Niels Van Brakel
Allround Software Engineer at AWL-Techniek
Gelderland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolNiels Van Brakel is an allround software engineer based in Gelderland, Netherlands, with nine years of experience building control systems and embedded solutions. He progressed from hands-on mechanical and maintenance roles into controls engineering and now develops software at AWL-Techniek, combining practical shop-floor insight with embedded systems expertise. Known as communicative, driven and eager to learn, he bridges firmware, PLC/controls and higher-level software to deliver robust, serviceable automation solutions. His background in mechanical engineering and long tenure in shift-based maintenance give him a pragmatic troubleshooting mindset that helps teams reduce downtime and accelerate commissioning.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Werktuigbouwkunde, Middelbaar beroepsonderwijs (MBO), 7, Werktuigbouwkunde, Middelbaar beroepsonderwijs (MBO), 7 at ROC Deltion college ZwolleBachelor os science, Embedded System Engineering, 7, Bachelor os science, Embedded System Engineering, 7 at Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen
Dutch, English, German
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Github Skills (36)
hugo-theme10
hugo10
multilingual10
grayscale10
responsive10
foreign-data-wrapper10
postgresql-extension10
foreign10
high-performance10
comment-system9
rust8
database8
npm8
postgresql8
nodejs7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
douweschepers/bundlePWABackend
May 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:64 PRs, 89 pushes in 1 month
nielsbrakel/hugo-PaperMod
Nov 2021 - Feb 2023
A fast, clean, responsive Hugo theme.
Contributions:2 PRs, 19 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 2 months
hugocleanflexresponsivehugo-theme
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