Evan Closson
Programmer Analyst at University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolEvan Closson is a Programmer Analyst with 11 years of software development experience, currently building systems at the University of Saskatchewan after progressing from software developer roles there and at Suncorp Valuations. He combines practical DevOps and SDLC expertise with hands‑on coding in Node.js and Groovy, grounded in a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Saskatchewan. Evan contributes to open source game tooling—adding backend features like pause handling and demo upload integration to the get5 CS:GO plugin—demonstrating attention to core gameplay mechanics and reliable server-side logic. A serial hobbyist who explores 3DS and web technologies, he brings curiosity and a maker’s mindset to higher-education software challenges.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at University of Saskatchewan
English
Github Skills (7)
plugin-development10
csg10
event-handling9
file-handling8
file-processing8
fileio8
file-access8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
splewis/get5
May 2019 - Oct 2022
CS:GO Sourcemod plugin for competitive matches/scrims
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:65 reviews, 31 commits, 40 PRs in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Evan primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the `get5` plugin. Their work involved modifying core functions like `SetPlayer` and `AddPlayer`, and implementing new features such as pause and unpause events with technical pause functionality, including time limits. They also focused on the integration of a demo upload system. This shows the user working on the plugin's core gameplay features.
sourcemodscrimscounter-strike-global-offensivecsgomatches
PhlexPlexico/get5-web
Mar 2019 - Oct 2021
[EOL] Webpanel for servers using the get5 CS:GO server plugin
Contributions:10 releases, 373 commits, 125 PRs in 2 years 7 months
cs-goeolget5go-serverserver-plugin
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