Ries Van Twisk
IT Engineer Proficient - Dev Engineer at R. van Twisk
Julianadorp, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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RockstarRies Van Twisk is an experienced IT and Java engineer with 15 years building reliable software, firmware, and CI/CD pipelines across finance and product companies. Currently an IT Engineer / Dev Engineer at ING Nederland and running his own Java full‑stack practice, he blends systems-level C++ and firmware work with Kotlin/Java application development. He has deep expertise in build and release engineering—contributing macOS packaging and build automation to the well-known opentrack project—and has improved UX and localization in LibreCAD. Ries’s background as a systems administrator and sustain engineer gives him a pragmatic focus on reproducible builds, dependency management, and operational resilience. Based in Julianadorp, Netherlands, he is comfortable working across the full lifecycle from low-level firmware to deployment automation. Colleagues know him for quietly fixing brittle build pipelines and shipping robust, repeatable release processes.
15 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
English, Dutch
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Github Skills (28)
c-language10
qt10
scripting10
cmake10
script10
build-automation10
sh10
macos10
shell10
cprogramming-language10
localization9
c179
cpp9
2d8
drawing8
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
LibreCAD/LibreCAD
Apr 2011 - Mar 2017
LibreCAD is a cross-platform 2D CAD program written in C++17. It can read DXF/DWG files and can write DXF/PDF/SVG files. It supports point/line/circle/ellipse/parabola/spline primitives. The user interface is highly customizable, and has dozens of translations.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:111 commits, 6 PRs, 7 pushes in 5 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Ries primarily contributed to the user interface and application functionality, focusing on improving the help file system and integrating translations. The commits involved modifications to the main application window, including the integration of the help system. Additionally, the user added Portuguese translations for actions, demonstrating a focus on localization and enhancing the user experience. The work also included modifying project files and build scripts, such as keyboard shortcut changes and modifications to build configurations.
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opentrack/opentrack
Dec 2019 - Jan 2020
Head tracking software for MS Windows, Linux, and Apple OSX
Role in this project:Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:13 commits, 5 PRs, 29 comments in 8 days
Contributions summary:Ries primarily contributed to the build and release process of the opentrack project, particularly focusing on macOS builds. Their work involved modifying shell scripts for application bundling, setting up the build environment and the build process of the application, including dependencies. The contributions also included implementing fixes and configurations related to the build system, including the handling of dependencies, and the creation of installation packages.
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