Chris Hanson
CTO at Operation Mike, Inc
Evergreen, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Hanson is a pragmatic CTO and founder with 13+ years building remote-sensing image processing, GIS and 3D visualization systems from concept to production. He runs AlphaPixel, has owned technical ventures since the 1990s, and applies deep C++/OpenGL, wavelet and optimization expertise to make complex geospatial tools performant and usable. A hands-on leader who taught himself new domains rapidly, he also improves developer experience—evidenced by documentation contributions to the popular osgearth project that clarified tooling and fixed unit errors. Chris pairs field-proven operational grit (including PC tech work in Antarctica and avionics installs for law enforcement) with mentorship of the next generation as lead mentor for a high-school robotics team. He draws inspiration from Ernest Shackleton, favoring calm, resourceful leadership under pressure and a bias for shipping practical miracles.
13 years of coding experience
EE, minor in CS, EE, minor in CS at University of Colorado Denver
Github Skills (7)
gis10
osgearth10
documentation10
3d-graphics9
openscenegraph8
c-language4
cprogramming-language4
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
gwaldron/osgearth
May 2013 - Jul 2018
3D Maps for OpenSceneGraph / C++14
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:8 commits, 2 PRs, 1 comment in 5 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Chris primarily focused on improving the project's documentation. Their commits include updates to the `docs/source/` directory, specifically documenting dependencies, tools like `osgearth_conv`, and the usage of command-line tools. These changes clarify aspects of the project for new and existing users, thereby improving the project's usability. Furthermore, the user corrected units in the documentation, ensuring accuracy and clarity for developers.
osgearthterrain-visualizationopenscenegraph3d-mappingsdk
AlphaPixel/3DNature
Sep 2015 - Oct 2016
Contributions:8 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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