
JonnyDaenen/ZUNA
Apr 2020 - Apr 2021
Contributions:11 commits, 5 pushes in 1 year
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