John Braun
Software Developer Digital And Biometrical Traces at Netherlands Forensic Institute NFI
Netherlands
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Top SchoolJohn Braun is a Python-focused software developer with nine years of experience applying data science and machine learning to security and forensic problems, now working on digital and biometrical traces at the Netherlands Forensic Institute. He transitioned from a PhD in organic chemistry to software engineering, bringing rigorous experimental thinking and domain-driven problem solving to anti-fraud and forensic platforms such as DetACT. Comfortable shipping production systems and teaching technical concepts, he has also lectured on digital literacy to youth through HackShield. Based in the Netherlands, he blends scientific rigor, practical Python engineering, and a knack for making complex analytical pipelines auditable and maintainable. Notably, his background in synthetic chemistry gives him unusual strengths in experimental design and reproducible workflows for data-driven investigations.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
VWO N&T + N&G, VWO N&T + N&G at Montessori Lyceum RotterdamMaster of Science (MSc) Chemistry, Master of Science (MSc) Chemistry at Leiden UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc) Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Chemistry at Delft University of Technology
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Github Skills (120)
ziggy10
laravel-routes10
routes10
laravel-mix10
laravel10
eloquent10
media10
package10
package-development10
media-library10
mkdocs10
php10
fuzzy-search9
javascript9
monitoring9
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
SyBOrCh/SIM
Dec 2017 - Apr 2025
Manager for containment and printing of Chemical Supporting Information
Contributions:33 PRs, 113 pushes, 42 branches in 7 years 5 months
printingcontainmentchemicaldockersupporting
Jhnbrn90/sunnydays
Mar 2018 - Nov 2023
Visualize the solar energy produced by GoodWe converter(s)
Contributions:23 PRs, 164 pushes, 17 branches in 5 years 8 months
visualizationpythonsolar-energyvisualizesolar
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