Computer Scientist • Engineer • Entrepreneur • IT Professional • Technology Geek • Student for Life
Daan Lenaerts
+32 470 05 02 41 • me@daanlenaerts.com • Planet Earth
Current Roles
Online Orbit GCV
Founder and CEO
I founded Online Orbit in 2016. We develop high quality, low frustration custom digital solutions for businesses.
Sticky Lemon
Co-Founder
We build AI solutions that stick! We do this by bringing design thinking into the realm of AI and designing and building custom machine learning prototyping tools.
PiP - KU Leuven
Board Member
As a board member at PiP (Product Innovation Project) I oversee operations, with special focus on corporate relations and recruiting.
Vandijck NV
Software Development and IT Manager
- Development and maintenance of the public and private IT infrastructure
- Web and corporate software development
Skills
- Software engineering and software architecture
- Data science
- User Experience design
- Digital prototyping
- Computer networks and IoT
- Virtual and Augmented Reality
- DevOps
- Project management
- Financial management
Education
High school
Don Bosco College Hechtel
Diploma sciences and mathematics.
Bachelor of Science
KU Leuven
Computer Science
(Informatica)Master of Science
KU Leuven
Computer Science
(Burgerlijk Ingenieur in de Computerwetenschappen)Certification
KU Leuven Research & Development
Exploitation of Research Technology & Knowledge Transfer
Past Roles
PiP - KU Leuven
Coach for Team Audi
I coached the Charge'nGo team that was working on a case for Audi Brussels.
Opikanoba
Software Engineer
PHP & JS development, Drupal development, Cordova app development.
The Developer Source
Writer
Writer of news articles and tutorials.
BASF+Cronos Innovation Project
Chief Technology Officer
I took part in the Product Innovation Project with BASF and Cronos at the KU Leuven as project CTO.
Other Responsibilities
KRC Peer
Website Maintenance
Development and maintenance of the web infrastructure, server and database management.
Projects
This is not an exhaustive list, just a summary of some interesting projects I've done in the past. Some really important on a personal level, others quite important on a professional level.
- ProSnap: The first Snapchat app in the Windows Store with +270 000 downloads
- Nordson event app: Custom event application for a private Nordson Benelux BV event
- ProSnap 2: A fundamental rewrite of the first Snapchat app in the Windows Store with +210 000 downloads
- Citaverde Food Quiz app: Cross-platform application development, integration of existing content, API development
- Worksheets: Custom worksheet management platform for Hotel Stiemerheide, later adopted by Hotel La Butte Aux Bois as well
- T. Vollon: Applying artificial intelligence and computer vision to detect, monitor, and prevent sports injuries.
- Roundhouse: Specialized webshop for short-chain agriculture
- StudioLive: Development of the StudioLive multimedia live show management application
- De Redactie 3rd Party App: Windows Store application to read the news
- Sporza 3rd Party App: Windows Store application to read publications from Sporza
- LockerGnome Windows App
- SendToPhone and SendToPC: Windows Store application allowing users to pass webpages between their devices before this was supported by mainstream browsers
- Neowin Windows App: Windows Store application for the popular technology news website, Neowin
- WP Central - Mobile Nations App: App to consume news articles of the different Mobile Nations websites, Windows Central in particular
- Het Linnerke: Web development
- Hotec ShowTab: Custom sales application
- Hotec Planner: Appointment scheduling tool
- OpiCourse Builder: An online e-learning course platform
- Project License: The easiest licensing system on the web
- Het Salon: Web design, app design, digital marketing, design & social media
- Le Fruitier: Web design and development
- Cedric Honings: Web design and development