Colin Sames
Research And Development Engineer at The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolColin Sames is a Research and Development Engineer and Computer Science senior at Penn State with 11 years of hands-on experience in engineering roles and multiple internships at the Applied Research Laboratory. He has progressed from summer R&D intern to a full-time research engineer, applying practical software and systems skills to defense- and research-oriented projects in State College. Colin is actively seeking a full-time software engineering position where he can translate applied research into production-ready solutions and iterate quickly on prototypes. His background combines academic rigor with real-world lab experience, and he brings a track record of sustained involvement with the same research group—an indicator of deep domain familiarity and reliability. Though early in his career, his repeated internships evolving into an R&D role suggest strong technical curiosity, rapid learning, and the ability to thrive in collaborative, multidisciplinary teams.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Penn State New Kensington (The Pennsylvania State University)Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Penn State University
Github Skills (59)
pbr10
sniffer10
pcap10
toolbox10
pcapng10
mpls10
networking10
security10
packet-capture10
nfv10
blockchain10
libpcap10
openflow10
bgp10
tcpdump10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
colinbs/rtrlib
Jul 2016 - Dec 2021
An open-source C implementation of the RPKI/Router Protocol client
Contributions:226 pushes, 26 branches in 5 years 6 months
routerrpki
colinbs/bgpsec-path-gen
Oct 2019 - May 2022
Contributions:2 releases, 38 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 7 months
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