Alex Franke
Lead Software Engineer at Kenan-Flagler Business School
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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SeniorAlex Franke is a Lead Software Engineer based in Chapel Hill, NC, with 14 years of experience architecting and delivering full-stack web applications and middle-tier systems. He combines deep .NET expertise (C#.NET, ASP.NET, LINQ, SQL Server) with front-end skills in Angular/Bootstrap and CMS work across Joomla, Drupal, and WordPress, enabling end-to-end product ownership. At Kenan-Flagler Business School he leads engineering efforts, translating product needs into robust, maintainable architectures. Beyond enterprise systems, he tinkers with embedded motion control, Atmel/Arduino development, and 3D printing—bringing hardware-minded practicality to software design. This blend of product management, hands-on coding, and maker instincts helps him bridge UX, backend reliability, and rapid prototyping.
14 years of coding experience
Github Skills (9)
camera9
robotics9
home-assistant8
rtsp8
firmware8
jekyll7
documentation5
monitoring3
custom-component3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
alexfranke/Highly-Configurable-Wheel
Apr 2012 - Sep 2022
A highly customizable STL wheel generator, with multiple tread and spoke patters, suitable for robotics projects and home printing.
Contributions:1 release, 1 review, 19 commits in 10 years 6 months
robotics
alexfranke/booknook-light-timer
Feb 2026 - May 2026
Contributions:4 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
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