Michel De Ru
DataStax Solutions Engineer IBM Data Labs
Randstad, Netherlands
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Top SchoolMichel De Ru is a seasoned solutions engineer and technical leader with 10+ years helping large enterprises modernize data and AI platforms across EMEA. At DataStax and now IBM Data Labs he specializes in winning strategic Watsonx.data deals by blending hands‑on architecture, vector search and RAG patterns with direct customer collaboration to turn field challenges into product improvements. He’s led EMEA solutions engineering teams, driven account expansion for strategic customers like Klarna and Booking.com, and authored repeatable playbooks and demos that scale technical wins. Beyond commercial roles he volunteers locally as an electronics repair specialist and treasurer, reflecting a practical, community‑oriented approach to problem solving. Notably, his career bridges deep technical delivery and product influence—feeding real customer insights back into roadmaps to both close deals and sharpen platforms.
10 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
MarkLogic UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc) Information Technology, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Information Technology at Saxion University of Applied SciencesManagement Program, Management Program at Nyenrode Business UniversitySeminar Autonomy in het Amstel Hotel
Dutch, English, pools
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Github Skills (51)
astradb10
cql8
data-gateway8
datastax8
cassandra7
java7
rest7
gateway7
grpc5
streamlit5
graphql5
grove5
datastax-astra4
json-data4
marklogic4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
michelderu/ml-scrapy-pipeline
Mar 2016 - Nov 2019
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 8 months
michelderu/command-reference
Nov 2019 - May 2021
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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