Christopher Marinos
Software Engineer at Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChristopher Marinos is a software engineer with 16 years of experience currently applying his skills at Raytheon Missiles & Defense from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He has a strong background in defense and systems engineering from roles at BAE Systems and earlier consulting and development positions, blending hands-on coding with practical problem solving. Christopher contributes to developer education through open-source work—most notably simplifying FSharpKoans to improve Mono compatibility and make F# fundamentals more approachable. His academic foundation in mathematics and computer science from UMass Lowell complements a career that moved from technical support and sales into sustained software engineering. Known for pragmatic refactoring and simplifying complex code paths, he focuses on reliability and clarity in backend systems.
16 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
UMass LowellAssociate's Degree, Computer Science, Associate's Degree, Computer Science at Middlesex Community College
Github Skills (4)
functional-programming10
fsharp10
unit-testing9
nunit9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ChrisMarinos/FSharpKoans
Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
A simple, fun, and interactive way to learn the F# language through testing.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:120 commits, 36 PRs, 34 pushes in 11 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Christopher primarily contributed to the FSharpKoans project by modifying existing koans to improve Mono compatibility. They removed features and refactored code to improve understanding and simplify the learning process. These changes involved updates to multiple files, including core helper files, which focused on simplifying the user's understanding of fundamental F# concepts. This involved adjustments to the branching, list manipulation, string formatting, and more to create a more seamless learning experience.
testingdotnetcsharpfsharp
ChrisMarinos/configfiles
Mar 2015 - Apr 2020
Contributions:9 pushes in 5 years 1 month
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