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Alexander Van Der Zalm

Alexander Van Der Zalm

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Technical Lead and Founder

  • Education

    • Qantm - Middlesex University UK

      2008 - 2011
      BA (Hons) Interactive Animation

      Maya (animation and modelling), ZBrush, Photoshop (texturing), Project Management, Social Games Research

    • Leiden University

      2007 - 2008
      Philosophy

      Got good grades but did not like the job prospects of this education direction.

    • Utrecht University

      2011 - 2013
      Computer Science (Game Technology)

      Activities and Societies: Teaching Assistant Graphics, regular at the DGDARC production dungeon One and a half year of intense and enjoyable study. Did both first, second and third year subjects out of pure interest and curiosity (a degree was not the aim of this study). Some of my favorites subjects were game programming, graphics and image processing.

  • Experience

    • FedEx

      Jun 2008 - Sept 2008
      Courier/Driver

      Lots of road experience driving vans and learned to navigate efficiently.

    • Brasserie de Joffers

      Sept 2008 - now

      A broad range of office experience working on management level.HR, legal, financial administration, marketing and general management level decision making.Worked on (financial) strategies and improving and modernizing administration (HR, legal and financial). I generally enjoyed doing systems thinking and excel work, which included doing various financial analyses, presenting data, making financial strategies and creating/programming various automated solutions for a higher everyday efficiency (such as an automated contract maker). Show less

      • Strategy Advisor

        Mar 2018 - now

      • Management/Directorate Assistant

        Sept 2008 - Dec 2018

    • Yogi Dream Retreat Center

      Jun 2015 - May 2020
      Founder and Owner

      Organization of Yoga and Meditation Retreats in southern Spain. Teaching theory and meditation classes. Creating and editing of the website, writing programs, marketing of events and taking care of correspondence with participants.

    • Bol.com

      Oct 2018 - May 2020
      Software Engineer

      Full stack devops developer. Java and Angular. Scrum Master. Worked on several microservices including:- two different CRM applications (BLUE (for bol.com customer service experts) and Cases swap (for bol.com partners)) with different web tech stacks- call routing system

    • Klein Wonen

      May 2020 - Apr 2022
      Founder

      Facilitating future home owners or renters by developing sustainable tiny houses in harmonious natural environments.

    • Bodhi Business

      Apr 2021 - now

      Developed several prototypes, extensive world building and game design. The game is about moving, surviving and exploring a desert landscape filled with fantastic and magical phenomena, wonderous creatures, whilst trading goods between other wordly societies. Psionic storms, storm riders and other dangers makes these trading efforts a risky and profitable undertaking.One of the prototypes was made using DOTS ECS, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in gameplay and performance especially in regards to large scale simulations. The prototype has a strong focus on animation, 3D modeling, rigging, and VFX. Show less

      • Web Developer

        Jan 2013 - now

      • Indie Game Developer

        Feb 2023 - Jul 2024

      • Freelance Gardener and Repair Man

        Apr 2021 - Jan 2023

    • Atitlan IO

      Apr 2023 - now
      Technical founder

      Developed a modern POS app for developing communities with fair prices. Ran a Docker swarm cluster with gitlab CICD for quick and automatic deployments. The app is full stack TS, a backend fastify server with Prisma and a frontend made using ShadCN, Astro, Tailwind and Vue.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Game programmer and producer

      Issued by Game Development Startup on Feb 2011
      Game Development StartupAssociated with Alexander Van Der Zalm

    • Permaculture consultant

      Issued by Homes Nepal on Jul 2013
      Homes NepalAssociated with Alexander Van Der Zalm

    • Startup volunteer

      Issued by Abbey Games on Oct 2011
      Abbey GamesAssociated with Alexander Van Der Zalm

    • Exhibitor

      Issued by Mystics.nl on Aug 2009
      Mystics.nlAssociated with Alexander Van Der Zalm