Summary
Menno Duursma is a versatile technologist and professional drummer based in Amsterdam with 16 years of hands‑on experience spanning Unix/Linux systems engineering, hosting, embedded Linux development and freelance musicianship. He has held senior infrastructure roles at companies including eBay, Tele2 and WideXS (now KPN Interservices), and earlier contributed to medical and embedded projects—bringing a practical blend of operational rigor and low‑level systems know‑how. Since 2010 he’s combined a self‑employed music career with ongoing technical work, demonstrating strong discipline, live collaboration skills and comfort performing under pressure. Educated in software engineering and technical informatics, he bridges software, networking and mechanical perspectives when solving problems. Although his public GitHub footprint is minimal, his long and varied professional history suggests deep institutional knowledge of Unix/Linux operations and production hosting. Colleagues would find him reliable in high‑stakes operational environments and creative teams alike.
16 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at ROC Horizon College
Software Engineering, Software Engineering at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Computer Science, Computer Science at Open Universiteit
HAVO NT/NG, HAVO NT/NG at Cornelis Drebbel College
High School, High School at Clusius College
Technical Informatics / Business IT & Management, Technical Informatics / Business IT & Management at Hogeschool INHOLLAND
English, Dutch, German