Philippe Leefsma
Senior Developer at Esri
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolPhilippe Leefsma is a Senior Developer based in Zurich with 22+ years of experience building design, CAD and BIM software and 11 years focused on web-centric development for cloud platforms. He specializes in highly customized web applications that blend 3D, WebGL/Three.js rendering, animations, physics simulations and digital twins, often integrating Autodesk and Esri cloud services. At Esri he drives Geo-BIM innovation and previously led the cloud CAD platform effort at Furrer+Frey using Forge, React, Node and GraphQL. His background includes developer advocacy at Autodesk and low-level C++ simulation work for defense and CAD R&D, giving him a rare mix of high-performance systems and modern web expertise. Philippe is known for translating complex engineering workflows into performant APIs and interactive 3D experiences, and for continuously pushing the web’s capabilities for geometry-heavy applications.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Computer Sciences, Master, Computer Sciences at Institut supérieur d'Electronique de ParisGeneral cursus, A level - Special field: Mathematics, General cursus, A level - Special field: Mathematics at Lycée Sacré Cœur
French, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (200)
threejs10
web-application10
svg10
bundler10
3d10
compression10
gltf10
json10
commonjs10
child-process10
splitting10
nodejs10
autodesk10
scene-graph10
viewer10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
Autodesk-Forge/forge-boilers.nodejs
Oct 2016 - Dec 2017
DEPRECATED, please use https://github.com/Autodesk-Forge/learn.forge.viewmodels
Contributions:103 commits, 281 pushes, 10 branches in 1 year 1 month
autodesk-forgeviewmodelsautodeskforge
leefsmp/Re-Flex
Jan 2017 - Dec 2022
Resizable Flex layout container components for advanced React web applications
Contributions:3 reviews, 148 commits, 53 PRs in 5 years 11 months
reactweb-applicationslayoutflexflex-layout
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