David Olsen
Software Engineer at Relate CX
Town of Orchard Park, New York, United States
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Top SchoolDavid Olsen is a software engineer with 13 years of full-stack experience building web applications using AngularJS, Vue, React, Node.js and C# with Entity Framework, and deploying solutions on Microsoft Azure via Azure DevOps. He combines practical back-end skills (MSSQL, robust parsing and algorithmic work) with front-end polish, and contributes to open-source projects focused on 2D geometric plotting and SVG/Bezier tooling. His GitHub work includes significant refactors and performance improvements to popular SVG/CNC libraries, demonstrating an aptitude for numerical robustness and legacy compatibility (including Python 2.7 support). With a BS in Computer Science and an MS in Biomedical Engineering (4.0), he brings a multidisciplinary perspective from engineering domains to production software. Based in Orchard Park, NY, he excels at translating mathematically precise requirements into reliable, test-covered code.
13 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, 4.0, Master's degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, 4.0 at University at Buffalo
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Github Skills (29)
algorithms10
develop10
lib10
bezier10
python10
canvas10
gcode10
colors10
svg10
curve10
data-structure9
draw9
javascript9
algorithm9
unit-testing9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
mathandy/svgpathtools
Nov 2018 - Jan 2021
A collection of tools for manipulating and analyzing SVG Path objects and Bezier curves.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 5 commits, 10 PRs in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:David primarily contributed to improving the SVG path manipulation and analysis tools. Their work involved refactoring the SVG parsing and loading process, introducing the SAX parser for efficient processing of SVG files. They fixed existing bugs and added new functionalities, including arc approximation using both cubic and quadratic Bezier curves, and integrated comprehensive test coverage. This user also addressed several issues, enhancing the library's robustness and performance.
beziersvg-path
vlachoudis/bCNC
Dec 2019 - Dec 2020
GRBL CNC command sender, autoleveler and g-code editor
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:16 commits, 4 PRs, 27 comments in 1 year
Contributions summary:David focused on enhancing the `svg.elements` library, replacing the `svg.path` code with new implementations. They refactored the `svgcode` module to use the updated elements, including reifying paths and optimizing the code. Additionally, the user addressed bugs, increased the error tolerance in the `length` function, and corrected scaling and type issues. They also updated the project to support Python 2.7.
cncgcode
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