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Marc Nijdam

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CTO at Helium
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Marc Nijdam is the CTO of Nova Labs, the founding team behind the Helium network. With over 25 years of experience, he spearheads the technical strategy for their decentralized wireless infrastructure for IoT. Colleagues describe him as an inspiring and innovative visionary. He holds an M.Sc. from Delft University of Technology.

Outside of work, Marc appears to be an active member of the Airstream Club International, a community for travel trailer enthusiasts. His intellectual interests include the evolution of the sharing economy, software development principles, and fostering transparent communication in the workplace.

In addition to his official CTO title, Marc also holds the unique designation of "Chief Troubling Officer" at Nova Labs.

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Experience
35 Years
Current Role
CTO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Decentralized Wireless (DeWi)
As CTO and a founding team member of Helium/Nova Labs, he is a leading figure in building decentralized, blockchain-powered networks for IoT and 5G connectivity.
Mobile Development
He has a deep background in mobile technology, having previously served as the technical lead for Flickr mobile and the iOS architect for Yahoo's main news application.
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Career

Work history

3-2015
CTO
Helium
1-2013 - 2-2015
Sr. Principal Engineer
Yahoo!
9-2012 - 1-2013
Director of Mobile
Snip.it
12-2008 - 9-2012
Sr. Director Product Technologies
Qualcomm
6-2007 - 6-2013
Founder
imadjine, LLC
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Education
1988 - 1993
M.Sc.
Delft University of Technology
1998 - 1999
Certificate
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
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