David Happel
Data Architect Machine Learning Engineer
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Happel is a data architect and machine learning engineer with nine years of hands-on experience building data-driven products and platforms across startups and scaleups. Currently at IPercept, he blends data architecture, ML engineering, and product development skills honed as a former CTO and co-founder of LOGX and as a full-stack developer in Ruby on Rails. A Computer Science graduate from TU Delft with a Minor in Safety, Security and Justice, he is pursuing advanced data science training through the EIT Digital master’s program at KTH and TU Berlin. Known for taking ownership of large projects early in his career, he repeatedly moves between deep technical delivery and strategic product thinking. Based in Rotterdam, he brings a pragmatic approach to operationalizing ML—bridging research-grade techniques with production-ready systems. An interdisciplinary background in safety and justice adds a practical, risk-aware perspective to his data work.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, ICT Innovation - Data Science, Master's degree, ICT Innovation - Data Science at KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyMinor, Safety, Security and Justice, Minor, Safety, Security and Justice at Leiden UniversityMaster's degree, ICT Innovation - Data Science, Master's degree, ICT Innovation - Data Science at Technische Universität BerlinTU Delft
Github Skills (5)
spotify4
python3
elasticsearch2
search-engine2
trend1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
David-Happel/scene-location-NLP
Apr 2020 - Mar 2021
Contributions:4 PRs, 24 pushes, 2 branches in 11 months
David-Happel/noise-art-experiments
May 2019 - Nov 2019
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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