Bas Steins
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- The Netherlands

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
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
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
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
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
Development of cloud-based solution for pay-as-you-go usage of medical devices
- Java
- Python
- MySQL
Consultant
Built a business inteligence dashboard on top of OLTP database
- Python
- PostgreSQL
Consultant
Risk modelling for mutual investment fund (Variomixx Universal)
Software Developer in training
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
Technology consulting catering to small to medium size businesses
Courses Conducted
Cloud Architecture on AWS
2-day course covering AWS basics, Keycloak, MongoDB
Python and QGis
Python-Training and Migration of Geo-databases from Access to QGis/SQL Server
Advanced Python
3 day workshop
Tableau
3 day Management-Workshop for data modelling and visualization for CRM data
Python for Non-programmers
3 day Management-Workshop: Programming for Project Managers
Projects
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A service that sends out a daily digest of your Twitter bookmarks
A Hacker News clone for the Python community built on Django
Talks
How Django Builds Queries