Tim Vandermeersch
Software Developer at Vortex Financial
Antwerp Metropolitan Area Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolTim Vandermeersch is a software developer with 19 years of experience based in the Antwerp Metropolitan Area, blending deep backend engineering with domain knowledge in computational chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences. He contributes to prominent open-source projects like Open Babel and Avogadro, where he extended core molecular mechanics, force field calculations, and developer tooling to improve accuracy and usability for scientific workflows. Currently at Vortex Financials, he applies rigorous engineering and quality-focused practices—drawing on past QA test engineering experience at STIB-MIVB—to deliver reliable systems in production. Tim’s dual background in computer science and pharmaceutical sciences gives him a rare ability to translate complex scientific requirements into maintainable software, and his contributions to widely used chemistry toolkits underline a commitment to reproducible, research-grade code.
19 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Computer science, Computer science at University of Antwerp
Github Skills (17)
c-language10
qt10
chemistry10
front-end-development10
cprogramming-language10
os-development9
build-system9
cmake9
open-source9
modeling8
computational-chemistry8
architecture7
ui-design7
graphical-user-interface7
user-interface7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
openbabel/openbabel
Jan 2007 - Sep 2021
Open Babel is a chemical toolbox designed to speak the many languages of chemical data.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:613 commits, 8 PRs, 2 branches in 14 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Tim primarily focused on modifying and extending the core functionality of the Open Babel library, with contributions spanning several force field calculations. Their work involved updating the internal logic for calculations across different force fields (Ghemical, UFF, MMFF94), improving accuracy and functionality. The user demonstrated their understanding of chemical data and molecular mechanics through their modifications.
chemical-datacheminformaticsbabelchemistrytoolbox
cryos/avogadro
May 2007 - Mar 2012
Avogadro 1 is not under active development, the repository was archived in September 2021. Development of Avogadro 2 is being done at https://github.com/openchemistry/avogadrolibs. Avogadro is an advanced molecular editor designed for cross-platform use in computational chemistry, molecular modeling, bioinformatics, materials science, and related areas.
Role in this project:Backend Developer & Developer Tooling
Backend Developer & Developer ToolingContributions:479 commits in 4 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Tim primarily focused on developing and extending the functionalities of the Avogadro molecular editor, specifically implementing and integrating tools for various tasks. This includes creating tools for inserting and manipulating molecular structures, generating molecular mechanics calculations, and supporting diverse file formats. The user demonstrated proficiency in adapting the editor's architecture to accommodate new features, such as customizable analysis options and dynamic bond representation.
openchemistrychemistrysciencemolecularbioinformatics
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