Bas Steins

Helping teams create better software

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With over 15 years of experience in software development, I bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to my clients. As a motivated and creative engineer, I excel in both independent and team environments, and have a passion for new challenges and attention to detail. My experience includes working as a consultant, process engineer, and software developer in various industries including e-commerce, financial services, and biotechnology. I have also conducted numerous training workshops covering topics such as AWS architecture, Python, Tableau, and more. I am dedicated to delivering outstanding value to my clients and am excited to bring my skills to new projects.


Work Experience

Process Engineer

Miltenyi Biotec | 2019 - Present

Point of contact for all software related issues in an biological and physical RnD team

  • Task Scheduling for parallel execution of lab experiments in Python
  • Flow Cytometry simulator in Python
  • Module owner for harmonized Software Platform for different instruments

Consultant

Brand Elephants | 2021 - 2022

Consultant for digitized business processes

  • Management-Training in Agile Methods
  • Project Management for introducing OpenERP
  • Development of a self-service platform for MTO products

Consultant

Sportsbookcloud | 2019 - 2020

Launch of a sportsbook betting platform in LatAm

  • Python code for sports betting risk management
  • CI/CD automation on Google Cloud
  • Refactoring of legacy Django application
  • Introduction of Agile methods for the dev team

Software and BI developer

navabi | 2015 - 2019

Maintained and refactored e-commerce backend; introduced data pipeline

  • Refactoring of in-house e-commerce software (PHP)
  • Business Intelligence ETL pipeline (Airflow, AWS Redshift)
  • Qlik
  • Data base performance optimisation (MySQL, memcached)

Consultant

I.E.M. | 2014

Development of cloud-based solution for pay-as-you-go usage of medical devices

  • Java
  • Python
  • MySQL

Consultant

Partytickets.de | 2014

Built a business inteligence dashboard on top of OLTP database

  • Python
  • PostgreSQL

Consultant

GALIPLAN Financial Strategies | 2011 - 2014

Risk modelling for mutual investment fund (Variomixx Universal)

    Software Developer in training

    mecca neue medien | 2008 - 2011

    Various projects

    • Development of web-based management software for certifications for family-friendly workplaces (berufundfamilie gGmbH)
    • Research project: web-based configurator for innovation processes (TIM, RWTH Aachen)

    Bas Steins Consulting / ectual

    Sole Proprietor | 2003 - Present

    Technology consulting catering to small to medium size businesses

      Courses Conducted

      Cloud Architecture on AWS

      Phoebus Software | 2021

      2-day course covering AWS basics, Keycloak, MongoDB

        Python and QGis

        Ingolstädter Kommunalbetriebe | 2020

        Python-Training and Migration of Geo-databases from Access to QGis/SQL Server

          Advanced Python

          Cognizant, KPN ICT | 2020

          3 day workshop

            Tableau

            DataLab. GmbH | 2020

            3 day Management-Workshop for data modelling and visualization for CRM data

              Python for Non-programmers

              Allianz Technology SE | 2020

              3 day Management-Workshop: Programming for Project Managers

                Projects

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                A Hacker News clone for the Python community built on Django

                Talks

                Advanced Django ORM

                DjangoCon Europe 2022

                How Django Builds Queries