DerekĀ Atkins
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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RockstarDerek Atkins is a seasoned software engineer with 24 years of experience specializing in computer and network security, application security, and large-scale application development. Based in Atlanta, he combines deep architecture and implementation expertise with hands-on backend developmentāevidenced by contributions to the well-known GnuCash project where he enhanced core accounting features, payment workflows, and added APIs in C and Scheme. He excels at designing secure networks and applications that scale, translating complex security requirements into practical, auditable solutions. Known for bridging security posture with developer-friendly implementations, Derek brings both long-term systems thinking and pragmatic coding craftsmanship to engineering teams.
24 years of coding experience
Github Skills (5)
c1710
c1110
scheme9
api8
apidoc8
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
Gnucash/gnucash
Nov 2001 - Mar 2014
GnuCash Double-Entry Accounting Program.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1743 commits, 17 comments in 12 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Derek primarily contributed to the backend of the GnuCash project, working with C and Scheme. Their commits focused on enhancing the functionality of the business core features, including invoice and payment handling. They introduced APIs to add new features such as the support for bill payments, employee expense vouchers, and other enhancements to the core accounting functionality within the application.
accountingdouble-entry-accountingdoublegnucash
derekatkins/hassio-addons
Aug 2020 - Jul 2021
:heavy_plus_sign: Docker add-ons for Home Assistant
Contributions:10 pushes in 11 months
add-onssignassistantdockerhome-automation
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