# Willem Dehaes

> Software Engineer

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/willemdehaes

Software Engineer @ Allocate, previously Square/Block. Graduated from in the Dual Degree program at Columbia Engineering combining Journalism and Computer Science. Also freelancing for non-profits.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Allocate
Jan 2024 – Present | Brooklyn, New York, United States

### Web Scraper - Elections @ The Associated Press
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | New York City Metropolitan Area
Worked as a contractor to retrieve county-level data for primaries on election nights.

### Software Engineer @ Square
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | New York, United States

### Summer Fellow - Local News Automation @ The Associated Press
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area
Worked with the AP and Newsday on a project to automate coverage of local education news. 
Using Python, Django and NLG tools, automated 250+ election stories ranging from voter guides to results, as well as 100+ multi-paragraph description of Long Island school districts.
Wrote a reference guide on how AP can facilitate local news automation.

### Software Developer @ Freelance
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Belgium
As a freelance software developer I have contributed to successful software projects across industries and technologies

Past clients include:
Cashforce, a fintech startup delivering cash management and forecasting solutions to enterprise clients.
InFlights, an online platform designed to connect drone operators and clients in a streamlined process with minimal overhead for both parties
E-optim, an independent energy consultancy startup helping individuals and small businesses reduce their energy costs.

### Software Developer @ Procter & Gamble
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Brussels Area, Belgium
Built an API (ASP.NET Core) and Angular application to help researchers at P&G request product tests and save test results in a central database.

### Software Developer @ DataCamp
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Brussel en omgeving, België
- Worked on existing and new features to support revenue growth, conversion rate and customer satisfaction 
- Created Rails API to easily create, show and process dynamic customer surveys.
- Using Rails and Node.js, built ad engine enabling targeted marketing campaigns to increase conversion of specific user groups based on their behavior.

### Junior Software Developer / Business Analyst @ Cashforce (Techstars NYC'15)
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Herentals
Cashforce is an award-winning financial tech startup company delivering SaaS in the fields of cash forecasting and working capital management. 
- I worked as a junior developer and business analyst:
- I focused on analyzing ERP data (Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics & Axapta) and building connectors to integrate our clients' data into the Cashforce data model.  
- I built custom modules and dashboards
- I ensured successful implementations for finance and treasury departments of corporate multinational clients in manufacturing, retail and logistics. 
-I worked on front-end and back-end development of data input modules.

### Tutor (Mathematics, Economics, Finance) @ Sagio.be VZW
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Leuven
Working at Sagio gave me the opportunity to tutor college-level math, finance and economics to fellow business students as well as students from other faculties, on an intensive, one-to-one basis. In total, I worked with five tutees, and all five of them passed their exams.

### Language Tutor @ Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
I worked as a tutor with the English teachers of the Jiao Tong University, helping students acquire knowledge about English language and culture through creative and playful activities in an informal setting. ("International Club")


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Journalism & Computer Science
Columbia University
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020

### 22 Week Intensive Bootcamp in Computer Programming
The Firehose Project (thefirehoseproject.com)
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

### Master's degree in Business Engineering
KU Leuven
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015

### Exchange semester in Master of Commercial Engineering
Fudan University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

### Bachelor's degree in Business engineering
KU Leuven
Jan 2010 – Jan 2013

### Exchange semester in Commercial engineering
The Wharton School
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012

### High School in Latin Mathematics
STK


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/willem-dehaes

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Last updated: 2026-04-01