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Kobe Van Reusel

Digital Engineer

Living in Miami, FL

Born 11 May 1996

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Curiosity-driven tech lover with an engineering scope, especially in the digital realm. I focus on building innovative web-based platforms with a strong emphasis on the end-user experience. Known for my social personality and enthusiasm for collaborative projects.

Experience

Verhaert Digital

Verhaert Digital

Mar 2021 - Present | 3 years 7 months

Technical Presales Lead

Feb 2024 - Present | 8 months
full-time

As Technical Presales Lead I bridge the gap between technical teams and client needs to ensure seamless partnerships. More specifically, I help design tailor-made project proposals by translating technical know-how into compelling business value propositions.

Senior Software Engineer

Mar 2021 - Present | 3 years 7 months
full-time

As Senior Software Engineer in a digital agency, I drive innovative technical solutions in a project-based manner. I lead the development and implementation of software to enhance digital experiences.

TomTom

TomTom

Oct 2017 - Mar 2021 | 3 years 5 months

Software Engineer

Jan 2019 - Mar 2021 | 2 years 2 months
full-time

As part of the Names team at TomTom, I was responsible for designing, creating, and deploying services to improve the quality of linguistic data in the TomTom map. This included migrating legacy systems to a new codebase to enhance the accuracy and consistency of street names, POIs, and place names.

Intern Software Engineer

Jun 2018 - Dec 2018 | 6 months
part-time

For my master's thesis at TomTom, I developed a deep neural network to normalize street names, Point of Interests, and place names on the TomTom map, automating the previously manual validation process. This six-month internship involved researching, comparing, and applying various Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques.

Junior Front-end Developer (Student)

Oct 2017 - Jun 2018 | 8 months
part-time

While studying, I worked at TomTom two days a week as a Front-end Developer. During this time, I developed the second version of a central internal tool for managing a pool of worker nodes, as well as a WordPress recruiting website.

👨‍💻

Self-employed

Jan 2017 - Present | 7 years 9 months

Webmaster

part-time

I've developed and maintained multiple websites. The most recent website I made was for Dogma, a Cocktailbar in Antwerp.

Venstar

Venstar

Jan 2015 - Jan 2016 | 1 year

Electrical Engineer (intern)

part-time

Design of an electrical conversion kit for petrol racing karts. Assembly and installation of battery management systems for racing karts.

Fisheye

Fisheye

Jan 2013 - Jan 2017 | 4 years

Set builder and construction worker

part-time

Built stages for major events like Tomorrowland and Antwerp Diamond, shaping foam decor, constructing steel frames for television studios, operating a waterjet cutter, and creating and painting wooden sculptures for various projects.

Education

  1. Master in Industrial Sciences: Electronics and ICT

    Technologiecampus Gent, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
  2. Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Electronics and ICT

    Technologiecampus Gent, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
  3. High School Diploma, Industrial science

    Sint-Jozef, Schoten (Antwerp)

Certifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

2021

Languages

Dutch

English

French

Spanish

Skills

Laravel
Tailwind CSS
PHP
HTML, CSS
TypeScript
Docker
Kubernetes
Java
Spring
Terraform
AWS
Azure
Python
Neural Networks
3D printing
House Building