Niels Gilvad
Developer at Index Data
Morristown, New Jersey, United States
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Top SchoolNiels Gilvad is a seasoned developer with 16 years of experience designing and delivering sustainable Java/J2EE applications and Oracle-backed systems. Currently at Index Data, he brings end-to-end SDLC expertise—from proposals and requirements analysis to performance tuning and documentation—grounded in prior roles at IBM and as a technical project lead. He specializes in J2EE performance and database design, routinely optimizing systems for reliability and maintainability. Educated in software development and political science in Copenhagen, he blends technical rigor with broader analytical perspective. Based in Morristown, NJ, he focuses on building software "for the good of mankind," favoring long-lived, well-documented solutions over quick fixes. An understated strength is his track record of translating complex requirements into practical, auditable systems that scale.
17 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Software Development, Bachelor, Political Sciences, Journalist, Journalism, High School, Master, Software Development, Bachelor, Political Sciences, Journalist, Journalism, High School at IT-Universitetet i København
Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen
Stenhus Gymnasium
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Github Skills (57)
marc10
stripe10
storage10
react-component10
location10
stripes10
integrate9
ui-framework9
rest9
raml9
backend9
frontend9
management9
okapi8
oai-pmh8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
indexdata/folio-backend-builder
Mar 2024 - Dec 2025
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 5 pushes in 1 year 9 months
folio-labs/folio-order-import-tool
Mar 2021 - Sep 2022
Tool that imports a MARC record to create an order. This workaround is needed until FOLIO supports importing MARC records to create orders.
Contributions:17 releases, 6 reviews, 236 commits in 1 year 6 months
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