Maarten Lambrechts
Data Visualization Consultant
Diest, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolMaarten Lambrechts is a data visualization consultant with 11 years of experience who blends a background in bioengineering and forestry with journalism-honed storytelling to make complex development and earth-observation data accessible and compelling. He has driven dataviz work across journalism, consultancy, and industry—from founding his freelance practice to roles at Planet and currently The World Bank—specializing in maps, unconventional charts, and development statistics. A former data journalist and web director, he pairs technical fluency with editorial instincts to craft narratives that resonate with both experts and the public. Notably, his work has won Info Is Beautiful Gold and Most Beautiful awards, reflecting a rare combination of aesthetic rigor and analytical depth.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Forestry and Nature Conservation, Master, Forestry and Nature Conservation at KU LeuvenSint-Jozefscollege Aarschot
Spanish, English, French, Dutch
Github Skills (49)
vega9
visualization9
svg8
r-package7
plot7
graphic7
vega-lite7
canvas7
transition5
wordpress-plugin5
autocomplete5
wordpress5
r5
markdown4
threejs4
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
the-pudding/eu-regions
Jan 2019 - Apr 2019
Contributions:65 commits in 2 months
maartenzam/buildings-dashboard
Jun 2021 - Mar 2023
ECF buildings dashboard
Contributions:5 PRs, 31 pushes, 7 branches in 1 year 9 months
buildingsecfdashboard
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