Matthijs Hoekstra
Principal Product Manager at VVD
Overijssel, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthijs Hoekstra is a seasoned tech partnerships manager and identity specialist with over 20 years in enterprise software development, product management, and developer advocacy. He has spent much of his career at Microsoft building developer ecosystems, driving developer experience for identity platforms, and taking Decentralized Identity from prototype to global partner-led production deployments. Now at TBD (Block), he focuses on enabling Web5 developers and decentralized finance through standards like DIDs and verifiable credentials while building partner programs and real-world integrations. Known as a trusted advisor who can bridge deep technical details to CxO strategy, he excels at demystifying security for skeptical developer and admin audiences. A quick adopter of new tech, he combines hands-on architecture experience with community-building and training that consistently turns early standards into market-ready solutions.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Coorporative Computing, MSc, Coorporative Computing at Cibiting, Computertechniek, ing, Computertechniek at Saxion University of Applied SciencesTechnische Computerkunde, Technische Computerkunde at MTS Ede
English, German, Dutch
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Github Skills (119)
windows10
ipfs10
verifiable-credentials10
entra10
azure-active-directory10
cli9
uwp-apps9
microsoft-azure9
command-palette9
azure-storage9
media-services9
spring-social9
template-engine9
powertoys9
microsoft-graph9
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
Azure-Samples/active-directory-verifiable-credentials
May 2020 - Sep 2022
A code sample demonstrating how to use Azure Active Directory's preview functionality to issue and consume verifiable credentials.
Contributions:4 reviews, 77 commits, 44 PRs in 2 years 3 months
azure-active-directoryverifiable-credentials
Azure-Samples/active-directory-verifiable-credentials-dotnet
Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
A code sample demonstrating how to use Entra Verified ID's functionality to issue and consume verifiable credentials.
Contributions:11 reviews, 79 commits, 21 PRs in 1 year
entraverifiable-credentials
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