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Introduction

I am a passionate Physicist turned Data Scientist with a very broad skillset. I rapidly learn new skills and strive to gain a deeper understanding of everything I work with. I never settle for mediocre results, always going the extra mile to achieve an outcome we can be proud of.

As a Theoretical Physicist, I have plenty of experience with complicated mathematics. Besides constructing mathematical models, I am capable of putting them to the test in high performance numerical simulations. I enjoy converting the results to an interesting story and presenting them to people without a technical background.

Working as a Data Scientist, I am comfortable taking on problems from almost any field, without relying too much on domain-specific knowledge. However, I am nothing if not curious and I will learn about a new field as I am working on it. I am therefore very versatile and do not hestitate to take on any challenge. This makes me a valuable asset to any company that deals with data.

Working as a Backend Developer helped me hone my skills as a programmer. I am proficient with serveral programming languages, most notably Python, C++ and PHP. Writing safe, optimised, well-tested code that runs without errors in production is something that I enjoy doing.

Besides my technical skills, I also enjoy contributing to the rest of the company. I think it's important to cooperate with other departments such as marketing and operations. Directly experiencing my impact on the rest of the company is one of the most rewarding aspects of working as a Data Scientist.

If you like my curriculum vitae, please reach out and it will hopefully lead to a fruitful partnership.

Work Experience

Dyme

Data Scientist

Amsterdam

May 2019 - 2023

  • Supporting a FinTech startup as it grew tenfold in valuation and tripled in personnel
  • As the only Data Scientist I coordinated with all departments of the company
  • Developed, implemented and maintained crucial models for the business, giving customers valuable insights into their finances
  • Optimised support processes by creating a model for categorising support tickets and integrating it into Zendesk
  • Provided Operations and Marketing with valuable dashboards for day-to-day business
  • Implemented new features, fixed bugs and integrated external API's in the backend as part of the development team
  • Architected and engineered new observability tooling to monitor API and microservice health

University of Amsterdam

Freelance developer

Amsterdam

Nov 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Optimised a quantum mechanical simulation for a PhD student and implemented it using C++ and OpenCL
  • Achieved a factor 7000 improvement on program runtime over the original Python implementation
  • Results to be published in 2023 as co-author

University of Amsterdam

Student Assistent

Amsterdam

Oct 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Developed a system for running and analysing many-body simulations on a remote cluster using CUDA

Praxis

Part-time job

Amersfoort

Oct 2015 - May 2019

Education

University of Amsterdam

MSc Theoretical Physics

Amsterdam

Sep 2018 - Aug 2020

  • Theoretical Physics, with multiple courses in Computational Physics, GPA 8.2
  • Thesis “An objective collapse theory using spontaneous symmetry breaking”, Graded 8.5

University of Amsterdam

BSc Physics & Astronomy

Amsterdam

Sep 2015 - Aug 2018

  • Obtained 246 EC in 3 years, graduated with Honours and Cum Laude distinctions, GPA 8.5
  • Extracurricular courses from Computer Science and the Humanities Faculty
  • Thesis “Micromechanical framework of nonlinear excitation in glassy solids”, Graded 9.0

Skills

Programming languages
Python, C/C++, PHP, OpenGL, OpenCL, SQL, Kubernetes, Latex, Regex
Working in teams
Agile team with 2-week sprints, daily stand-ups, refinement, planning, demo, retrospective, Notion for tasks managing
Academic Skills
Research, presenting, academic writing, exploring and reading academic literature
Languages
Dutch (Native), English (Fluent)

Interests

Aikido
13 years of experience, black belt. Currently training for 2nd Dan degree.
Guitar
9 years experience, occasionally post covers to youtube channel. Regularly rehearse with my band.