Paul Van Dinther
Laser Jockey at Beatline.xyz
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Summary
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SeniorPaul Van Dinther is an inventive solution designer and software engineer based in Auckland, blending deep hardware and embedded-systems expertise with a long history of creative software and visualization projects. His career spans electrical engineering, global machine installations, a stint as a Boeing 737 First Officer, and viral Google Earth visualizations that led to a Google I/O showcase and an offer to work on Google Earth Studio. Paul now focuses on bespoke embedded systems, robotics and live laser-show design, preferring tight hardware/software control over large app stacks and corporate constraints. He thrives on tackling “impossible” problems—past projects include medical simulators, aircraft pushback and ship simulators, and an award-winning bronchoscopy trainer—while prioritizing creative fulfillment over monetary gain.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
English, Dutch, German
Stackoverflow
147reputation
13kreached
5answers
9questions
Github Skills (129)
shapes10
music10
tuning-parameters9
audio9
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waveform9
svg9
raspberry9
addon9
2d9
openscad9
pi8
openframeworks8
javascript8
bluetooth8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
dinther/openSCAD_functions
Sep 2021 - Oct 2022
Contributions:59 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
dinther/pathbuilder
Sep 2021 - Oct 2022
Pathbuilder tool to easily create complex 2D shapes for use in openSCAD.
Contributions:10 releases, 106 commits, 5 PRs in 1 year 1 month
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