Brian Degnan
Software Engineer
Kanazawa, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolBrian Degnan is a multidisciplinary software engineer based in Kanazawa with a decade of practical experience bridging software, hardware, and systems-level design. Trained across mechanical and electrical engineering with advanced studies through a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, he blends rigorous research instincts with pragmatic engineering: using established solutions where possible and inventing what’s needed. Comfortable across firmware, embedded systems, and higher-level software, he favors elegant, minimal-novelty engineering informed by scientific curiosity. His background suggests strong problem-solving for hardware-software integration projects and experimental systems development. Outside work he reads Science and The Economist over a glass of wine, reflecting a thoughtful, research-minded approach to product and system tradeoffs. Colleagues can expect a maker mentality who delivers robust, well-reasoned solutions rather than flashy one-offs.
10 years of coding experience
Computer Science, Computer Science at Kanazawa Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering at Georgia Institute of TechnologyBS, Mechanical Engineering, BS, Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Russian, Japanese, twi, Korean, Chinese, English
Stackoverflow
672reputation
52kreached
16answers
39questions
Github Skills (25)
ports10
command-line10
macos10
package-manager10
macports9
chat8
keybase8
pgp7
end-to-end-encryption7
react7
service-client7
client-library7
spectre6
timer6
security6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
bpdegnan/aes
Nov 2017 - Feb 2020
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
bpdegnan/esaki
Feb 2017 - Sep 2024
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 8 months
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