Adam Christiansen
Canada
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Top SchoolAdam Christiansen is a Systems V&V Engineer with a decade of hands-on experience integrating lasers, fiber optics, software, and hardware for high-reliability scientific and medical systems. He has led verification and validation for ophthalmic medical devices and built cryogenic, FPGA-based photonic instrumentation for space and fusion applications under contracts with agencies like the Canadian Space Agency and ESA. Trained with a PhD in Physics and a BS in Computer Software Engineering, he moves fluidly between firmware/FPGA work, real-time software, and systems-level testing. Notably, his background includes deploying AI-driven operational monitoring in heavy industry and developing interferometric measurement systems for extreme environments, reflecting a rare combination of fielded product delivery and advanced research.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Software Engineering at Faculty of Engineering, University of AlbertaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Physics at The University of Lethbridge
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (74)
dotfile10
security10
linter10
pam10
ncurses10
multiple-machines10
linux10
git-status10
stow10
ip10
git-branch10
console-application10
commit-message10
zig10
lint10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
adamchristiansen/vertical-fish
Jul 2019 - Oct 2022
A git-aware prompt for the fish shell
Contributions:2 releases, 34 commits, 2 PRs in 3 years 3 months
shellfishfish-shellfish-promptprompt
adamchristiansen/qmk_firmware
Dec 2019 - Sep 2025
Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
Contributions:50 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 10 months
rp2040firmwareavratmelusb
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