Alan Weinstock
Software Developer at STERIS
Pinole, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlan Weinstock is a pragmatic software developer with nine years of experience blending software engineering, hardware reverse engineering, and hands-on sustaining work for medical device systems. Based in Pinole, CA, he currently develops upgrades, automations, and multidisciplinary prototypes at STERIS, drawing on strong skills in Python, Ruby, Bash, Mechanical/Electrical CAD, and PCB rework. He’s proven at bridging support and engineering—escalating and resolving complex video, networking, and firmware issues—and has a track record of improving manufacturing and field reliability. Alan also contributes to open-source documentation for projects like RocketMap, improving installability across Linux distros, which reflects his knack for practical, user-focused technical communication. A longtime maker and hardware hacker, he combines customer-facing troubleshooting experience with deep curiosity for reverse engineering electronics.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Graphic Design, Graphic Design at Academy of Art UniversitySan José State University
Stackoverflow
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28kreached
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Github Skills (12)
documentation10
nodejs9
npm8
windows6
csv6
bash6
batchfile6
python6
echo6
cmd6
wmic6
git4
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
RocketMap/RocketMap
Aug 2016 - Sep 2016
🌏 Live visualization of all the pokemon in your area... and more!
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:20 commits, 1 PR, 20 pushes in 1 month
Contributions summary:Alan primarily contributed to the project's documentation, focusing on the installation instructions for different Linux distributions. Their work included updating and correcting steps for Debian-based systems, adding missing dependencies, and refining the order of installation commands. They also added troubleshooting tips to address common issues and updated the instructions for Ubuntu to use a more modern nodejs version.
visualizationrocketmap
pyr0ball/pyr0piezo
Jan 2019 - Oct 2022
An AVR/ARM based piezoelectric sensor for use in ultra-precise applications
Contributions:2 releases, 507 commits, 29 PRs in 3 years 9 months
armavr3d-printer3d-printingzaxis-sensor
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