Caleb Young
Manufacturing Engineer at Rockwell Automation
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCaleb Young is a manufacturing engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience optimizing production, currently supporting Rockwell Automation’s Ladysmith facility after a multi-role tenure at Phillips-Medisize. He blends sustaining engineering, quality control, and project management to design processes, fixtures, and factory layouts that meet strict customer and regulatory requirements (ITAR, automotive, government). Caleb has led cross-functional teams to deliver cost-justified automation and efficiency improvements while staying close to operators to uncover practical, high-impact fixes. He also brings a software-minded attention to detail from open-source back-end work on the popular Pokémon Showdown simulator, where he implemented features and rule fixes that improved tournament and moderation behavior. Based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Caleb pairs a Mechanical Engineering degree with practical controls and automation internship experience to bridge design, implementation, and continuous improvement in manufacturing environments.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering at University of Wisconsin-StoutHigh School Diploma, HIGH SCHOOL/SECONDARY DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES, High School Diploma, HIGH SCHOOL/SECONDARY DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES at Elk Mound High School
Github Skills (5)
javascript10
nodejs10
game-development10
debug8
fest6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
smogon/pokemon-showdown
Nov 2015 - Dec 2017
Pokémon battle simulator.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:14 commits, 18 PRs, 34 comments in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Caleb's contributions primarily revolve around modifying and extending the functionality of the Pokémon Showdown battle simulator. They implemented new features like the `/isearch` alias, updated the tournament system to remove users banned from the room, and added a modjoin feature. Further changes involved fixing minor issues and preventing muted/locked users from joining giveaways in the Wi-Fi plugin, along with adjustments to rulesets and damage calculations.
mongamebattlesimulationsimulator
jamescristoper/Sparkserver-3.0
Jan 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:6 commits in 1 month
mongamebattlesimulationsimulator
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