Lesley Van Hoek
Senior Software Engineer at Lesley van Hoek
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolLesley Van Hoek is a Senior Software Engineer based in Rotterdam with 11 years of hands-on experience blending creative technology, research and production software. With an MSc in Media Technology and a BSc in Computer Science, Lesley has built AR applications, shader-optimized mobile experiences and graphics systems for broadcasters and cultural clients, and now contributes at DRIFT while running an independent engineering practice. They move comfortably between research-driven prototypes and production plugins—having showcased AR work for Royal Delft at Milan’s Salon del Mobile—and have optimized algorithms for large-scale geometry processing early in their career. Lesley’s background as an artist-researcher informs a pragmatic, design-aware engineering style that favors performant visuals and thoughtful UX. Colleagues rely on them for bridging media research, real-time graphics and robust software delivery across mobile and broadcast contexts.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Computer Science at Avans University of Applied SciencesMaster of Science - MS, Media Technology, Master of Science - MS, Media Technology at Leiden UniversityMinor, Minor: Games Technology, Minor, Minor: Games Technology at Fachhochschule Stuttgart - Hochschule der MedienHAVO Certificate, Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs, HAVO Certificate, Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs at Markenhage College
Dutch, English, German
Github Skills (28)
webgl10
vulkan10
robotics10
visualization10
3d-graphics10
low-latency10
cross-platform10
interaction-design10
generative10
computer-graphics10
graphics-programming10
interaction10
data-visualization10
generative-art10
raspberry-pi10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
lshoek/lshoek.github.io
Aug 2020 - Feb 2024
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 7 months
lshoek/creative-evo-simulator
Apr 2020 - Mar 2022
Contributions:1 release, 123 commits, 96 pushes in 1 year 11 months
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