Martijn Kaijser
Engineer at XBMC/Kodi Foundation
Zeeland, Netherlands
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Martijn Kaijser is an experienced engineer with 14 years of technical and safety-focused experience, combining electrical engineering expertise with hands-on plant support and ATEX compliance at SPIE Nederland. Based in Zeeland, Netherlands, he brings practical field experience from commissioning and periodic inspections through to operational troubleshooting and shift support. Alongside his engineering role he has been a long-time contributor and project manager for the high-profile open-source Kodi (formerly XBMC) media center, handling add-on repository maintenance, plugin development and Windows-specific build and platform fixes. This blend of industrial electrical safety and open-source software stewardship gives him a rare dual perspective on embedded and cross-platform software concerns in real-world environments. He is comfortable translating between technicians and developers, having provided technical support, documentation and focal-point coordination for distributed contributor communities. Martijn’s background in electronics and formal safety qualifications complements his pragmatic approach to reliable system delivery.
14 years of coding experience
IVW, Installatie- of werkverantwoordelijke laagspanning, IVW, Installatie- of werkverantwoordelijke laagspanning at ROVC Technische OpleidingenBachelor, Electrical Engineering, Bachelor, Electrical Engineering at Avans Hogeschoolcourse, Safety for operational supervisors SCC, course, Safety for operational supervisors SCC at VCA CheckbaseTechnician, BOL4, Electronics technician, Technician, BOL4, Electronics technician at ROC Westerschelde
Dutch, English, German
Github Skills (13)
xbmc10
windows10
build-system10
c-language10
cpp10
cprogramming-language10
kodi10
cplus10
architecture8
architectures8
xml7
dotnet-core5
csharp5
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
xbmc/xbmc
Jan 2012 - Mar 2019
Kodi is an award-winning free and open source home theater/media center software and entertainment hub for digital media. With its beautiful interface and powerful skinning engine, it's available for Android, BSD, Linux, macOS, iOS, tvOS and Windows.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:73 releases, 4 reviews, 2876 commits in 7 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Martijn's commits primarily involve changes to the Kodi home theater/media center software, focusing on improvements and fixes for the Windows platform. They addressed issues related to DirectX installation, copying user data, and integrating Kodi-specific branding. Additionally, the user made modifications related to add-ons by listing enabled repositories in enabled add-ons, and by using the APP_NAME from version.txt for log headers. Their work demonstrates a focus on build setup and platform-specific adjustments, particularly for Windows.
androidbsdioskodilinux
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