Kees Koster
Consultant at Blink Impact
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolKees Koster is a multidisciplinary technologist and consultant with 10+ years of experience who operates at the intersection of software engineering, agile delivery and impact investing from The Hague. He advises family offices and investors on technology-enabled due diligence and impact strategies while consulting for Rosewood Due Diligence, blending technical discernment with financial insight. A long-time professional speaker and former founder/CTO, Kees brings deep low-level Java and performance expertise alongside architecture and technical leadership across startups and enterprise engagements. He has transitioned into roles that combine security, data science certification, and product-focused technical project management, reflecting a rare mix of hands-on engineering and strategic advising. Notably, his career includes early JVM instrumentation and performance work that earned him recognition on major conference stages including JavaOne. Curious and pragmatic, he pairs rigorous technical problem solving with clear communication for non-technical stakeholders.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
CibitvanHarte&LingsmaBachelor's Degree, Bachelor's Degree at Hogeschool van Arnhem en NijmegenMaster's Degree, Master's Degree at University of KentCertified Data Scientist, Certified Data Scientist at Jheronimus Academy of Data ScienceTwice IT trainingDanubeCoursera certificate, Coursera certificate at Stanford University
Dutch, English, German
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Github Skills (62)
displays10
monochrome9
lcd9
arduino8
control-theory8
convolutional-neural-networks8
pid-controller7
pid7
revolution7
pid-control7
delay6
plc6
microcontroller6
java6
equalizer6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
kjkoster/stability-preserving-pid-autotuner
Jul 2023 - Oct 2023
A stability-preserving PID controller automatic tuner.
Contributions:22 PRs, 109 pushes, 27 branches in 2 months
kjkoster/lego-wedo-java
Nov 2015 - Apr 2017
Contributions:110 commits, 4 PRs, 84 pushes in 1 year 5 months
lego-wedojava-librarylegohubsjava
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