Federico Handl
Air Traffic Controller at AirNav Ireland
Leinster, Ireland
Summary
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Top SchoolFederico Handl is an air traffic controller with a First Class BA in Computer Science, Linguistics & German from Trinity College Dublin and a decade of hands-on experience bridging safety-critical operations and software development. Currently at AirNav Ireland, he progressed from student to controller while bringing a developer’s mindset to aviation—contributing full-stack to the popular openScope ATC simulator by expanding its airport data and refining simulation content. His background teaching coding to students aged 6–18 honed his ability to explain complex systems clearly and iterate curriculum and tools for varied skill levels. Fluent in German and shaped by international schooling, he combines operational discipline with a strong penchant for structured data and practical software improvements that enhance training and simulation.
10 years of coding experience
Primary and Partial Secondary Education, Primary and Partial Secondary Education at Pestalozzi-Schule Buenos AiresBachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science, Linguistics & German, First Class Honors, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science, Linguistics & German, First Class Honors at Trinity College DublinSecondary Education, Secondary Education at St. Kilian's German School Dublin - Eurocampus
Spanish, English, German
Github Skills (7)
javascript10
simulator9
json9
canvasjs7
canvas7
html5-canvas7
canvas2d7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
openscope/openscope
Feb 2017 - Feb 2022
openScope Air Traffic Control Simulator
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:208 reviews, 551 commits, 84 PRs in 5 years
Contributions summary:Federico primarily contributed to the `assets/airports/airportLoadList.js` file, focusing on adding, modifying, and managing airport data within the openScope air traffic control simulator. Their work involved loading various airports, setting difficulty levels, and marking them as work-in-progress, demonstrating a focus on expanding and refining the simulation's content. The commits indicate a good understanding of data structures and how to integrate new information into the existing project. The user also made minor improvements to the code and the structure.
atcflightflight-simulationaviationexplore
Fechulo/HumanlyRandom
Oct 2019 - Mar 2021
Contributions:1 release, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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