Timen Olthof
Architect Strateeg Regie Op Gegevens
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolTimen Olthof is a pragmatic technology strategist and hands-on software architect with over a decade of experience designing privacy-forward, production-grade systems for government and energy sectors. Currently Architect/Strategist at CJIB, he blends full‑stack engineering (Golang, NodeJS, React, Kubernetes) with product leadership—previously leading digital identity and Common Ground initiatives at VNG Realisatie and prototyping decentralised energy solutions at Alliander. A serial founder and R&D lead, he moves fluidly between roles as tech lead, product owner and developer, favouring readable, maintainable code and human-centred interfaces. His work often focuses on giving citizens control over data (Blauwe Knop, XBRP experiments) and building decentralised, privacy-by-design architectures using P2P, IRMA and blockchain tangles. Trained in both Computer Science (MSc cum laude) and Philosophy, he combines rigorous technical depth with ethical and ontological perspectives on technology. Outside core engineering he pursues sustainable-impact ventures (Kolktiv, Singletons Network) and digital publishing, reflecting a broad maker mindset.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Computer Science MSc. Cum Laude, Master’s Degree Computer Science MSc. Cum Laude at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)Gediplomeerd meubelmaker Vakopleiding (Ambachtelijk) Meubelmaken, Gediplomeerd meubelmaker Vakopleiding (Ambachtelijk) Meubelmaken at Hout en Meubileringscollege AmsterdamGymnasium Natuur & Techniek Informatica Economie, Gymnasium Natuur & Techniek Informatica Economie at Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem
Dutch, English, German
Github Skills (29)
scheme8
sdk7
raspberry6
backend5
nodejs5
libary5
javascript4
verify4
tooling4
typescript4
vault4
client-server4
frontend4
raspberry-pi4
ethereum3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
d-VAULT/raspberry-pi-client
Apr 2018 - Apr 2018
Raspberry Pi Client for D-Vault
Contributions:40 commits, 20 pushes in 2 days
raspberry-piraspberryvaultraspberry-pi-client
timenolthof/irmaethereumscheme
Feb 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:29 commits, 2 PRs, 4 pushes in 3 months
ethereumprototypescheme
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