Byron Heads
Senior Software Engineer at ITHAKA
Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolByron Heads is a Senior Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building full-stack and systems software across eCommerce, distributed computing, and systems programming. He brings deep hands-on expertise in Java, C/C++, web front-ends, and back-end platforms (Karaf, Spring, Jetty) alongside strong database and DevOps skills (MySQL/PSQL/HBase, AWS, Docker, Nginx). Byron has shipped production integrations with payment and catalog systems, run QA/CI cycles, and tackled large-scale problems like DNA alignment over clusters—demonstrating comfort with both legacy codebases and modern cloud-native stacks. Based in Ypsilanti, MI, he pairs practical operational experience (server setup, deployments, virtualization) with technical writing and API design, making him effective at translating complex architectures into maintainable systems. An early robotics and systems background shows in his low-level and automation skills, from Windows/Linux systems programming to PLC and robot controller work.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Robotics and Computer Science, Robotics and Computer Science at Washtenaw Community CollegeComputer Science and Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering at Lake Superior State UniversityBachelors, Computer Science, Bachelors, Computer Science at Eastern Michigan University
Github Skills (40)
zig10
programming-language9
interpreter9
toolchain9
compiler9
mindmap8
sequence8
mermaid8
markdown7
javascript7
kaitai-struct7
leveldb7
typescript7
documentation7
flowchart6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
bheads/d-leveldb
May 2013 - Mar 2015
LevelDB D wrapper
Contributions:28 commits, 2 PRs, 4 pushes in 1 year 10 months
kaitai-structleveldb
bheads/zig
May 2020 - Jul 2021
robust, optimal, and clear programming language
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 year 2 months
compilerprogramming-languageinterpreteroptimalclear
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