Christian Conkle
Electro Opitcal Systems Engineer at Anduril Industries
Logan, Utah, United States
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Top SchoolChristian Conkle is an electro-optical systems engineer with 14 years of experience designing, calibrating, and validating spacecraft optical systems, currently leading EO design and AI&T at Anduril Industries. He holds a BS in Engineering Physics and an MS in Astronautical Engineering focused on spacecraft optics, and his research has produced patents and publications in hyperspectral sensing, event-based sensors, and space vehicle optimization. Christian has applied his expertise across government and industry—from DOD ORISE work on hyperspectral calibration algorithms to engineering roles developing rugged aerospace displays and laboratory research at AFIT. He also contributes to software projects, improving backend package repositories by refactoring and enhancing package metadata handling for better accessibility. Motivated by making human exploration achievable, he pursues hands-on projects in electrolysis, wireless power, mmWave, and lunar surface charging that bridge lab research with mission-driven engineering. Based in Logan, Utah, he blends deep optics specialization with practical systems engineering and a curiosity for applying structural and sensing innovations to space assurance.
13 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Engineering Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Engineering Physics at University of West FloridaMaster's degree, Astronautical/Space Engineering, Master's degree, Astronautical/Space Engineering at U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology
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Github Skills (14)
hackage10
cabal10
refactoring10
backend10
back-end-development10
haskell10
refactor10
file-handling9
lenses6
pattern-matching6
typeclass6
ghc6
point-free6
ghci6
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
haskell/hackage-server
Dec 2014 - Dec 2014
Hackage-Server: A Haskell Package Repository
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 1 comment in 1 day
Contributions summary:Christian's primary focus was enhancing the Hackage-Server, a Haskell package repository. Their contributions involved refactoring the code by moving redundant functions into a `TarIndexCache` module. Furthermore, the user generalized functionality by adding support for including changelog and readme files in the package render, improving information accessibility. These changes also involved modifying features such as package candidates and contents to incorporate these enhancements.
ghchackage-servercabalhaskellservant
conklech/qmk_firmware
May 2018 - Jan 2024
Contributions:21 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 8 months
controllerfirmwareavratmelusb
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