Burton Samograd
Software Developer Project Lead at A4 Systems Corporation
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Top SchoolBurton Samograd is a versatile software developer and project lead with nearly 25 years of experience and 14 years of professional tenure building systems across Linux, cloud, embedded, gaming, and Windows platforms. He blends deep systems and kernel programming in C/C++ and assembly with cloud and higher-level work in Python, Java, and JavaScript, and has practical expertise in build systems, performance optimization, security and cryptography. At companies from Autodesk to A4 Systems he has driven kernel- and service-level improvements, architected cloud-centric UIs, and delivered embedded Linux solutions that significantly raised throughput and reliability. An active Lisp hacker, Burton contributes to Mezzano—an operating system written in Common Lisp—where he has optimized compiler code generation and editor functionality, reflecting an uncommon mix of language-design insight and low-level systems skill. Based in Calgary, he combines hands-on coding, mentoring and project leadership with a curiosity for language design and testing-driven development.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Web Developer, Cloud Development Bootcamp, Web Developer, Cloud Development Bootcamp at Hack ReactorElectrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering at The University of British ColumbiaApplied Mathematics, Applied Mathematics at The University of Calgary
Stackoverflow
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103answers
15questions
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Github Skills (23)
programming-language10
common-lisp10
compiler-optimization10
hashtable10
hash10
editor9
text-editor9
editors9
libcurl9
emacs9
sys9
code-generation9
editorjs9
operating-system9
shell6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
froggey/Mezzano
Feb 2015 - Mar 2015
An operating system written in Common Lisp
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 10 PRs, 10 comments in 10 days
Contributions summary:Burton focused on optimizing and enhancing the Mezzano operating system's compiler, particularly improving code generation and efficiency. They refactored existing code by converting data structures to hash tables for faster lookup and introduced new features like `unexport`. The contributions included implementing functionality within the editor, such as isearch improvements and find matching parenthesis, as well as merging upstream changes. Their work involved modifying the compiler's internal structures and editor functionalities, reflecting a deep understanding of the system's core components.
operating-systemoperatinglispcommon-lisp
burtonsamograd/anser
Dec 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributions:32 commits, 28 pushes, 2 branches in 1 month
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