A quick introduction...
My name is Rolf Nooteboom. Since 1993, I've been designing and creating smart, reliable electronics solutions. I started under the name Rotec, and later continued as Nooteboom Elektronica. What began as pure curiosity has grown into a daily drive: with great pleasure, I solve the electronic puzzle. I love bringing components, circuits, firmware, and practical usability together in one clever, well-thought-out design that truly works and is precise down to the smallest detail.
That fascination with technology started early. As a child, I found it magical that images and sound could come from a box and even more magical that the box (the TV) was filled with colorful components that made it all possible. At the age of ten, I joined "De Jonge Onderzoekers" (The Young Researchers), where I really got hands-on with electronics for the first time. I built power supplies, circuits, and even automated my room with custom switches, lighting, and door openers.
At fourteen, I learned to program in BASIC, followed by assembly. I quickly got involved in the demoscene, where I created creative audiovisual programs and distributed them worldwide via floppy disks. A world full of timing, efficiency, and pure creativity in code.
Around the age of twenty, I immersed myself in audio and high-frequency technology. I built transmitters, designed the required circuits such as a stereo encoder and audio filters, and automated the radio studio with a self-developed music system. The station ran fully autonomously, including automatic transitions, time control, and playlist management. I was co-founder and technically responsible for this leading radio station in the Maas en Waal region.
Over the years, I’ve built a versatile client base, active in sectors such as medical technology, industry, lighting, communications, and measurement and control systems. Every project is different—and it’s exactly that diversity that keeps my work vibrant and challenging.
I design analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits and develop integrated embedded firmware, always with a focus on reliability, manufacturability, and real-world use. I aim for clarity and simplicity, but never hesitate to go that extra mile when it comes to finishing, fault tolerance, or signal behavior
My eye for detail and yes, sometimes a touch of perfectionism ensures that the end result is technically and practically spot-on.
To this day, I still work with the same energy and curiosity as when I started. The creative process of imagining, sketching, testing, and bringing something to life remains the most rewarding part of it all.