Lei Nelissen is a design technologist with nine years of experience crafting privacy-minded, beautiful web experiences and interactive installations that probe the power imbalances of the internet. Based in Eindhoven, he blends industrial design training (MSc) with hands-on front-end and full-stack engineering, shipping products and systems that prioritize transparency, distribution and accessibility. He co-founded Studio Falkland to focus on freedom and autonomy in personal-data projects after seven years at Codified Design and repeated collaborations with Bureau Moeilijke Dingen. An active open-source contributor, Lei has improved time-based features in the widely used mermaid-js diagramming library—strengthening Gantt chart accuracy and test coverage. He pairs a maker’s curiosity (electronic music production background) with rigorous craft, turning provocative concepts about the web into tangible, well-tested software.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MSc, Industrial Design, Master of Science - MSc, Industrial Design at Eindhoven University of Technology
Gymnasium+, VWO, Gymnasium+, VWO at Raayland College Venray
Electronic Music Production, Electronic Music Production at School of Audio Engineering Rotterdam
Bachelor of Science - BS, Industrial Design, Bachelor of Science - BS, Industrial Design at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Generation of diagrams like flowcharts or sequence diagrams from text in a similar manner as markdown
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:8 reviews, 1 PR, 11 comments in 11 days
Contributions summary:Lei primarily contributed to the Gantt chart diagram functionality within the mermaid-js library. Their work included implementing features to allow users to specify the weekday for tick intervals, which involved modifications to the parser, renderer, and configuration files. They also added and updated Cypress tests to validate Gantt chart behavior, including the correct rendering of week-based intervals and the handling of weekday settings. The user's commits show a focus on refining the Gantt chart's time-based features and ensuring their proper functioning.
📡 Scan the internet for your personal information and modify or remove it
Contributions:20 releases, 553 commits, 204 PRs in 2 years 10 months
scandataelectronmodifypersonal-information
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Lei Nelissen - Design Technologist at Studio Falkland