Niek Vlessert
Solution Architect Netwerken at Politie Nederland
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Top SchoolNiek Vlessert is a Solution Architect specializing in network design and automation with over a decade of hands-on experience across Cisco, Checkpoint, Linux, and VoIP systems. Based in Utrecht and currently architecting networks for Politie Nederland, he combines deep scripting and software skills (Bash, PHP, Python, Ansible, Java, JavaScript) with pragmatic infrastructure know-how—databases, iptables, SIP platforms like Asterisk/Freeswitch, and audiocodes. His background spans senior development and CTO roles, giving him a rare blend of developer mindset and enterprise network strategy. Comfortable in open-source environments, he often automates complex operational workflows and integrates telephony and IoT solutions. Colleagues rely on him to translate messy real-world constraints into reliable, auditable network architectures.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor/ing., HIO OO Java programming Software Engineering, Bachelor/ing., HIO OO Java programming Software Engineering at Saxion Hogescholen
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Github Skills (91)
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Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
niekvlessert/openmsx_tcl_vgm_export
Jul 2017 - Dec 2018
TCL script for OpenMSX to export AY8910, YM2413, Y8950, YMF278B and SCC(+) music to VGM
Contributions:51 commits, 6 PRs, 54 pushes in 1 year 5 months
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niekvlessert/ViGaMuP
Mar 2017 - May 2020
Contributions:53 commits, 6 pushes in 3 years 2 months
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