Summary
Eric Gjerde is a software engineer with a decade of hands-on experience building and supporting applications across industries from finance and tribal enterprises to education and research. Currently at Nsight in Madison, he brings a practical full-stack mindset rooted in varied language experience (from C++/Objective-C game work to Java and scripting with Perl) and a track record of automating tedious processes to save time and reduce errors. He pairs engineering with teaching—mentoring university students, tutoring math and software development, and leading youth coding camps—so he communicates complex ideas clearly to diverse audiences. Known for persistence and curiosity, Eric blends production support, custom application development, and training to deliver usable, well-documented solutions.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Associate’s Degree, Software Development, Associate’s Degree, Software Development at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Applied Math and Computer Science, Applied Math and Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-Stout
English, Spanish