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Hugo Meiland

Higher Education

Hi, I'm Hugo Meiland. Welcome to my profile!

Hugo Meiland's Bio:

Hugo enjoys working in teams to deliver real-life solutions. He is result oriented and enjoys coaching of team members. As a team leader Hugo feels responsible to deliver results and enable the people in the team to learn and grow. He is always looking for new opportunities in order to add value to new or existing products or services. Through his experience with both specialists and executive level, Hugo has the ability to form bridges and give solid advice that relay to all stakeholders. Due to his work in a research environment Hugo has shown to be able to deliver technical innovative solutions within tight budget constraints.

Hugo Meiland's Experience:

  • head of IT at Faculty of Sciences at Leiden University

    2006 - 2010

    Starting in 2006 I was given two challenges: motivate the team to embrace customer service and increase the value of IT as experienced by the Faculty. The first challenge was met by the introduction of Topdesk as a support tool together with renewed service delivery procedures. The second challenge was met with a technical overhaul concerning the datacenter, network and Windows / Linux back-end, from which new research support could be delivered through IT. This resulted in the participation in the TI-Pharma project, the Cyttron project and the coaching of two Master and Bachelor students, resulting in co-authoring a bio-informatics paper on stress in mice.

  • developer of embedded wireless solutions at AnyWi Technologies

    2004 - 2006

    In 2004 I was part of a start-up called AnyWi, which started from the Wireless Leiden Foundation. In this company I was responsible for the technical realisation and support of the inhouse developed mobile embedded systems required for wireless communication in both trucks and inland ships. - ProBiblio, wireless mobile library solution - Mobile inland shipping solution - Mobile aircraft fueling solution

  • technical developer Linux / FreeBSD at Leiden University

    2004 - 2006

    In 2004 I was asked to join the IT team for chemistry and biochemistry at the Leiden University Faculty of Sciences. I became responsible for the HPC clusters and the introduction and maintenance of a growing number of Linux/FreeBSD based network services like firewalls, web and mail servers.

  • intern at Dutch Space

    2001 - 2002

    Developing of a linux kernel driver to be able to do real-world testing of advanced robot controller models. Research for COTS solution of control hardware and software of a robotic hand as follow-up of the European Robotic Arm (ERA)

  • bestuurslid at Makerspace Leiden

    2013

  • bestuurslid at Stichting OpenGeo

    2011

  • IT Consultant at Leiden University

    June 2010

  • owner, development of internet solutions at YalaX

    2001

    - Private DSL, campus network system, a care provider - HPC cluster, mail/web systems, Leiden University - HomeDevice, embedded wireless router, KPN Research

Hugo Meiland's Education:

  • Hogeschool INHOLLAND

    2004 – 2004
    Post - HBO

  • Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest

    1989 – 1995

  • Leiden University

    Concentration: informatica



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