Summary
Rein Fernhout is a software engineer and cyber security subject matter expert based in Bussum, Netherlands, with nine years of hands-on experience across freelance projects and academic instruction. He teaches software security at NOVI Hogeschool while pursuing a Computer Science bachelor's at Universiteit Twente, blending practical industry work with formal study. Comfortable in UNIX environments and an advocate for Rust, Rein brings a systems-minded approach to secure web and tooling development. His background ranges from early web development internship experience at Xebia to ongoing freelance engineering, giving him both startup agility and classroom pedagogy. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex security concepts into practical, teachable solutions that improve real-world codebases.
8 years of coding experience
VWO, VWO at Willem de Zwijger College
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Universiteit Twente
Cyber Security, Cyber Security at NOVI