Background
I am currently a software engineer at Google.
In 2012, I graduated with my PhD from the
CS department at UW–Madison.
Before that, I worked for two years as a software developer at
Objective Interface Systems (OIS),
a small software company developing embedded
communications software.
I earned my bachelor's degree from
Macalester College
in
Computer Science in 2004.
For a deeper history, refer to the following timeline:
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
| Nov 26, 1981: |
Born in Goes, in the province of Zeeland, the Netherlands. |
| 1981 - 1987: |
Raised in the village of Oud-Sabbinge, in the municipality of Goes. |
| 1987 - 1996: |
Lived with family in Hong Kong, moving several times during the 9-year
span. |
| Fall 1987:
| Began primary school at Kowloon Junior School (KJS), a British school. |
| Fall 1993: |
Began secondary school at King George V School (KGV), a British school. |
| 1996 - 2000: |
Lived with family in Washington Township, New Jersey, U.S.A..
Attended Westwood Regional High School. |
| 2000 - 2004: |
Lived in St. Paul, Minnesota, as an undergraduate student at Macalester
College. |
| Spring 2003: |
Studied abroad at the University of York in England. |
| Summer 2003: |
Worked as a research apprentice in Łódź, Poland, via IAESTE. |
| 2004 - 2006: |
Lived in northern Virginia working as a
software developer at Objective Interface Systems. |
| 2006 - 2012: |
Lived in Madison, Wisconsin, as a graduate student at UW–Madison. |
| 2012 - Present:
| Work at Google in Madison |
My current CV is available here.
