George Heeres
Software Engineer Developer IV at Mid-State Technical College
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States
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Top SchoolGeorge Heeres is a seasoned Software Engineer Developer IV with over two decades of hands-on experience and twelve years in senior engineering roles, currently architecting integrations and modern solutions at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. He designs service-oriented architectures, message-bus integrations, and core frameworks that standardize team development, while also administering Windows and Linux server infrastructures and mobile app deployments. A committed mentor and educator, he teaches university and bootcamp courses in Java, hybrid mobile development, and system administration, and leads agile student teams. His open-source contributions include stabilizing a Node.js Active Directory client that improves LDAP range retrieval for large installations, reflecting a focus on production robustness. Known for pragmatic best-practices and continuous learning, he believes code should evolve — if last season’s code still looks perfect, you’re not improving. Based in Stevens Point, WI, he blends deep operational know-how with a passion for teaching and practical innovation.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Information Systems, Bachelor's degree, Computer Information Systems at University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointMaster's Degree, Computer Science, Master's Degree, Computer Science at University of Illinois Springfield
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Github Skills (12)
ldap10
javascript10
active-directory10
nodejs10
debug9
error-handling9
api8
apidoc8
ionic-framework6
ant6
android6
cordova6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
gheeres/node-activedirectory
Sep 2013 - Apr 2016
ActiveDirectory is an Node.js ldapjs client for authN (authentication) and authZ (authorization) for Microsoft Active Directory with range retrieval support for large Active Directory installations.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:160 commits, 7 PRs, 29 pushes in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:George primarily contributed to the `node-activedirectory` project by addressing bugs and improving the parsing of parameters within the library's core functionalities. Their work involved fixing inconsistencies in parameter handling, error handling for LDAP client connections, and resolving issues with range attribute retrieval. These changes aimed to improve the stability, reliability, and overall robustness of the Active Directory interaction capabilities of the library.
authorizationauthznode-jsactivedirectoryauthentication
gheeres/PDFSharp.Extensions
Mar 2014 - Nov 2014
Extensions methods for PDFSharp to simplify common operations, including image extraction.
Contributions:28 commits in 7 months
extractionzplpdfbitmappoppler
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