I put data to work for the public good. As a developer at Open State Foundation with a master's in Climate Econometrics, I make complex data accessible for everyone.
You can reach me fastest at quinten@qntn.io. You can also follow me on LinkedIn, Bluesky, and Mastodon. Any code I release can be found on Codeberg or GitHub.
Projects
VraagHetZe · 2026 – now
Making all 150 Dutch MPs accessible on a public platform of Open State Foundation, so that you can ask them a question and their answer is immediately available to everyone.Prikkert · 2025 – now
Built a 100% free and ad-free alternative to commercial scheduling tools, for everyone who wants to plan a group event without tracking and advertising.“More of this! It can be done! Or at least, if you're Quinten, you can do it!”
— Bert Hubert“Death to Datumprikker! Long live Prikkert!”
— Alexander KlöppingPolitical Ad Tracker · 2025 – now
Compiled over 20 million euros in political advertising spending in a clear overview, so everyone can track who pays to spread their message.
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Bron · 2024 – 2026
Developed a central search platform with 6 million documents from all levels of Dutch government for Open State Foundation, letting you search dozens of municipalities, water boards and provinces in one go.Council Candidates · 2023
Collected all 6,547 candidates for the Provincial Council on one website, easily searchable by name, party, gender, and current position, to support a well-informed vote in the Dutch elections.Better than Hugo · 2021 – 2022
Prompted more than 300,000 people to think about the impact of COVID by showing the consequences of (not) taking measures in a game with a simulation and news reports.New in Parliament · 2020 – 2021
Shared words said for the first time in the Dutch parliament for 2,700 followers, among which 41 MPs, by indexing thousands of minutes for months.
WritingRSS Feed
- (Dutch-only) Iedereen lijkt over de tweede helft van zijn functieomschrijving bij Tata Steel heen te hebben gelezen.
- (Dutch-only) Ik las in de NRC dat we ons salaris beter geheim kunnen houden. Dus liet ik de krant mijn salaris publiceren.
- (Dutch-only) Na tien dagen en honderdduizenden spelers duik ik de cijfers in. Kon men het een beetje Beter dan Hugo?
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Het parlementaire jaar in 7.992.417 woorden ·
(Dutch-only) Wie won de strijd om de microfoon en wie hield het stil? Een terugblik op een jaar in de Tweede Kamer.