Rutger Hofste
CTO at 414
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Top SchoolRutger Hofste is a technology leader and founder with 11 years of experience at the intersection of geospatial data, water risk analytics and sustainable finance. As CTO at Pantalytics and co-founder/CEO of 414 he blends product-driven engineering with domain expertise to help SMEs and investors meet evolving EU sustainability regulations and operationalize predictable workflows using modern ERP and AI. Previously he built WRI’s Aqueduct platform—reaching 180+ million readers and informing major outlets—and has hands-on experience turning satellite and remote-sensing data into actionable water indicators. Comfortable shifting between strategy, technical delivery and public-facing science communication, Rutger combines rigorous academic training in water resources and civil engineering with entrepreneurial grit and a proven record of scaling impact-driven tools. An adventurous background—from self-organized travel across Eurasia to training water experts in North Africa—underscores his practical problem-solving and cross-cultural leadership.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Water Resources Engineering, Master of Science - MS Water Resources Engineering at Delft University of TechnologyMaster of Science - MS Civil Engineering, Master of Science - MS Civil Engineering at National University of Singapore
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (131)
python10
forge10
spatial10
pandas10
geographic10
jupyterlab10
manipulation10
groupby9
dataframes9
geopandas9
jupyter-widget9
maps9
data-manipulation9
cartopy9
geography9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
wri/aqueduct30_data_download
Jul 2019 - Jun 2020
Make the Aqueduct 3.0 database available for download
Contributions:61 commits, 63 pushes in 11 months
database
rutgerhofste/flood_risk_analyzer_ingest
Aug 2018 - Sep 2019
Contributions:15 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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