My name is Bert and I am a data scientist and econometrician from the Netherlands ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ currently living on Bonaire ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถ in the Caribbean Netherlands. This is my website, built using Zola using the serene theme.

Some facts about me:

  • ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŽ“ I have a PhD in Econometrics with a specialization in forecasting
  • ๐Ÿ”‰ After that, I have spent the majority of my career in media data world, modeling causal relationships between marketing campaigns and various types of KPIs
  • ๐Ÿค” Iโ€™m looking for help with finding a new remote job that can be done from Bonaire ๐Ÿ˜‰
  • ๐Ÿ‘ฏ Iโ€™m looking to collaborate on anything that interests me - feel free to reach out!
  • ๐Ÿ”ญ Iโ€™m currently working on projects called intervalues, cs-rankings and nl_maps (see my Github)
  • ๐ŸŒฑ Iโ€™m currently learning various new programming languages
    • If you want to know why, have a look at the introduction page of my Rust-in-Python series.
  • โšก Fun fact: I am also learning Spanish - ยกLo hablo un poco pero quiero aprender mรกs!
  • ๐Ÿ’ฌ Ask me to help you with topics like:
    • ๐Ÿ“ˆ (Bayesian) statistics, Econometrics, Forecasting, Modeling decisions, MCMC Samplers
    • ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Python, Rust, Docker, Automation, Git, Linux, Rust
    • ๐Ÿ“บ Media data, Advertisement impact measurement and Marketing effect estimation
  • ๐Ÿ“ซ How to reach me: Github, Gitlab, LinkedIn