I used to write code for a living. Some of it was cool, most of it (still) works, and a little bit is shamefully in need of refactoring. These days, I'm more likely to be in a meeting or sending email, doing whatever I can to maximize the effectiveness of engineers.

I'm obsessed with user experience design, user interfaces and beautiful things of any kind. Engineering is a natural fit, but I also find photography to be a fantastic creative outlet. You can see my work at photos.vangorkom.org and visual essays hosted on the beautiful Exposure.co platform at stories.vangorkom.org

Currently, I'm an Engineering Manager at Google, still working on the original Fitbit mission to make everyone on Earth healthier.

Photo by Kirk van Gorkom

Communication Security

Private communications are essential, so I use S/MIME to sign and encrypt my emails. Use this public key to send me an encrypted message.

Public Key

SHA1 Fingerprint=A1:8E:7D:E1:63:0A:1D:F4:B8:C0:44:AF:0A:00:F9:90:8E:4D:D1:BE